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'''Spud guns''', '''potato cannons''', or '''produce accelerators''' are all recreational launching devices usually made of [[PVC]] pipe. There are two common means to launch projectiles from a spudgun. The [[pneumatic launcher|first]] uses the energy stored in a compressed gas and the [[combustion launcher|second]], more popular method, uses the energy released by combusting fuel vapors to heat the air and cause it to expand. There is a quite rare mix of the two, a [[hybrid launcher|"hybrid"]], that combusts a pressurized fuel-air mixture. The object of these varieties is to propel "non-[[not a toy|destructive]]" projectiles in the direction of a designated (safe) target for fun. Common projectiles include: [[mandarin orange|mandarins]], [[potato]]es, [[tennis ball]]s, and [[golf ball]]s.  They are a particularly popular home-made class of projectile launchers because of their low cost to build: a simple hairspray powered gun costs no more than $20 in PVC and glue, less if parts can be scrounged.
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'''Spud guns''', '''potato cannons''', or '''produce accelerators''' are all recreational launching devices usually made of plumbing pipe. There are two common means to launch projectiles from a spudgun. The [[pneumatic launcher|first]] uses the energy stored in a compressed gas and the [[combustion launcher|second]], more popular method, uses the energy released by combusting fuel vapors to heat the air and cause it to expand. There is a quite rare mix of the two, a [[hybrid launcher|"hybrid"]], that combusts a pressurized fuel-air mixture. The object of these varieties is to propel "non-[[not a toy|destructive]]" projectiles in the direction of a designated (safe) target for fun. Common projectiles include: [[mandarin orange|mandarins]], [[potato]]es, [[tennis ball]]s, and [[golf ball]]s.  They are a particularly popular home-made class of projectile launchers because of their low cost to build: a simple hairspray powered gun costs no more than $20 in PVC and glue, less if parts can be scrounged.

Revision as of 23:01, 25 October 2005

Spud guns, potato cannons, or produce accelerators are all recreational launching devices usually made of plumbing pipe. There are two common means to launch projectiles from a spudgun. The first uses the energy stored in a compressed gas and the second, more popular method, uses the energy released by combusting fuel vapors to heat the air and cause it to expand. There is a quite rare mix of the two, a "hybrid", that combusts a pressurized fuel-air mixture. The object of these varieties is to propel "non-destructive" projectiles in the direction of a designated (safe) target for fun. Common projectiles include: mandarins, potatoes, tennis balls, and golf balls. They are a particularly popular home-made class of projectile launchers because of their low cost to build: a simple hairspray powered gun costs no more than $20 in PVC and glue, less if parts can be scrounged.