After the last post I had some people asking me if potato cannons are dangerous. They sure are if used without caution. These are some basic yet important safety measures I put together in order to keep myself safe. I’ll explain as I go through, knowledge is in fact the best safety.
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Warning: This is dangerous. Do not go and try this at home without propper security and knowledge. You will likely hurt yourself or others very badly.

A few days ago I told a friend of mine about these fun things I saw on the internet,  potato cannons. The day after he showed up at my place with a bunch of pipes and other PVC pieces. We went buy one of those long lighters with a piezo crystal and the material checklist was complete. We used an old (10+ years) can of hairspray an fuel. (more…)