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This instructable will show you how to make a cheap and easy "slingshot" small enough to fit in your pocket but strong enough to break stuff! A word of caution before we get started, depending on how well you make this thing you could seriously hurt yourself or others, the household pets, or various nick nacks. Now that you are properly warned, let's go!
 
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Step 1Gather the needed materials:

Gather the needed materials:
one regular sized round ballon
one empty juice bottle
scissors
optional: corn starch or baby powder
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May 25, 2012. 11:38 AMperson% says:
there could be less chance of the balloon slipping off if you wrap a rubber band around the neck a few times (that's strangling).
May 17, 2012. 8:36 AMboom man56 says:
I shot some bbs and it went farther than I thought it would.
May 17, 2012. 8:18 AMboom man56 says:
what dose it shoot
Sep 19, 2011. 10:20 AMPlo Koon says:
Is it as powerful as an airsoft gun when using airsoft ammo? rsvp.
May 12, 2008. 3:44 AMQwertyuioLP says:
I stick stuff like flour in the balloon or my homemade paint ball's in ther. P.S. If you would like me to post my homemade paint ball's answer this message and I'll post it.
May 29, 2011. 8:35 AMboomboy123 says:
plz post how to make paintballs
Aug 5, 2008. 3:26 PMBartboy says:
post?
Aug 6, 2008. 9:45 PMQwertyuioLP says:
I am, just got a problem
Jun 29, 2008. 4:19 AMPhoghat says:
I'd be interested. Why don't you post it?
Jun 29, 2008. 12:01 AMradjokester says:
hey will you send me it?
Aug 8, 2010. 6:14 AMkrin96 says:
no cool
Apr 24, 2007. 11:06 AMbunduk says:
this is really cool i will make one later ad tell you how i did also if you like shooting stuff check out the range of knex guns on this site -bunduk
Apr 19, 2008. 8:46 PMthe true king o fools says:
all knex guns do is flood this web site with crap!
Aug 7, 2010. 2:00 PMNeovenetar says:
bloody knex...
Jun 29, 2008. 4:22 AMPhoghat says:
So true. Do a search here for a Firefox extension that automatically deletes from your search Kenex projects and gives you the ALLSTEPS view too.
Jul 10, 2008. 12:11 PMthe true king o fools says:
The one that involves greasemonkey? yea ive got that one.
Jun 2, 2008. 3:58 AMsmboling says:
I know. Like, if you type in gun in the search bar, half of them are Knex guns!
Jul 25, 2008. 8:37 AMpopomaster says:
i like knex guns too, but when im trying to make something like a rifle, not a knex one, it pisses me off too think that there might be what i was looking for but i have to go through hundreds of knex submissions AND i end up not finding what i need. im like "what the hell!?"
Jul 6, 2010. 8:44 AMgarrett10 says:
Just a little interesting fact I wanna throw out there, this is the instructable that brought me to instructables.com a couple of years ago! 5 stars!
Mar 28, 2007. 1:46 PMi make shooting things says:
id put tape or string to keep ballon from sliping off and hitting you in the hand
Apr 27, 2010. 12:45 PMdeansep says:
 hot glue it
Mar 29, 2007. 2:40 PMi make shooting things says:
this is the most powerful, simplist, smallist gun iv ever made. I put a BB through 3 dr. pepper cans. it works great thank you.

BTW do not shoot short dowels or short matches, the dowel went throught the ballon and into my hand not fun.
Apr 19, 2008. 8:48 PMthe true king o fools says:
Dr Pepper RULEZ!!!!(random)
May 22, 2009. 10:09 AMtomtrollkiller says:
Lol yeah i agree doctor pepper does rule hahaa
Nov 21, 2009. 7:02 PMPerfect Sky says:
ditto
Jan 25, 2012. 3:23 PMwolf996 says:
Ditto Ditto
Mar 30, 2007. 10:39 AMcasvandegoor says:
I know....
Mar 28, 2007. 2:19 PMTechnical Renaissance says:
A zip-tie would work well too...
Mar 28, 2007. 3:50 PMdcshoeco33 says:
i was looking and thinking and why not keep the cap and make it basically just the threads so you can stick teh baloon on and then the cap over to make it stay and so you can shoo through it still
Jan 25, 2012. 3:23 PMwolf996 says:
What The Heck
Jun 29, 2008. 4:23 AMPhoghat says:
Now that's a great idea. I was just thinking along those lines
Mar 30, 2007. 3:13 PMdcshoeco33 says:
it works very well i havent had the baloon fall off once :)
Nov 8, 2007. 8:28 AMgwite90 says:
you can also use a hair roler and a latex finger off of a latex glove its stronger
Mar 30, 2010. 8:54 PMCraftySNAK3 says:
or polyvinylchloride
Nov 21, 2009. 7:17 PMPerfect Sky says:
why dont we throw condoms and empty water ballons in there while we're at it?
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