Ready the Cannons!: Build Wiffle Ball Launchers, Beverage Bottle Bazookas, Hydro Swivel Guns, and Other Artisanal Artillery
Oct 2016 · Chicago Review Press
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Unleash your inner engineer with DIY artillery projects! This handbook, from the author of Backyard Ballistics, guides you through building cannons and other fun things that shoot, from Wiffle ball launchers to superpowered water guns.
Ready the Cannons! combines military history and physics with hands-on projects. Construct a dozen awesome artillery devices in your home workshop using inexpensive materials. Clear instructions and photos show you how to build everything from a supersonic Ping-Pong ball shooter to a replica of the Napoleon Cannon.
- Build Wiffle ball launchers, beverage bottle bazookas, and hydro swivel guns
- Learn about the history and physics behind each device
- Get tips on troubleshooting and safety
For DIY enthusiasts, hobbyists, and science buffs, this is your guide to creating wicked powerful DIY cannons!
Unleash your inner engineer with DIY artillery projects! This handbook, from the author of Backyard Ballistics, guides you through building cannons and other fun things that shoot, from Wiffle ball launchers to superpowered water guns.
Ready the Cannons! combines military history and physics wit...
About the author
William Gurstelle is the author of Defending Your Castle, Absinthe & Flamethrowers; The Art of the Catapult; Backyard Ballistics; Building Bots; Notes from the Technology Underground; and Whoosh, Boom, Splat. He is a professional engineer who has been researching and building model catapults and ballistic devices for more than 30 years and is a contributing editor at Popular Mechanics, a columnist for Make magazine, and writes frequently for the Atlantic, Maxim, and Wired as well as other national magazines. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
William Gurstelle is the author of Defending Your Castle, Absinthe & Flamethrowers; The Art of the Catapult; Backyard Ballistics; Building Bots; Notes from the Technology Underground; and Whoosh, Boom, Splat. He is a professional engineer who has been researching and building model catapults and ...
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