Tennis Ball CANNON from Soup Cans

Today we're building a super simple tennis ball cannon that can pack a massive punch! We might've lost some tennis balls in the testing process...
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[@davekintz]

Built one of those when I was a kid (1970's, with the old style pop cans). We used lighter fluid, into the bottom can, then swung the "cannon" like a base ball bat a couple times to vaporize the lighter fluid, then immediately lit it. BOOM!

[@RayNavarro7]

Exactly. We did the same in the 70s. Shake the whole contraption a number of times like a spray paint can, then light at the whole at the bottom edge of the bottom can. The balls would easily go 60-70 yards.

[@jaycee4968]

I did the same, using tall beer cans I'd find. Worked really well, always wanted to make one to show my now grown kids, but need tin cans not aluminum, bummer.

[@terrycarper7673]

Me too whipcannon around like a bat

[@federalli169]

Also the mid can should lowered

[@theomorgan3053]

We also installed a flint at the bottom-side of the bottom can to strike instead of a lighter

[@8-bitmexicanyoshi312]

This is fantastic! My grandma didn’t stand a chance!!!

[@F.B.l]

Tf

[@g.a.c.6488]

Can you please make more science experiments videos please like in the old days. Like if u agree

[@linklindsey5658]

When I was a kid we used rubbing alcohol. Also we used steel soda cans. They were perfectly sized for it.

[@e.j.wizerd2000]

We just used hair spray

[@jeffcollins7443]

We also used soda cans and we put the hole for igniting the cannon on the side so we could shoot straight up.

[@pharmdiesel]

Same here; except we used Ronsonol lighter fluid.

[@peterskarp1409]

@@jeffcollins7443 Yes, we did put the role on the side, not the Bottom!

[@angieallsup]

Yep! We used 3 tall Budweiser cans and rubbing alchohol

[@mjfox9577]

Put the ignition hole on the side of the cylinder so you can rest it in the ground to get better distances

[@fredallen7493]

We used to use beer cans,they were at that time made of steel. This paper thin aluminum now would melt or explode at the seams. They are tight fit, plus the opening was enough to allow lighter fluid to flash off into vapors.

[@timothypierce3325]

Do something with the backyard scientist

[@BirdOfHermes77]

Scott Studios yes yes yes

[@timothypierce3325]

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[@dudewholikesdinosaurs-topi1727]

Scott Studios yep

[@timothypierce3325]

He has?

[@woahsame4162]

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[@zachgarner9088]

You too!

[@jeromeygreen4788]

Awe thanks, you too!

[@hotasianstepsister3039]

have a great life too!!!

[@aaronmiller6118]

thanks

[@zevelth8110]

Mix Potassium Nitrate and Powdered Sugar. I heard that it's highly flammable. Edit: I just found out that he actually made a video of it and made a rocket's fuel. But can you make something cooler like a *FLAMETHROWER* ?

[@justforfun2164]

They have already used that for fuel

[@zevelth8110]

MotoDude can you send me a link on a video? i cant find any. TY

[@zevelth8110]

MotoDude nvm i found it

[@sparrowthenerd]

They also made a flamethrower XD

[@CarpetHater]

pottasium nitrate is hard to get your hands on in most european countries. methanol is something almost everyone has access to

[@jonking7345]

Maybe I'll do a video, when I was a kid in the 70's, we used different cans, a different divider location, and a different and simpler means to make the divider, lighter fluid worked perfectly

[@Mcluvin73]

I tried making one like I did 30 years ago and couldn't get it to work with lighter fluid. I remember having to put just the right amount in and swing ING it around just right to air it out

[@zoomergrrlinluv]

@@Mcluvin73 remember them catching fire? hahah

[@titansenpai1188]

I’d love to see you try to replicate quantum locking or even build a mini rail gun!

[@davidbean5807]

When I was a kid we cut the can lids halfway and folded them under, making sure each was cut on opposite sides. Then we would put them together so that each can matched holes with each other. This kept more vapor in the bottom half of the cannon longer. We used lighter fluid as well and just shook the cannon after adding the tennis ball. And our ignition hole was on the side of the bottom can and not under the cannon.

[@SixSteppa]

That's exactly how my older brother (hero) made them. I've never forgotten that tennis ball bazooka.

[@darrenbunker4194]

Loving these! 100% trying this!

[@hiimwaynko-4987]

Darren Bunker awesome.

[@krafnamlologamingxd4442]

Truth

[@johnpenneyston8101]

I have done this with my scouts here in the UK, but using Pringle tubes, and it works really well

[@spikeybananas4415]

Best science KZbinr ever

[@kianmiller9066]

You should put 2 pieces of metal in a vacuum chamber and see if they would weld together by themselves. Without oxygen, they should

[@martianplays1549]

can u upgrade the cannon into a rocket launcher where when u press the trigger it goes off ? that would be cool.

[@tyuwar4433]

@Legion Guitar Might be possible to have the piezo from the lighter in the cannon and use that as the trigger

[@DanaTheInsane]

@@tyuwar4433 That works. I had a potato cannon like that.

[@mojoeto]

Why you dont use a pvc pipe?

[@teripayette9213]

LivePro he wanted to do something with things ppl have at home

[@okanekami9986]

Teri Payette it’s pretty easy to obtain a pvc pipe

[@andyh7537]

PVC pipe doesn't commonly come in a size that fits tennis balls.

[@fadedfalcon7616]

It do though

[@greenpogo]

right? and why arent you shooting potatoes? they will always fit and work WAY better.

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[@duck3774]

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[@denyan4507]

Keya morning?

[@colby495]

I really enjoy watching this new guy Nate. He is making some really entertaining videos. I stopped watching for awhile but have started watching again since Nate has been making the videos. Hopefully he continues to make awesome videos.

[@melogam2054]

USED FLEX TAPE FOR SEALING "shoots the thing" "Hits target" *NOW THATS ALOT OF DAMAGE*

[@hiimwaynko-4987]

melogam m quick tip: to use italics, use underscores (_) instead of * to make bold _ like this _ _test_ It looks a lot better than those quotation marks

[@seanp2035]

Cyanide Suprise how did you find that out

[@jamesail2939]

Sean P *_because it is easy to figure it out_*

[@seanp2035]

TheDirtyCowG that’s not an answer, and I didn’t ask you

[@Shing-Shi]

It's the king of random junior 😂

[@pigmaster7747]

I bet the neighbors love you.

[@katelynnbattreall4249]

Tooooootally love them!!! XD

[@therealkayr15]

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[@MidnightHabit]

In the early 70s, soda cans were made with a thick, straight-sided cylinder, had a large, removable pull tab, and a top and bottom that could be removed with a can opener. They were the perfect diameter. We did nothing to the bottom can except remove the tab and punch a hole in the side (not the bottom - you could stand ours up on the ground without losing fluid). Then, we removed the top and bottom of 4 or 5 more cans (4 total is actually sufficient) and taped them together. We just dropped the ball all the way to the top of the bottom can (All of that extra expansion space isn't needed). We could get 50 to 100 feet shots, depending on how much lighter fluid was used and the angle at which we held it.

[@ijsselmuidennaar]

You should have a look at "melkbus Schieten". It's something we do in the Netherlands and is a similar thing but more powerful. A nice tradition we have with new year's. 👌

[@missaelespinozajr6529]

I love your videos they are so creative and probably one of the best channels on youtube

[@feuerzeug1607]

you could do a sort of bipod for it, so it works as a kind of mortar

[@DirectionallyChallenged]

I think if I made this, I would want to use some kind of glue on the cans as well, to ensure it holds. I think I'd also want a removable bottom of some kind, to help with fueling.

[@pOOTERgOBLiN]

Or use a solid tube of some type. This is just another version of the "potato cannon".

[@jonatansss6461]

Just use pvc pipe

[@shreyasvenkat9880]

Incase of a removable bottom the pressure inside the tube would force the bottom to open up.

[@prd6617]

threaded one might able to prevent the bottom to pop off

[@jasonsexton8869]

Yep. I was honestly expecting a catastrophic disassembly halfway through the video because he was using cans and tape vs. explosive gasses.

[@joshhuber2203]

You should take the tennis ball Cannon and modify it to shoot the archery tag arrows. It could be like a mortar.

[@rainierplazuela5672]

Were does he get his ideas??????

[@Mcfluffy99]

From walmart

[@yokiespace5445]

His mind

[@patrickkimbrell8873]

Rainier Plazuela from all over the internet

[@andrehomunkulus664]

Its just a potato canon, but for tennis balls

[@Adam-yv2lz]

From Cody’s Lab and The Action Lab

[@tomoyashinzuku8096]

In my country "Philippines" we call it "boga", but we dont put any thing inside as projectile. We just use it to create an explosive sound usually for new year celebration. :D

[@Zakamooza]

this guy is just redoing old youtube videos and i think it would be cheaper just to buy a scrap of pvc pipe. this is basically a spud gun

[@Baron_Alexander_Renfield]

The foam idea was nice but what about making a sabot, or using the tubes that the tennis balls came in as they are a closer diameter than the cans.

[@jackstephens7222]

Pvc and compressed air are better

[@mark22732]

And potatoes

[@ricsannicholas5746]

We used to have wars with those when I was a kid in the 70's.

[@jrothlisberger]

Made these often as a kid when beer cans were straight sided. But, my best ones were when I used Hi-C cans and launched nerf footballs!!! Also, paint them black as it helps add heat to vaporize the fuel.

[@RikkiTheRose]

This is about how a gunpowder cannon works just that its a solid pipe and more dangerous components

[@mikeo3589]

I made these tennis ball cannons when I was a kid, I used Campbell soup cans… the tennis ball fit perfect, creating that back pressure you need

[@oscarisinsane]

DO A CATHODE RAY TUBE, use your vacuum chamber and add an anode and a cathode on each side, It's should work, those are the basics of a ray tube, you could also bend it with very strong magnets! High voltage bendable rays, you've got to do it !

[@somethings1st67]

You are the best

[@peterskarp1409]

In 1970s, When I was a young kid, my older brother and his friend made a tennis ball cannon with old 3 soda cans. They opened a hole on the side at the bottom of the can, not the bottom of the can with the punch bottle opener. The result was successful. They told me to sit or stand away from it in 10 ft for safety's sake! :-). I did enjoy watching them doing it over again and again. Glad to see this video! :-)

[@mountainbiker9579]

Do something with pop rocks!

[@emtaruc]

U should be the king of random ideas

[@benjaminbaber2114]

so it is a potato gun 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@talorns1782]

U can use the top of a plastic bottle to use it for easier refuelling and put an electric lighter so that you don’t have to use fire as ignition

[@ZangeTSU552]

Small request try mixing ooblek and super glue (2) cornstarch and super glue

[@2thePtBassTuT]

The addition of gloves makes it appear as a possible criminal activity... :^) I used soda cans as a kid, and duct tape to hold them together. Most of the time we just lit it up -- nice big booms on July 4th--didn't even fire a tennis ball.

[@MrFFP123]

Should have used the metal cans that the tennis balls come in when you bought them! Ether starting fluid works great

[@rleilander]

Use pvc plumber pipe.. 75mm perfect for a tennis ball.. also just use hair spray.. if you want better build in a bbq igniggter and use some oxygen and ascetalne

[@pickypanda]

Make a smart mirror please!

[@rajivdangol9855]

Emonra

[@hiimwaynko-4987]

Emonra a what mirror?

[@pickypanda]

an interactive mirror which consist of a monitor and one way mirror

[@schaferconti325]

I have experimented with tennis ball Canons and the one I had the best results with is about 2 to 3 Pringles cans lighter fluid

[@simplepyro7897]

Can I use PVC instead of the cans?

[@jackstephens7222]

kareem ahmed PVC of the correct diameter would be even more effective

[@bobbypayne3849]

its essentially a potato gun.

[@simplepyro7897]

Jack Stephens Thank You :D

[@simplepyro7897]

Its similar to a potato launcher

[@andrewrichardson3135]

Pringles can

[@shamansamuelgodfrey910]

Is it an idea? Is it an innovation? No. It's just random stuff in a video!

[@r.d.j.6874]

This is really common in the Netherlands. Its called a "aardappelkannon" and it shoots with hairpray. Nice vid btw👍

[@CaptainMcAwesomepan]

I don't suppose aardappel is dutch for potato perchance? They are also a common experiment for New Zealand youngsters, and we call it a potato cannon (also with hairspray and usually pvc pipe instead of cans).

[@tobyvanhunen3403]

Ik kom uit nederland I'am from Holland

[@FreeClimbersNet]

Air tag, drone footage, Would it be safer handheld if those soup cans were enclosed inside maybe a 4" pvc tube?

[@hussainalnasar9545]

Notification gang

[@Bastet674]

I wonder what would happen to dryice in a grease kitchen fire. would it help in putting the fire out? would it melt faster?

[@feverdream3452]

What happens if you put two sniper sights on a gun right in front of each other. Does it enhance the zoom? Also try putting one sniper scope on a gun and another scope in front of the sniper scope like a red dot sight. This should be interesting....

[@mitchelll899]

FallingJuiceBox their isn't enough space for two scopes. Each scope takes at least half them for the rings and the long range scopes extend past the upper in both directions even for cheap ones. They already make a red dot on magnified zoom combo they run $299-1,000 USD.

[@lethal2453]

FallingJuiceBox short answer yes. Its typical for soldiers to have a 4 to 5x multiplier on a swivle for their holo sights.

[@feverdream3452]

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[@cheesyvin8078]

You could have painted it green..that way it would look like a bamboo stem!! Custom camo!!

[@nhojdeleyva2201]

In the philippines if we don't have firecrackers or fireworks that is the thing that we use because that is loud😁

[@combatseawolf]

Yeah we use denatured alcohol as fuel and the lighter's igniting mechanism

[@zoomergrrlinluv]

when i was young (1980) there would be a whole row of kids with these cannons shooting tennis balls across the park.sometimes the cannons would catch fire from too much lighter fluid. lol and yes,they all had the hole on the side,.

[@mjfox9577]

Been here for ages crazy to see how your changing ;)

[@andrewrichardson3135]

*You’re . You are, you’re

[@mjfox9577]

Andrew Richardson oh yeah thanks

[@tsyondestin5800]

hey i built one of these and i use carburetor spray try it and make a short video it works spray a little bit down the cannon and you can :) be amazed

[@animeirfan4057]

Try making a golf ball cannon.

[@akashagrawal7609]

How much strong bond does it creates when u boil water in a container and cover it with another container and cooling it with liquid nitrogen. Creating a vacuum seal.( for example what happend in the video of diesel freezing.)

[@matthewchen5843]

Can you put blood in a vacuum chamber

[@motomoy1311]

It would be pretty cool if you guys make a RPG design with a trigger. Ps. I love your videos 🛠

[@nhojdeleyva2201]

That is "boga" in the philippines...

[@nathantzhang]

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[@cornejansenvanvuuren4024]

-._-. pls no

[@JoranPrins]

Pvc pipe work too for this?

[@iota1224]

Why are you buying clothes at the soup store

[@unoske]

Snickwad So go to the next aisle

[@averagearzyk2183]

There's just more soup

[@gibuswagen7729]

Karl Kissner II WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE IS ONLY SOUP

[@drew9854]

You should see if a balloon filled with helium can float in a vacuum to demonstrate the physics of buoyancy

[@louissmith9248]

You should make your own milkshakes and then put it in the vacuum chamber and see what it’s like with no air in

[@Disty0]

Put dry ice in antifreezer

[@pjones8404]

Keep the bottom can intact...put your hole on the side and stand it upright. Steel soda cans were the preferred building tool..and I poured lighter fluid in the from the top...spun it around. Want real fun? Soak the tennis ball...and it's FLAME ON!

[@raymondcassidy6197]

now make exploding shells like artillery shells (fireworks) and see if you can aim them farther and still get them to ignite from the initial explosion its self

[@TheWheatHead84]

Aluminum foil tape, that would withstand the heat and enough layers would make the perfect seal.

[@smurfinkids3710]

Wow with that CANnon I could make a fortified base

[@joeegucci9787]

This is like the dragon missile from Mulan

[@carlpoore4691]

We used soda cans back in the 70's. Lighter fluid as explosive source

[@jorjicat6318]

here's an idea: Combine helium and sulfur hex-chloride (I can't spell. I mean the gas that gives you a deep voice). try barely mixing them and see if it gives you voice brakes. Try mixing them well and seeing if you get a normal-ish voice. This would be really fun and interesting.

[@thecheneral97]

what if you add a piezoelectric spark lighter from a barbeque lighter and attach it to the side of the bottom can? you won't need to hold a torch to light it and it will be easier.

[@MrTimEarl]

use pull tab tin beer cans which is uncommon now days

[@AzureVan]

Do you guys have any cool projects that using Pringles tubes, Water bottle or unused old CD? I have lots of that but dont know what to do with it

[@eduardohoy6015]

Im using a match,should I light it in the inside or outside of the can?

[@BigShip98]

Try using Pringles cans. That should work better than soup cans.

[@MisPasatiempos.official]

I use to make those cannons, a little different but they worked excellent, we use rubbing alcohol 😄

[@catlikediva6863]

This is soooo cool!!!!

[@chuck8117]

Use Pringles chip cans as a barrel

[@JonnyAnders0n]

really want to know what happens if u put molten copper and Oobleck together!

[@thomasbeaver6469]

Try making one that shoots using pressurized air

[@MrTimman85]

Arosol spray makes great fuel. Have made many PVC potatoes guns. Hair spray usually works best.

[@Psy6o]

You have to swing it back and forth forcing air in 10 to 15 times then light and it will come to life

[@dawsonrettke9836]

I didn’t even know but I just rewatched this 2 years to the day!! Rip grant

[@alan-baird]

Iv'e done this same thing except with Pringles cans and hairspray.

[@kolby9201]

The king of giving me weapons of mass destruction

[@HaythamAlsayed]

Use evaporated isopropanol

[@bachnro11]

It WORKED!!!

[@jamesstutheit25]

Use aqua net hairspray or ether spray if ur daring