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Rat Trap Car

Step 7How to launch

How to launch
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First you need to put the long end of the string through the whole drilled in the knex rod. Next, spin the rod backwards (on the trap there is a rat, the rat's nose is pointing in the direction you want to spin the rod in). When the string is taught and you cannot turn it anymore without pulling back the arm, pull the arm back and spin the rod again until you have used all the string. Now arm the trap as you regularly would. To trigger the trap get a long object like a ruler or something and tap it and quickly pull away.
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4 comments
Aug 28, 2011. 6:23 PMgoldfishisback says:
man this was so simple yet really well written, thanks heaps and keep writing :D
Oct 5, 2011. 5:48 AMsevndedlysinz says:
fA__G...g!ott
succk upp
Oct 11, 2011. 6:08 AMCraZeD MuSiCiaN says:
hahaha that made me smile
May 9, 2009. 6:48 PMcjgirl says:
how far did this go
Aug 30, 2008. 5:18 PMbitesnkisses says:
this looks nice? how far did it go?
Nov 16, 2007. 8:47 AMHyper_hurdler3 says:
Thanks soo much! =D
lots of help!
fo sho!
ha!


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