With a trip to the drug store, the grocery store, and the hardware store, you can make a cannon that shoots potatoes over a hundred yards. All you need to do is know a little about gas laws. And ...

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A few years ago, officials of this small town successfully outlawed Silly String and stink bombs. Now there's a new threat to public order _ the spud gun. The City Council is considering banning the ...

The 24-year-old found instructions on the internet on how to construct his own spud gun. He went to a hardware store to collect $60 worth of components and then spent 15 minutes making the gun. Police ...

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