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Pen Launchers

It's after noon and you're lost in a post-lunch stupor, too hazy to focus on work. What can you do to avoid dropping off into a full-on food coma? Sharpen your senses without straining you brain by assembling one of these quick and simple pen launchers from things you have lying about at your fingertips! Just don't get caught using them! You may need to wait until your stealth skills have regained their strength to avoid being disarmed.

24 comments

Oct 2, 2011. 10:37 AMM4industries says:

I'm a sophomore in HS now, but I started making these with one of my friends in 7th grade. By the end of the year, we could put a hole into sheet rock.

Once we could do that, we both realized, "Wow, we have no life."

Apr 3, 2012. 5:10 PMhomeyg10 says:

how did you make them

Mar 7, 2012. 12:12 PM

Philisawesome says:

I used to build pen guns but then I took and arrow to the knee

Dec 22, 2011. 2:30 PM

freeza36 says:

how???? sheet rock!?!?!?

Dec 22, 2011. 2:53 PMM4industries says:

Trial and error. Use the steel refill cartridges as ammo, double up (or triple up) on the rubber bands.

Nov 20, 2011. 1:38 PMJaredicus says:

That is just plain Epic! Sheet rock is hardcore!

Nov 30, 2011. 5:28 PMflomause says:

I feel you, I get stuff to stick into the walls at school, I'm a sophomore too

Dec 22, 2011. 2:29 PM

freeza36 says:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Pencil-Launchers/
its not quite a pen launcher, but i think a pencil should count

Dec 20, 2011. 6:01 PMGASSYPOOTS says:

uhhh... take a pen (click pen) take the spring out. take the end of a bic eagle (ink end) take the ink part out (blue part) take the short clear cone off put the spring in it put the ink in backwards and put the cone back on if u put a cap on it and press it it will shoot the cap

Nov 20, 2011. 7:41 AMlasertag1111 says:

This gets 40 feet, depending on the rubber band used and whether you're shooting the ink cartridge or a bamboo skewer.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Pen-Shooter-using-ONLY-a-pen-and-a-rubber-band/