Ping-pong gun packs major punch!
MAKE Magazine —
MAKE subscriber Ross sent us info on this rather powerful pneumatic ping-pong ball gun, built by Ron Kessinger and presented at Denver's Club Workshop - You can think of this as a variation on a potato cannon, however his is built to run on compressed air, and it runs on much tighter tolerances.
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It runs off of a compressed air line and a standard wall outlet. After firing a few "dry" rounds, he proceeded to shoot off a few (ok a LOT) of ping pong balls filled with water. These things might not weight a lot, but they are moving FAST. A sheet of drywall ...
Ping pong cannon blasts through drywall and particle board
CrunchGear —
Protect your home or business from unwanted intruders with a pneumatic cannon that shoots water-filled ping pong balls capable of tearing holes through various materials. That, or shoot regular air-filled balls at your friends and family, leaving hilarious-yet-playful welts.
Built by Ron Kessinger and shown off at a recent maker meetup in Denver, the potentially deadly apparatus looks like the bastard child of a telescope and a harpoon gun.
As if it needs to be said, DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME. Unless you have access to a standard ...
This Pneumatic Gun Can Put a Ping Pong Ball Through a Sheet of Plywood [Badass]
Gizmodo —
Ping pong balls are relatively harmless, most of the time. Even if someone slams one at you with a paddle, it never hurts all that much. This pneumatic cannon changes that. [TinyEnormous via Make]
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