Simple Jumping Toy

An easy DIY toy that jump anywhere from 1-10 feet (higher?). Not ideal for kids, unless they like being pirates.

Thanks for the votes in the Klutz competition, although it does seem like a gimmick for a dieing company who needed more ideas....oh well!

This project may be an eye hazard, so keep your child under close supervision, unless they are into eye patches..

Everyone likes comments,so keep them coming!

Step 1

Materials:
1 straw
tape ( I used duct tape)
1 skewer
1 rubberband

You also need some scissors

Comments

[gizmokid97]

Really cool stuff!!! I love simple mechanism toys which get their energy from nothing but just a rubber band..... keep it up,dude!!!!!!!!

[slimmsammy]

 what the heck is this crap

[seabananers]

you drop it on the floor and it bounces remember he said it was for KIDS.

[bears0]

actually your supposed to hold it on the floor, pull it down, and let it go. :-)

[NE patsrock]

not

[Delo97]

I made one some time ago... I used a empty pen and a "fatty" rubberband....it flew over a 3-floor building... I think it may have killed someone if I wasn't so lucky that it simply broken into concrete...

[The Y]

omg so that was you!!!
that did realy hurt....

[Delo97]

Hhhhmmmm,
1.That would have killed you;
2.Where do you live?

[The Y]

holland :$

[eneergcam]

haha, thats intimidating..

[glugnar]

Love it :D. This shoots about 10 feet (but I'm about to go into a room with a bigger ceiling, that should take off the barrier lol)
Great job.

*_>*Glugnar*<_*

[glugnar]

Aww, never mind, I would have to add a stronger band and i don't feel like it yet, anyway great 'ible, keep up the good work :D.

*_>*Glugnar*<_*

[4te]

it is not safe! so its absulutly not for kids! unless you want your kid's eye injured

[kenzi50198]

they did warn so its not like they didn't warn you

[sdtacoma]

"You'll shoot your eye out."

[eneergcam]

I know I know, i put a warning, but since it was in a contest, it wont delete

[yoshi1]

WOW!!! These are awesome!
And if you don't think they are safe wear goggles.

[bhumphreys]

nice

[5533888]

That is so cool! Is this your first instructible?

[eneergcam]

yep!

[mr.noris]

the cheat!?!?!?!

[eneergcam]

Good eye chuck

[Saturn V]

This is really detailed and thourough for your first instructable. BTW, Great idea!!!

[eneergcam]

thank you! i guess its pretty cool since the supplies aren't hard to find (unlike every other instructable, haha)

[ryanninjasheep]

not all instructables have hard to find materials (just look at the paper airplanes!)

[nikeman76]

its wicked easy to make... very common household objects... fun... not a lot of time to make it!

[eneergcam]

i believe wicked is spelled with a y...."wycked" haha just kidding, but it is on Carl's car on ATHF! and i know, right?

[JMR96]

Hey, great idea. So right when i saw this i put it to the test. I got a BIC pen, took out the inc holder thing so it was just the tube instead of the straw, and then followed all the steps. I showed my dad this great idea and he told me to add wings to it. So i got two buissness cards, folded them to a triangular shape and then taped them on.

[eneergcam]

haha, thank you! and i never really though about doing that, cool, i never really did much with these, im glad you are though!

[Earths_hope]

fire em off a wall at an angle! exellent instructable!

[eneergcam]

 haha, thanks!

[muffinmann]

 wow

[eneergcam]

 is this good or bad?

[muffinmann]

 great

[eneergcam]

 yay!

[jose1ca]

this is awsome how did you think of it eneergcam?

[eneergcam]

 actually, i just got a bunch of stuff out, and came up with this! haha, im watching School For Scoundrels.

[MrMadmonkey4]

kinda stupid but still cool! :D

[eneergcam]

 yeah, i didnt know that anyone one would like it! pretty dang useless!

[jack penny]

 awesome!!!!!