           THE TENNISBALL CANON
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            PRESENTED BY....
 
          T H E   N Y B L E R
 
 
   THIS IS A LITTLE GIZZMO THAT MANY PEOPLE
HAVE HEARD OF AND BUILT.  IT IS QUITE
SAFE IF BUILT WITH A LITTLE COMMON SENSE,
AND CAN BE A LOT OF FUN TO MESS WITH.
 
   THE MAIN PURPOSE OF A TENNISBALL CANNON
IS TO SHOOT A TENNISBALL AS HIGH INTO THE
SKY AS POSSIBLE.  I PERSONNALY HAVE MADE
ONES THAT WILL SHOOT THE BALL SOME 300 TO
500 FEET UP. THESE ARE A REAL BITCH TO
CATCH.
 
      H O W   T O   B U I L D
     -------------------------
 
1) FIRST YOU HAVE TO GET HOLD OF 4 STEEL
   CANS. NOT THE ALLUMINUM ONES LIKE PEPSI
   USES. THE LAST TIME I CHECKED CHOCOLA WERE
   THE ONLY ONES I COULD FIND. A STEEL CAN
   IS EASY TO DISTINGUISH FROM AN ALLUMINUM
   ONE.  IT WILL LOOK LIKE A SOUP CAN ON
   THE BOTTOM. WHERE AS AN ALLUMINUM CAN
   WILL HAVE ROUNDED CORNERS AT THE BOTTOM.
 
2) TAKE THREE OF THESE AND CUT BOTH THE
   TOPS AND BOTTOMS OUT OF THEM WITH A CAN
   OPENER. THIS MAY BE DIFFICULT BUT IT IS
   NECCESSARY
 
3) THEN GET A CAN OPENER,  THE
   KIND THAT CUT TRIANGULAR HOLES IN THE TOP
   OF JUICE CANS. USE THIS AND PUT AS MANY
   HOLES IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH CAN AS YOU CAN
   WITHOUT BREAKING THE TOP OFF.
 
4) THEN GET A HOLE PUNCH
   OR A SCREW DRIVER AND POKE A SMALL HOLE
   (ABOUT 188 INCH DIAMETER) APPROXIMATELY
   122 INCH FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH
   CAN, AND ON THE SIDE.
 
5) THEN GET SOME DUCT TAPE, OR OTHER REAL, AND
   I MEAN REAL STICKY TAPE.
 
6) THEN TAKE THE FOURTH CAN AND LINE IT UP
   WITH ONE OF THE OTHER THREE, SO THE TOP
   END OF THE FOURTH CAN, IS AS CLOSE TO
   LINED UP WITH THE OTHER CAN AS POSSIBLE.
   TAKE AS LONG PIECE OF THE TAPE AND WRAP
   ALL THE WAY AROUND THE SEAM FORMED BY
   THE TWO CANS. GO AROUND 2 TO 3 TIMES SO
   THE SEAM IS SECURE.
 
7) NOW LINE THE OTHER CANS UP WITH THE END
   OF THE CAN YOU TAPED, FORMING A FOUR CAN
   LONG CANNON, WITH A HOLE GOING DOWN TO
   THE GRATING FORMED BY THE HOLES IN THE TOP
   OF THE FOURTH CAN.
 
8) YOU CANNON IS NOW BUILT.
 
 
             O P E R A T I O N
           ---------------------
 
 
1) GET SOME LIGHTER FLIUD FROM THE DRUG STORE.
   MAKE SURE YOU GET ONE OF THE EXPENSIVE
   BRANDS, THEY TEND TO GIVE A HIGHER EXPLOSION.
 
2) GET A TENNIS BALL. ONE THAT YOU DON'T MIND
   GETTING A LITTLE SCORCHED. AND MAKE
   SURE IT FITS IN THE HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE CANNON.
 
3) NOW PUSH THE BALL IN THE TOP, YOU WANT IT
   TO SLIDE AS EASILY AS POSSIBLE TO THE JOINT
   BETWEEN THE SECOND AND THIRD CAN. USE A FILE
   TO SMOOTH THE JOINT BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND
   CAN, AND ON THE JOINT BETWEEN THE SECOND AND THIRD PRESS
   A LITTLE ON IT TO PREVENT THE BALL FROM
   SLIDING FURTHER.
 
4) REMOVE THE BALL AND GET SOME MATCHES READY.
   MAKE SURE YOUR OUTSIDE.
 
5) SQUIRT SOME LIGHTER FLUID DOWN THE TOP,
   NOT TOO MUCH OR IT WON'T VAPORIZE, AND
   IT IS THE VAPORS THAT EXPLODE.
 
6) WAVE THE CANNON AROUND, AND BLOW IN THE
   LITTLE HOLE IN THE FORTH CAN TO HELP SPPED UP
   THE VAPORIZATION.
 
7) THEN SLIDE THE BALL IN THE END MAKING SURE
   IT STOPS AT THAT 2-3 CAN JOINT, AND SET THE
   CANNON ON THE GROUND.
 
8) THEN, MAKING SURE YOUR HEAD ISN'T OVER THE
   END, LIGHT A MATCH AND HOLD IT UP TO THE
   LITTLE HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH CAN,
   AND   B O O M!!!
 
9) IT'LL SCARE YOU AND IF YOU ARN'T CAREFUL
   MAYBE IT'LL GET YOUR FINGERS A LITTE,
   BUT IT SHOULD GO.
 
 
 
HINTS TO THOSE WHO HAVE TROULE WORKING.
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- TRY DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF LIGHTER FLUID
  AND WAVE THE CAN FOR DIFFERENT LENGTHS OF
  TIME.  THEY SAY A 1 PART FUMES TO 12 PARTS
  OXYGEN IS BEST.
 
- MAKE SURE THE BALL CAN GET OUT AND DOESN'T GET
  JAMMED IN THE END.
 
- AFTER EVERY 3 OR 4 SHOTS DROP A MATCH
  DOWN THE END TO BURN UP EXCESS FLUID IN
  THE CANNON
 
 
 
     G O O D   L U C K !!!!
 
 
 

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