Turning Balloons into Deadly Slingshots

[@ModernRogue]

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[@Thomasbelmer04]

Merry Early Christmas

[@lukaskucera9043]

I tell everyone about the Modren Rouge. I'll be out on the street and go up so some random person stare them dead in the eye and say " Hey, you watch the modern rogue?"

[@jonathan9380]

Ive told like 6 of my friends and i think theyve all subscribed

[@medik5586]

I think you guys would be interested in a similar project done by Grant Thompson (The King of Random). Here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4rNp2tvm9aYipY

[@calebcroney72938]

More and more dangerous? You guys just revisited launching a potato from a "gun"!!

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

Who would have thought the episode about balloons reset the injury counter MORE than the cannon episode?!

[@SmoofDizzle]

This was such a great video! I love your interactions with the Rogue guys, keep doing awesome stuff! Can't wait for the shed update :D

[@electricow1]

I will try to trace back on vids just to count on how many times Bryan and Jason injured themselves this year,

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

@@SmoofDizzle thank you!

[@allthingsoutdoors3166]

The king of random made one better

[@FredMcIntyre]

Was glad to see that after all of K's misses, She was the first to hit a full can! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

[@kevinmathewson4272]

4:55 with this beautiful editing, you managed to give Katelyn a male laugh

[@aPlasmight]

thats epic

[@Dee_Just_Dee]

Cannot unhear! 🤣

[@spycpotato7034]

Jeeeeeezuz

[@GhostRider-hy9zt]

That’s amazing

[@kennyruszkiewicz5431]

Epic

[@antivanti]

2018: Deadly Slingshot 198X: Fun toy that kids can make themselves 😜

[@jacobkeary6740]

Really though

[@VincentGonzalezVeg]

isnt both true? because back then kids hunted for squirrels and fishes, and fruit, how will you know if they are ripe way up in those trees?

[@frank6587]

@@VincentGonzalezVeg If a durian falls its ripe.

[@MrInurbutt]

Well slingshots were invented to be a weapon not a toy originally

[@chrispaton9434]

@@VincentGonzalezVeg how do you tell when a squirrel is ripe? 🤔

[@codyv308]

The cutest couple on YT Brian and Jason, I mean. Evan and Kate are cute too though

[@chromewhite]

Evan and Katelyn a close second

[@tunesquicklee]

chromewhite I WAS GONNA DO THAT

[@santiproductions9318]

LOL SAME

[@connorschwab148]

@@gibbz9782 omg I was gonna say that 😂😂

[@milesparker557]

Yes brian and jason are the cutest

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

That's not smoke coming out of the balloons, it's some kind of powder (talc, alum, etc.) to prevent the rubber from being sticky.

[@JustOneAsbesto]

Corn starch.

[@Knobiks]

balloon slingshot protip: use plastic bottle neck (like from a coke bottle) insted of a ring, use big balloon, dont snip as much balloon neck as you did. The longer you can strech the balloon the more inertia, and more power.

[@TheStrangerous]

Good call!

[@nilsschenkel7149]

Widemouth bottle necks from smoothie or Arizona bottles are a bit easier to shoot from

[@lampreyan]

Knobik inertia? I thought inertia was the tendency of an object to resist change in state of motion.

[@nilsschenkel7149]

@@lampreyan what he means is that the longer you can stretch the balloon, the more efficient the energy is transfered into your projectile, same as with bows or crossbows

[@lampreyan]

Nils Schenkel yes i get his point but his use of terms is confusing

[@daestra9829]

I'd love to see a sort of versus episode where each of you guys are given some secret code word or phrase, and take turns using a variety of interrogation methods (that aren't physically scarring) to try to get the other person to say what their secret code is. One of a Rogues primary responsibilities is information gathering, and sometimes you have to get your hands dirty. I think it'd be a fun episode, at least for us. Lol.

[@wren7195]

Oh wow that's a creepy but neat idea, KZbin would FLIP. OUT. They're so ...rigid and un-fun these days, but yeah I can see them thinking that's an evil evil episode, even with "how to dissolve bodies" being a thing. Creepy neat idea though. I'm a chronic pain patient, and one of my research studies into pain was how military are trained to resist multiple forms of torture. It was a horrific study, the content was terrifying, the things people come up with to hurt each other, both ancient torture and modern techniques that "technically" aren't physically harmful but cause tremendous stress and exhaustion. It's infuriating that the medical definition of pain is nearly identical to the medical definition of an itch. Science has proven that the longer you're in pain, the lower your pain threshold and tolerance become, but also long term exposure to pain can bring the mind to a point where it's better able to handle it, which is odd and contradictory. We know that pain increases when you know it's going to happen, but there's also things like how sudden the pain engages the more painful it is at the onset then we adapt to it, bringing it down from say an eight to a six or five once the initial burst of shock is out of the way. Babbling, anyway great and creepy idea. They could maybe use the military's examples of how to resist torture of every kind, mental and physical, and examine how and why the techniques operate the way they do. Best wishes, hope we don't get tortured.

[@coryshannon449]

As with any rubberised shooter, girth is vital to make a safe shot.

[@haroldbalzac6336]

Cory Shannon nice.

[@readysetdrone]

OK - I see an episode of taking out small toy drones with balloon sling shots! Could be fun...or we could put an eye out...either way would be epic!

[@argon8653]

Also. Can these things kill the changeling egg sack? Unlike the other cannon thing you guys made.

[@grirrat]

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[@FMR------------------psst]

i did this 20 years ago.. (we all did this shit in the Netherlands) i destroyed 2 car windows... (both times i went to the owner and apologize for it.. bcz.. it was not my intention... but who knew... little stones bounce of the street in strange ways......) great times :D

[@pandintea]

I remember doing the same thing luckily didn't break any windows

[@bib2278]

I fucked up shit in my school with these last year and now owe the school $2000

[@Reddotzebra]

Car windows are kind of vulnerable to small, dense, fast moving objects. That's why that silly trick with the spark plug enamel still works after all these years...

[@milanschouten6533]

Immediately knew you were Dutch haha

[@FMR------------------psst]

@@Reddotzebra what trick?

[@JimmyEatDirt]

2:14 "You would love just a giant latex membrane" Brian do I have news for you!

[@Fadeddeath]

Not bad but my best friend and I made something a little better in middle school. It was so effective that he accidentally shattered his front door with it. It required a single piece of 1/2 inch copper pipe, a latex gloves that we cut the finger off and then attached the finger to to the pipe using a hose clamp. The pipe doesn't need to be that long since it isn't using forced air to accelerate the projectile down a long barrel like a bullet in a rifle, just a long enough to grip comfortably. We even modified a few with copper T connector and a second small pipe to use as a handle making it pistol shaped with the glove finger clamped directly to the back of the copper T connector with the hose clamp. We would shoot each other with those little blue Juniper Berries and they would sting like hell. Ahh the 90's were fun BTW, our design would have protected Jason's hands and you wouldn't have had to roll back the injury counter. Still super happy that even as kids, we were on the same wavelength as present day Modern Rogues!

[@TheStrangerous]

That's a diabolical design!

[@Fadeddeath]

@@TheStrangerous you guys should build them and test them. A lot of fun, quick and cheap, and the best part is a single pair of latex gloves give you 10 "slings" to go with as they wear out from hours of fun!

[@doomsdoor]

Me and my brothers also used latex glove fingers with bb's but we used the neck of a soda bottle for the handle. We have bb's in the walls of my parents house under paint. They hurt so bad if you got hit by it

[@markmcculfor6113]

Dear Modern Rogue, can you please put gasoline in a essential oils diffuser? I want to see if it would mistify it, and then maybe you could light it!

[@InfernalBanana]

We don’t need them making an IED. Well, we don’t need them making one that will actually take out them and a chunk of MRHQ.

[@dex1556]

The thought of this cracked me up and I feel like I need it now

[@CantSniff]

This is a valuable skill, every modern rogue will be at their kids birthday party and then suddenly realize they owe the other parents lots of money you SAID you’d pay back and therefore have to fend off pissed off soccer moms with nothing but a balloon and those silver balls that go on cakes

[@itisjambo]

YOOOOOO TRUE

[@alexeybavrin4572]

That baloon reverb at the beginning is beautiful, please someone make a whole track with that!

[@CharlesGriswold]

This is probably the only KZbin channel where I actually watch the ads. Well done, sirs.

[@mcalleycat5054]

Evan and Kaitlyn are very artistic, so, to maximize both of your strengths, you should do something involving camouflage again, but this time, as a collaboration. They can help you guys paint, decorate, or develop the ideal camouflage for different environments, and you guys can come up with some way to have cool camouflage competitions and / or challenges.

[@MRA_3]

come on guys its time to make a diy nerf gun (Scratch build instead of modifying a prebuilt one)

[@TheRealAlpha2]

The most fun thing about having E&K guest star is that even when things go wrong they go wrong in the best ways!

[@InfernalBanana]

Am I the only one thinking they didn’t do the version Brian did with Grant Thompson?

[@armyalooftv7481]

I thought he was going to do the same one on the episode

[@hoovdaddy0505]

Brian did coconut grenades. I think Mark Rober did bottle cap slingshot

[@________4843]

are you just trying to make a weapon out of every household item?

[@ModernRogue]

Maybe. You a cop?

[@wawazaza1785]

Maybe. Do you work with any of the casinos?

[@bretlemieux2489]

I own weapons so no need but there are things I like to have for the mice an other animals that break in to my apartment

[@lancemaxwell8464]

Two of my favorite maker duos unite, what more can I ask for?

[@richieMTG]

The Modern Rogue: Turning us into MacGyver one day at a time Legit though, I love your videos! Keep up the great work guys! :D

[@eleuinvideos]

i too like deady weapons made out of household items

[@antivanti]

In the 80s we called them kids toys 😁

[@evanstrachan9996]

Crowbars are best for zombie killin huh?

[@charliesymons1409]

Yesss two of my favourite channels collaborating! I really wouldn't have expected this... Ever

[@FYCBigJezus]

What? Someone gets hurt this week and it isnt Brian?! It's a Christmas miracle!!! (that looked kinda gnarly btw Jason)

[@uznnal]

Oh hey, I remember making those balloon slingshots back when I was a kid. Instead of those Key ring things, we used the cut off mouth piece from those 25 cents colored drinks ( think it was called Punch? ). And as for ammo, we used dried beans (mainly kidney beans). The large mouth piece from the cut off bottles makes aiming and shooting easy, while the kidney beans gives it better grip and a much deadlier punch; plus it's fun seeing the bean splatter to pieces when shot.

[@christianschaffnerjw]

Best way to make these. Cut the top off a water bottle. Leaving about 2 inches to work with. Wrap the balloon around the neck of the bottle and fire.

[@bigloglog]

"I too am snipped" -Brian Brushwood

[@darkinertia2]

"roll it back" needs to be the next shirt design lol I love it when 2 of my favorite channels play nice together

[@nymalous3428]

That was fun. I did check out Evan and Katelyn's channel. I've been thinking about NordVPN. And I'm glad you guys listened to me and everyone else who said you need to wear goggles... basically all the time. If you guys are reading something on camera, wear goggles. If you're folding paper, wear goggles. It would make all of us who watch you and care about you feel so much better. Back in high school, people used to make folded paper "wasps" and use rubber bands to launch them at each other... until someone upped the ante and folder a safety pin inside one of the "wasps" point facing out. I don't know what happened after that, but people stopped using even the regular wasps after that, so I'm thinking that the pin wasp probably caused some kind of ban in school. (I was a good kid and so didn't pay much attention to what was banned. I pretty much assumed that whatever I was doing was fine. I would likely get in trouble today...)

[@Dewm_]

How I used to do it back in the day was actually cut off about an inch (or about 5cm?) below the neck of a plastic bottle, and then get the balloon (uncut) around the neck of the cut bottle. The rounded bit you left acts like a grip to counter the force of pulling it back; allowing you to be more stable; and having the full length of the balloon meant you can get a really powerful shot. We used to use pebbles for ammo; and when taking shots, you had to be careful to aim it centered so it didn't hit the rim of the bottle. This meant that it forced us to repeat it a certain way building up muscle memory and in turn making it easier to get really accurate with them. Also shotgunning it didn't work? If ya ever revisit this; I would say try out this build; I used to shotgun it all the time. Note: Holding on the spare bit helps with the pull-back, the left over neck allows you to keep your grip after launching for firing again quick. Ideal pullback length should be about 40cm or more.

[@cryingisthenosebleedoftheh790]

i feel like they have a really high budget but they have an astetic of a low budget channel. i love it.

[@jetnut89]

Christmas came early for Brian. Santa brought him a nice pair of boots. Yay!

[@jaxman682]

Funny how they essentially made a makeshift version of the Pocket Shot Slingshot (which is definitely deadlier than this) and then Evan said something that Joerg Sprave (Slingshot Channel) had done, made a stabilizing handle for the pocket shot.

[@savemegrilledcheesus494]

a video for the pocket shot can be seen here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoKcqJ95fbGUi9U

[@loyaldrone7365]

I was worried they wouldn't reset the injury counter this episode

[@kibordplays6109]

Starting a KZbin channel like “I HAVE A INDEPENDENT IDEA”

[@ogajodocenario]

Brian, you should open a side business where people can buy a recording of your laughter to play to their vanquish enemies

[@ComradePhoenix]

In school, we always called the rubberband and paper thing 'shooting hornets'. Old West Soda Sheriff is my Halloween costume next year. Also, I think Grant Thompson did the same thing, but with the top part of a Gatorade bottle. Seemed a bit more consistent, too. And without compromising the structural integrity of the balloon by cutting it.

[@micahphilson]

5:14 Aw man! dang it, that was easily the new Injury Counter record, like 1/3 of a year!

[@ThommeGun]

better way to do this is with the mouth of a gatorade bottle. the plastic ring that comes with it is really good at keeping the balloon attached, the bigger mouth makes it easier to get a more stable grip, and the cap is a good way to keep the it filled with ammo so you can just have it in your pocket as you walk around your private property and practice your shooting safely. if you wanna get some serious power, use one of the punch balloons (the ones that come with a rubber band), note that this is better for when you are using heavier/longer ammo.

[@ivocorte1580]

Just four adult children having fun? I love this show.

[@tylernewcomb6465]

Using a Gatorade bottle opening instead of the ring works really well. It helps you hold onto it better, reduce injury, and aim better.

[@lironben-david5344]

The sound design on that balloon farting noise in the intro card was beautiful.

[@rip9298]

we used to make these at school and shoot ball bearings at each other

[@Dracoo70]

here's a suggestion I used to do the same thing when I was younger but instead of with a ring we used empty cans. And cans like corn, soup things like that open both ends slipped balloon over on one side helps to get you better grip and "definitely won't HURT YOUR HAND" lol

[@VGScreens]

Episode idea: You know how car windshields are made with safety glass that shatters in little pieces and sticks together? Keeping that in mind, you should get a bunch of paper dinner plates and then see who can go the longest length of time without going tomato, last man standing wins. I was also thinking that you could maybe do it on a Saturday.

[@wyvernnemecek595]

I love making these things, though I personally prefer using bottle heads

[@Catte_]

Me and my friends used to do this when we were about 12 years old, but we used the top of a bottle and the full balloon. Our bullets were seeds and tiny fruit found in trees, man that shit left really bad bruises but damn was it fun lol

[@krukerproductions]

Everyone had this as kids in Holland

[@basmeijs6973]

I didn't, I had a latex glove-pvc pipe combo.

[@Thomas-rw4dx]

@@basmeijs6973 (im not dutch) I used to cut the tops of soda bottles off, cover them with a ballon at the top of the bottle, and shoot pencils out of them. I got them stuck in couches, carpets, desks and trees

[@CarpeNoctem135]

You can do the same thing with a Gatorade bottle. Cut the bottle like a funnel and cut a hole in the top of the cap so all that is left is the threads that will grip the bottle. Stick the balloon into the mouth of the bottle and fold the opening of the balloon onto the threads of the bottle and skrew on the cap. Boom, slingshot that holds itself together so you can really put some stretch into it

[@nzwilco9276]

we used to tape balloons or condoms to the end op pvc/metal pipes about 35cm long. worked great. just slip the balloon over the end of the pipe (tape held it on better). and fire haha. the great thing is the pipe was only like 3cm internal diameter, so it ended up working like a barrel for increased accuracy. loved the video

[@robpiy91]

4:17 in June 2019 "IMPOSSIBLE"

[@blazingskull-ji5jh]

What me and my friends would do as a kid, we would use an empty 2 letter soda bottle and use scissors to cut out the neck of the bottle and then cut the tip of the balloon the ring and tie it multiple times. Brings back so many memories. Back when life was simple :)

[@fuckio6093]

I've been watching since day one, love this show and scam school, keep up the great work guys

[@Xtant-audio]

See if you can collaborate with electroboom and make a stun gun/cattle prod/taser etc.

[@noname-fb8dv]

11:09 and that's how protection is made.

[@willmcq2576]

I remember making these when I was in elementary school and shooting little peaces of paper at my friends, but we built ours a little different we built them by cutting a plastic water bottle in half then using the mouth of the bottle we would pull the balloon back into the water bottle. Anyway keep it up love your stuff

[@t8mb]

I used to play and shoot friends with these when I was a kid but instead of using aluminium or whatever pellets we used green grapes. And the thing where you could hold the baloon from was more of an improvisation because we used to cut the mouth of a bottle and put the balloon around that.

[@waterdragon9393]

Imagine this, but with sewing needles instead of ball bearings.

[@googleisacruelmistress1910]

You 4 should collab on a regular basis if that's an option, you have great chemistry on camera, weary entertaining to watch

[@MrEmeraldBoy]

In Russia in 90s-2000s we used to do a similar thing as kids every summer, but we used a finger of a medical glove instead of balloon and pvc pipe or plastic bottle neck. You should try it sometime. We also used rowan berries as the projectiles and all walls and windows was covered with splashes to the end of a summer.

[@jrmyadventr]

15:01 Best sponsor advertisers ever. But, that's the Modern Rogue, baby 😉

[@MJM9411]

So in Scotland we did this differently. You would cut off the top of a 500ml coke bottle and attach the balloon to where lid goes. More room to hold the "Slingshot". We also used Frozen Peas or Frozen Sweetcorn.

[@Violaetor]

Way to go Brian! Face shield up - check, makeshift slingshot loaded - check, pointed right at face - check!

[@bigchooch4434]

0:33 I can only describe this as masterfully done

[@finn5571]

We used to do this as kids but instead of key rings we used pvc pipe, about a 6 inch length. Helps with grip and aim, and makes it less likely you'll hit your own hand. Also instead of balloons, you should try cutting off the fingers from those heavy duty cleaning gloves.

[@lifeontwowheels3104]

I think it's better to use a wide-mouthed plastic bottle cap for this (just cut a hole on the top of the cap). The hole is wider, the cap has ridges, and it's thicker than the key rings making them much easier to hold. I used them and never had a misfire. Also beans are better projectiles than plastic BB's. The BB's are too light. We used to spend hours in the backyard shooting targets as kids.

[@lucassvedlund3851]

If you’re looking for a similar weapon use a i recommend a metal pipe not too long and if you get these often yellow household gloves then if you cut one finger of it best is probably thumb or middle finger and stretch that over the pipe and use some good string tape to tape it in place and you got a different version of the same weapon they made me and my buddies used to shot raw peas or uncooked peas and that works great you can shoot metal bb s and normal bb s everything that isn’t sharp on one end so you can load it will work👍🏻 EDIT: remember it can cause serious damage if you hit the wrong places so be careful no safety gear needed if you have the most important safety gear which is your brain! EDIT 2: sometimes the finger will go through the pipe so you need to push it back and what we found out while playing with them is that just putting the opening against you mouth and blow works best be use if you cut the pipe and it has sharp edges you will probably cut your fingers trying to push it in and I shouldn’t have to say that you have like some fingers between you and the pipe when you blow to but cut your lips and the pipe length we used was maybe 4-7 cm idk not to long and not to short if you want bigger area to hold make it a bit longer and vice versa👍🏻

[@dracovenit9549]

In NZ we call the "Joey Guns" and they are made from gloves and balloons and duct tape. I think they were gradually phased out as they can be considered an offensive weapon.

[@IsodorRodosi]

What works way better: Baloon(tine ones does not work) + Toiletpaper cardbord roll + Duct tape Cut the baloon like in the video, ductape it to the toiletpaperoll like they wrap it around the rings, basicly done. Than you got the roll as an actualy gripp to hold onto, and you can aim way, way better. Also it does not slip out of the hands like almost every time in the video.

[@jordenconrad8827]

Next video: how to make an army of sentient balloon animals to do your bidding

[@Fadiddlywhip]

12:30 when science and math start to spill out of your mouth

[@scorse4197]

What about trying to make homemade armor for all of your weapons?

[@Swiftercat]

They did!

[@scorse4197]

@@Swiftercat Shit! When was the video released I wanna watch it then.

[@Swiftercat]

@@scorse4197 kzbin.info/www/bejne/enKyc5uQaLV4ntk Here is the link!

[@DirectionallyChallenged]

Alright so fun fact: When I was a kid my buddies and I would take Balloons, some of those tubes from those extending swords, duct-tape and rubber bands and we'd make what we called Beanie Shooters. Basically same premise, only we used tubes for whatever reason... after we made them we'd drop dried pinto beans into them (yes. Dried pinto beans hence the name Beanie Shooter) and we'd shoot them at each other because we were 12 and dumb.

[@kaoskanon]

The math formula spilling out of Evan's mouth was incredible

[@EvLloyd]

We used to use the rubber grips from our old BMXs, you could shoot ball bearings at a dangerous speed! We would cut the fingers off a rubber glove, attach it to the end of the hand grip (clearly the end must be worn/cut off) That would then create the perfect weapon to cause MASSIVE bruising on your friends!

[@user-vo9xo8hq9x]

I didn't get notified when your video got posted, I have the notification bell on and found this video through a dammed recommended vid. LOVE YOU GUYS GLAD I FOUND THE VID X

[@j.pocket]

You know, I realized I found my tribe when it occurred to me that in exercise and principal, to you guys a ballon is just as dangerous as charging batteries, swords, playing cards, and shooting cannons. Rogue is the New Vogue right now, and if that ain't modern enough then screw it. We'll go back to confidence and math if magic fails us.

[@thomasesr]

When I was a kid we used to use pvc pipes instead of rings with a balloon in one end, Its way easier to hold, aim and it's very consistent.

[@aaronmccooeye562]

I remember tkor did this a while ago just like 10x better, my friends and I were really into it for a while and even played basically airsoft with them in an area that normal airsoft would have been frowned upon, we called them pocket shots.

[@richardmcbeef1694]

True!! TKOR made them more powerful, he shot exploding bottles. The video was really cool

[@clloyd2013]

Y’all should team up with demolition ranch!

[@TheStrangerous]

We really should.

[@droznig]

We used to make these as kids. We just used the top of a plastic soft drinks bottle for the hole. It has ridges already on it so the balloon sticks and makes it much easier to hold.

[@whyett78]

Heavy Ballon + cut off cap for a power aid bottle and a hole drilled in the cap is a great "pocket shot" remake.

[@nimmen]

Used to play with these as a kid with the other kids in the neighborhood. With berries or corn as ammo. Most of the time we did target shooting, because we knew they were too dangerous to shoot at each other. We made then differently: we sawed a piece of pvc pipe (your big ring). cut the narrow end off the balloon and stretch it over the pipe. Fix it with duct tape. Best longevity and accuracy. Alternatively we used sawed off portable bicycle pumps and wine corks to shoot at each other. Whole wars were had lol Happy noone of us never got a berry in our eye

[@ThatOnePrickOnline]

Who knew that the best way to chop up balloons was with METAL SNIPS

[@925RRG]

Waiting on that Joerg Sprav episode

[@zen598]

I've built one of these before but instead of the ring thing that they're using, I was using the top 1/3 of the water bottle and a rubber band or string to tie it. With the water bottle, you can have a handle and probably a good precision. Try it.

[@MrMbc77]

We used to call those rubber band and wadded piece of paper hornets at my high school. Was fun trying to get each other in between classes.

[@JustOneAsbesto]

We used to do this with kids, but with short lengths of garden hose. You can just hold the balloon on, and it helps you aim. Gooseberries were our ammo.

[@antivanti]

We used to make similar weapons in 3rd grade. We cut the top off of the balloon and tape it to the end of a toilet paper tube which acts as a bit of a barrel. We even used to shoot bang snaps. It works but is trickier since it can easily go off prematurely in the balloon...

[@sir9678]

Use bottle caps, cut out the center, rubber balloon stretched from inside to outside, thick rubber bands to keep in place on cap(+grip), ... NOW USE BARBECUE SKEWERS

[@JohnAlexanderICT]

Late to the party, maybe, but Brian's double-shot at 12:22 actually hit the table before it hit the cans....

[@MrKDogg]

So you're making a home made version of a Pocket Shot.

[@chromium3707]

It’s easy to aim if you cut on the top of a Gatorade bottle and use that has the piece you hold. Kinda got to work at sharp edges, but in the end it’s a lot easer to aim.

[@ElZamo92]

I did these all the time when I was a kid. The main difference is that we used cut up soda bottles instead of those rings.

[@alect9984]

When I was little, we used balloons, toilet paper rolls and duck tape. We fired popcorn kernels

[@androlgenhald476]

Get a small bit of pvc pipe and tape the balloon to the end. It helps with accuracy. We used to shoot beans and popcorn among other things at each other. It hurt like crap when you got hit!