Hackaday took a trip to Detroit last weekend for the Red Bull Creation Contest. It was a blast, we had a lot of fun, and we were lucky enough to catch a glimpse at seven teams hacking, grinding, sawing, and soldering their way through the 72 hour buildoff.
Team Detroitus started their build with the idea of building a giant air cannon. The theme of the build was ‘reinventing the wheel’, but they apparently didn’t let that get in the way of building a giant double barrel air cannon, filling it with candy and stuffed animals, and shooting it, point blank, at children. I was wanged by a lemon Starburst, but that’s my favorite flavor anyway.
They were running it at about 80 psi. It could have gone to 120.
Detroitus getting ready to lift the cannon onto its mobile base
Former NYPD vehicle (parking?) used to haul the cannon
Both barrels installed on the cannon
Single barrel installed early Friday morning
http://www.hackersthatlooklikecatsthatlooklikehitler.com
I thought that was an actual site :(
It should…
Had the same thought
Well I suppose, in Detroit, getting shot with stuffed animals and candy is a nice change of pace.
In San Francisco, getting “wanged” might have a different meaning than Brian intended.
The title just reminded me of this one:
http://bugasalt.com/