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Day Twenty-Five: Automatic Marshmallow Gun
Today I started work on an automatic marshmallow gun. The idea is to automate a marshmallow gun by using a can of compressed cleaning gas as a propellant, and to mount the whole thing on a pan/tilt mount so that it can be remotely aimed and fired. No comments on what I see the target application of this being. I was able to get it to fire marshmallows. Unfortunately, the servo I was planning to use to actuate the gas release is not powerful enough, so I have to find an alternate firing mechanism. Adding the pan/tilt mount is a project for a different day :-). A video of me pummelling a photo of a squirrel with the device is here.
Last 5 posts by cibomahto
- Day Twenty-Nine: Photos, Thanks! - March 1st, 2008
- Day Twenty-Eight: Photo Wall - February 28th, 2008
- Day Twenty-Seven: Remote Trigger for Powershot S3 - February 28th, 2008
- Day Twenty-Six: Automatic Marshmallow Gun - February 27th, 2008
- Day Twenty-Four: Fire! - February 25th, 2008
If i ever desired a more violent way to consume marshmallows, I know where to look now
Sweet! I’m thinking, awesome new party game!