Potato Cannons

I don't like potatos very much, they don't taste good, they smell and one of our vice presidents couldn't even spell the word. But, i have to appreciat this savoir of entertainment, as anyone enjoys seeing a vegetable going 250+ MPH smash into, or usually through, plywood. This page is dedicated to, you guessed it, potato cannons.

Also known as a spud gun, a potato cannon is a very simple device that uses hairspray, propane or anything else marked with: WARNING! EXTREMELY FLAMABLE on the label. There are many variations and soon I will have some pictures of my potato cannons up here and pictures of my friend and I performing our science project. Yes, I am doing my school science project on potato guns, the effect of barrel and chamber length on potato distance and velocity.

Designs

The Original This is the design of the first cannon I built. It is very simple, only using 4 pieces of PVC, but even in its simplicity it still performs very well, being that there isn't muych to a potato gun to begin with, unless your crazy like me and can think of ways to change it......Like adding a supressor! Thats a silencer for the laymen, and it actually does work fairly well. It is just based on my improved design, the design which i am using for my science project.