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I was browsing through Instructables and found an Instructable on how to make moss bombs by splnlss.
The project in question is here.
In the comments chain for that Instructable I noticed that people were having problems with filling their moss bombs. One of the steps involved blowing up a balloon full of beer and shredded moss with your mouth. I tried doing the project and I found it kind of gross and messy, and it seems like other people thought the same. To solve this, I made this little filler. The nice thing about this doohickey is that it can fill balloons with any semi-liquid substance, from moss bomb mix, to paint, to water. The principle of this design makes it so the balloon is full of both water AND air, which makes it spray its contents better when it pops, and makes it more likely to pop.
The project in question is here.
In the comments chain for that Instructable I noticed that people were having problems with filling their moss bombs. One of the steps involved blowing up a balloon full of beer and shredded moss with your mouth. I tried doing the project and I found it kind of gross and messy, and it seems like other people thought the same. To solve this, I made this little filler. The nice thing about this doohickey is that it can fill balloons with any semi-liquid substance, from moss bomb mix, to paint, to water. The principle of this design makes it so the balloon is full of both water AND air, which makes it spray its contents better when it pops, and makes it more likely to pop.
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Signing UpStep 1Parts and tools
For this build you will need:
-a standard 12 ounce soda bottle
-a normal cheap ballpoint pen (I used a Bic)
-hot glue
-a hot glue gun (Well, where there's smoke, there's fire.)
-a pointy object (I used a multi-tool set on the "knife" setting)
-a standard 12 ounce soda bottle
-a normal cheap ballpoint pen (I used a Bic)
-hot glue
-a hot glue gun (Well, where there's smoke, there's fire.)
-a pointy object (I used a multi-tool set on the "knife" setting)
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This is ludicrous, moss may be pretty , but it ruins cement. Your paint filled moss bombs look quite disgusting, But perhaps you need the world to look like vomit or diarrhea. Do this in your bed room, sure to impress mummy and dada.
Consider getting your cities to make more green space parks and kill people who destroy them.
Oh BTW , in the summer, since I was maybe 8, we city kids would have water balloon fights. My parents (et al), would flip if we ran the hose too much. We filled a big bucket with water, from it we filled glass soda bottles, (lord I am ancient), we simply inflated the balloon and pulled it (carefully ) over top of a water filled soda bottle to just below crown (no screw tops) then holding the balloon on the neck , inverted them.
Air goes up, liquid goes down. Never had an issue. After 2-3 never lost a balloon. If you want way more air then only put a little sludge water, whatever, and fill the balloon a tad past where you want it. (Newbies will loose air till they get it right)
In later years plastic bottle made it easier, faster too since then they had half gallon bottles.
http://www.instructables.com/id/moss-bombs/
If you have issues, take it up with that guy.