Sorry if this is a repost... saw it today in a facebook ad.
I think it's absolutely hilarious and I'm going to try making my own. It's a gun that shoots a pinch of salt at flies.
http://www.bugasalt.com/
Bug-A-Salt
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hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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Damn you, JSR, damn you
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Well here it is:
It's essentially your usual spring-piston mechanism with a twist: There is a break in the barrel for a system that delivers a pre-measured amount of salt into the path of airflow simultaneous with firing.
This should explain it all:
It packs a surprising punch. It stings skin and dents aluminum foil from 3-4 feet away and easily punches through foil at point blank. It has no trouble putting down flies.
The cocking mechanism uses a rack-and-pinion system. It's quite difficult to pull back compared to, say, a nerf gun. There is a respectable spring buried in there but I didn't care enough to do a complete disassembly.
There's a silly automatic safety switch that I promptly removed. (I don't believe in safety switches on my guns... and especially not my toy guns.)
Overall a very clever, fun toy. I'm thoroughly amused.
It's essentially your usual spring-piston mechanism with a twist: There is a break in the barrel for a system that delivers a pre-measured amount of salt into the path of airflow simultaneous with firing.
This should explain it all:
It packs a surprising punch. It stings skin and dents aluminum foil from 3-4 feet away and easily punches through foil at point blank. It has no trouble putting down flies.
The cocking mechanism uses a rack-and-pinion system. It's quite difficult to pull back compared to, say, a nerf gun. There is a respectable spring buried in there but I didn't care enough to do a complete disassembly.
There's a silly automatic safety switch that I promptly removed. (I don't believe in safety switches on my guns... and especially not my toy guns.)
Overall a very clever, fun toy. I'm thoroughly amused.
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Fascinating!
Have you tried it with some wadding? I'm sure it loses a lot of energy through blowby.
Have you tried it with some wadding? I'm sure it loses a lot of energy through blowby.
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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lol, its basically a shotgun, ive been shooting flies with my pengun for like a year
