[Sca-cooks] A Knife Problem
Stefan li Rous
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
Sun Dec 28 01:23:27 PST 2008
> (((Why the HELL would anyone try to cut through and Aluminum
CAN???)))
> Nichola
I may be dating myself as bad as Maire, but back in the 70s you could
make an interesting toy with a handful of cans. Although it was
usually better to use steel soda or beer cans (remember those?). In
more recent years they've been making aluminum cans thinner so they
probably won't work. Anyway, cut off both ends of a series of cans,
leaving the bottom on one. Usually a can opener works better than a
knife, though. Use one of the old, triangular can openers (from
before pull tab cans) to punch a hole in the bottom of that can. Duct
tape a can with both ends gone to the can with the bottom and
continue adding cans until you have your cannon. Squirt in a bit of
lighter fluid, drop in a tennis ball and ignite the vapor through the
hole in the bottom can. You can get quite a bit of range.
Stefan
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