Tennis Ball CANNON from Soup Cans

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  • Опубліковано 7 лип 2018
  • Today we're building a super simple tennis ball cannon that can pack a massive punch! We might've lost some tennis balls in the testing process...
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 2 тис.

  • @8-bitmexicanyoshi312
    @8-bitmexicanyoshi312 Рік тому +28

    This is fantastic! My grandma didn’t stand a chance!!!

  • @davekintz
    @davekintz 5 років тому +51

    Built one of those when I was a kid (1970's, with the old style pop cans). We used lighter fluid, into the bottom can, then swung the "cannon" like a base ball bat a couple times to vaporize the lighter fluid, then immediately lit it. BOOM!

    • @RayNavarro7
      @RayNavarro7 3 роки тому +4

      Exactly. We did the same in the 70s. Shake the whole contraption a number of times like a spray paint can, then light at the whole at the bottom edge of the bottom can. The balls would easily go 60-70 yards.

    • @jaycee4968
      @jaycee4968 2 роки тому +1

      I did the same, using tall beer cans I'd find. Worked really well, always wanted to make one to show my now grown kids, but need tin cans not aluminum, bummer.

    • @terrycarper7673
      @terrycarper7673 2 роки тому +1

      Me too whipcannon around like a bat

    • @federalli169
      @federalli169 Рік тому

      Also the mid can should lowered

    • @theomorgan3053
      @theomorgan3053 Рік тому +1

      We also installed a flint at the bottom-side of the bottom can to strike instead of a lighter

  • @chillwill5080
    @chillwill5080 2 роки тому +19

    It's amazing watching people discover every day things that we knew in the 70's. :-D

  • @davidbean5807
    @davidbean5807 3 роки тому +11

    When I was a kid we cut the can lids halfway and folded them under, making sure each was cut on opposite sides. Then we would put them together so that each can matched holes with each other. This kept more vapor in the bottom half of the cannon longer. We used lighter fluid as well and just shook the cannon after adding the tennis ball. And our ignition hole was on the side of the bottom can and not under the cannon.

    • @SixSteppa
      @SixSteppa Рік тому +1

      That's exactly how my older brother (hero) made them. I've never forgotten that tennis ball bazooka.

  • @mjfox9577
    @mjfox9577 6 років тому +20

    Put the ignition hole on the side of the cylinder so you can rest it in the ground to get better distances

  • @timothypierce3325
    @timothypierce3325 6 років тому +39

    Do something with the backyard scientist

  • @linklindsey5658
    @linklindsey5658 4 роки тому +33

    When I was a kid we used rubbing alcohol. Also we used steel soda cans. They were perfectly sized for it.

    • @e.j.wizerd2000
      @e.j.wizerd2000 3 роки тому +2

      We just used hair spray

    • @jeffcollins7443
      @jeffcollins7443 3 роки тому +5

      We also used soda cans and we put the hole for igniting the cannon on the side so we could shoot straight up.

    • @pharmdiesel
      @pharmdiesel 3 роки тому +2

      Same here; except we used Ronsonol lighter fluid.

    • @peterskarp1409
      @peterskarp1409 3 роки тому +2

      @@jeffcollins7443 Yes, we did put the role on the side, not the Bottom!

    • @angieallsup
      @angieallsup Рік тому +1

      Yep! We used 3 tall Budweiser cans and rubbing alchohol

  • @MidnightHabit
    @MidnightHabit 4 роки тому +3

    In the early 70s, soda cans were made with a thick, straight-sided cylinder, had a large, removable pull tab, and a top and bottom that could be removed with a can opener. They were the perfect diameter. We did nothing to the bottom can except remove the tab and punch a hole in the side (not the bottom - you could stand ours up on the ground without losing fluid). Then, we removed the top and bottom of 4 or 5 more cans (4 total is actually sufficient) and taped them together. We just dropped the ball all the way to the top of the bottom can (All of that extra expansion space isn't needed). We could get 50 to 100 feet shots, depending on how much lighter fluid was used and the angle at which we held it.

  • @darrenbunker4194
    @darrenbunker4194 6 років тому +33

    Loving these! 100% trying this!

  • @g.a.c.6488
    @g.a.c.6488 6 років тому +43

    Can you please make more science experiments videos please like in the old days. Like if u agree

  • @FlickyDip
    @FlickyDip 6 років тому +11

    It's the king of random junior 😂

  • @mikeo3589
    @mikeo3589 Рік тому +3

    I made these tennis ball cannons when I was a kid, I used Campbell soup cans… the tennis ball fit perfect, creating that back pressure you need

  • @spikeybananas4415
    @spikeybananas4415 6 років тому +5

    Best science UA-camr ever

  • @pigmaster7747
    @pigmaster7747 6 років тому +7

    I bet the neighbors love you.

  • @fredallen7493
    @fredallen7493 6 років тому +2

    We used to use beer cans,they were at that time made of steel. This paper thin aluminum now would melt or explode at the seams. They are tight fit, plus the opening was enough to allow lighter fluid to flash off into vapors.

  • @kianmiller9066
    @kianmiller9066 6 років тому +10

    You should put 2 pieces of metal in a vacuum chamber and see if they would weld together by themselves. Without oxygen, they should

  • @melogam2054
    @melogam2054 6 років тому +23

    USED FLEX TAPE FOR SEALING
    "shoots the thing"
    "Hits target"
    *NOW THATS ALOT OF DAMAGE*

    • @hiimwaynko-4987
      @hiimwaynko-4987 6 років тому +2

      melogam m quick tip: to use italics, use underscores (_) instead of * to make bold
      _ like this _
      _test_
      It looks a lot better than those quotation marks

    • @seanp2035
      @seanp2035 6 років тому

      Cyanide Suprise how did you find that out

    • @jamesail2939
      @jamesail2939 6 років тому

      Sean P *_because it is easy to figure it out_*

    • @seanp2035
      @seanp2035 6 років тому

      TheDirtyCowG that’s not an answer, and I didn’t ask you

  • @JustinY.
    @JustinY. 6 років тому +187

    Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.

  • @woahsame4162
    @woahsame4162 6 років тому +83

    Hello person scrolling through the comment section have a great day!

  • @jonking7345
    @jonking7345 6 років тому +5

    Maybe I'll do a video, when I was a kid in the 70's, we used different cans, a different divider location, and a different and simpler means to make the divider, lighter fluid worked perfectly

    • @Mcluvin73
      @Mcluvin73 2 роки тому +1

      I tried making one like I did 30 years ago and couldn't get it to work with lighter fluid. I remember having to put just the right amount in and swing ING it around just right to air it out

    • @zoomergrrlinluv
      @zoomergrrlinluv 2 роки тому +1

      @@Mcluvin73 remember them catching fire? hahah

  • @zevelth8110
    @zevelth8110 6 років тому +56

    Mix Potassium Nitrate and Powdered Sugar. I heard that it's highly flammable.
    Edit: I just found out that he actually made a video of it and made a rocket's fuel. But can you make something cooler like a *FLAMETHROWER* ?

    • @justforfun2164
      @justforfun2164 6 років тому +1

      They have already used that for fuel

    • @zevelth8110
      @zevelth8110 6 років тому

      MotoDude
      can you send me a link on a video? i cant find any. TY

    • @zevelth8110
      @zevelth8110 6 років тому

      MotoDude nvm i found it

    • @sparrowthenerd
      @sparrowthenerd 6 років тому +6

      They also made a flamethrower XD

    • @CarpetHater
      @CarpetHater 6 років тому +2

      pottasium nitrate is hard to get your hands on in most european countries. methanol is something almost everyone has access to

  • @missaelespinozajr6529
    @missaelespinozajr6529 6 років тому +7

    I love your videos they are so creative and probably one of the best channels on youtube

  • @derricklawrence2800
    @derricklawrence2800 5 років тому +2

    I could imagine dude perfect using these.

  • @martianplays1549
    @martianplays1549 6 років тому +14

    can u upgrade the cannon into a rocket launcher where when u press the trigger it goes off ?
    that would be cool.

    • @tyuwar4433
      @tyuwar4433 4 роки тому

      @Legion Guitar Might be possible to have the piezo from the lighter in the cannon and use that as the trigger

    • @DanaTheInsane
      @DanaTheInsane 2 роки тому

      @@tyuwar4433 That works. I had a potato cannon like that.

  • @keya4776
    @keya4776 6 років тому +25

    Here comes a brand new TKOR to brighten up my morning!

  • @titansenpai1188
    @titansenpai1188 6 років тому +8

    I’d love to see you try to replicate quantum locking or even build a mini rail gun!

  • @johnpenneyston8101
    @johnpenneyston8101 6 років тому +1

    I have done this with my scouts here in the UK, but using Pringle tubes, and it works really well

  • @jackvannatta8610
    @jackvannatta8610 5 років тому

    Thanks for the fuel idea. My tennis ball had a great tight fit using asparagus cans but I was struggling with distance using lighter fluid...maxing out at about 20 feet. As soon as I changed the fuel I immediately got two nearly identical 120 foot launches. Awesome!!

  • @mojoeto
    @mojoeto 6 років тому +36

    Why you dont use a pvc pipe?

    • @teripayette9213
      @teripayette9213 6 років тому +7

      LivePro he wanted to do something with things ppl have at home

    • @okanekami9986
      @okanekami9986 6 років тому +6

      Teri Payette it’s pretty easy to obtain a pvc pipe

    • @andyh7537
      @andyh7537 5 років тому +3

      PVC pipe doesn't commonly come in a size that fits tennis balls.

    • @fadedfalcon7616
      @fadedfalcon7616 5 років тому

      It do though

    • @greenpogo
      @greenpogo 5 років тому +3

      right? and why arent you shooting potatoes? they will always fit and work WAY better.

  • @colbydonnelson495
    @colbydonnelson495 5 років тому +3

    I really enjoy watching this new guy Nate. He is making some really entertaining videos. I stopped watching for awhile but have started watching again since Nate has been making the videos. Hopefully he continues to make awesome videos.

  • @therealkayr15
    @therealkayr15 3 роки тому +2

    7:19 sunglasses over sunglasses

  • @jrothlisberger
    @jrothlisberger 5 років тому +3

    Made these often as a kid when beer cans were straight sided. But, my best ones were when I used Hi-C cans and launched nerf footballs!!! Also, paint them black as it helps add heat to vaporize the fuel.

  • @nope_listses4063
    @nope_listses4063 6 років тому +71

    If I had to choose between Logan Paul or the king of random I would say the king of random for life

    • @deeraredear
      @deeraredear 6 років тому +14

      If I had to choose between most youtubers and Logan Paul I would choose pretty much anyone else

    • @KeiranR
      @KeiranR 6 років тому +3

      Colin furze is another one in the UK

    • @wes2891
      @wes2891 6 років тому +2

      PHU TUONG HOANG is it that hard to choose?

    • @dayze.9399
      @dayze.9399 6 років тому +3

      Do you like Logan Paul?

    • @LeoStaley
      @LeoStaley 6 років тому +1

      If I had to choose between amputation of digit, and Logan Paul remaining on UA-cam, I would choose to take Logan Paul off of UA-cam.

  • @DirectionallyChallenged
    @DirectionallyChallenged 6 років тому +28

    I think if I made this, I would want to use some kind of glue on the cans as well, to ensure it holds. I think I'd also want a removable bottom of some kind, to help with fueling.

    • @pOOTERgOBLiN
      @pOOTERgOBLiN 6 років тому +6

      Or use a solid tube of some type. This is just another version of the "potato cannon".

    • @jonatansss6461
      @jonatansss6461 6 років тому +5

      Just use pvc pipe

    • @shreyasvenkat9880
      @shreyasvenkat9880 6 років тому

      Incase of a removable bottom the pressure inside the tube would force the bottom to open up.

    • @prd6617
      @prd6617 6 років тому +2

      threaded one might able to prevent the bottom to pop off

    • @jasonsexton8869
      @jasonsexton8869 6 років тому +4

      Yep. I was honestly expecting a catastrophic disassembly halfway through the video because he was using cans and tape vs. explosive gasses.

  • @toaster5753
    @toaster5753 6 років тому

    Who else loves the new animated shorts

  • @ErhanBurger
    @ErhanBurger 6 років тому

    The King of Tennis Balls

  • @somethings1st67
    @somethings1st67 6 років тому +6

    You are the best

  • @rainierplazuela5672
    @rainierplazuela5672 6 років тому +176

    Were does he get his ideas??????

  • @TheDanandRyanShow
    @TheDanandRyanShow 3 роки тому +1

    Oh man, I like this better than a potato cannon (which is what I was looking for originally). You can re-use the tennis balls, and it costs way less. Thanks for the great tutorial!

  • @biscutboi813
    @biscutboi813 5 років тому

    Am I the only one thinking that this would be great for my dog?

  • @MrFFP123
    @MrFFP123 5 років тому +6

    Should have used the metal cans that the tennis balls come in when you bought them! Ether starting fluid works great

  • @jackstephens7222
    @jackstephens7222 6 років тому +5

    Pvc and compressed air are better

  • @barkerdogstinkleson2024
    @barkerdogstinkleson2024 Рік тому

    We put a couple churchkey holes in the bottom can enabling easy lighting and full burn .

  • @philipray5824
    @philipray5824 6 років тому +1

    We've been making these in Australia for years with PVC pipe. Fires potatoes, onions, pretty much anything that fits in there nice and firm

  • @udaykarthikeya
    @udaykarthikeya 6 років тому +3

    Make it semi-automatic or fully automatic !

  • @r.d.j.6874
    @r.d.j.6874 6 років тому +8

    This is really common in the Netherlands. Its called a "aardappelkannon" and it shoots with hairpray. Nice vid btw👍

    • @CaptainMcAwesomepan
      @CaptainMcAwesomepan 6 років тому +3

      I don't suppose aardappel is dutch for potato perchance? They are also a common experiment for New Zealand youngsters, and we call it a potato cannon (also with hairspray and usually pvc pipe instead of cans).

    • @tobyvanhunen3403
      @tobyvanhunen3403 6 років тому +1

      Ik kom uit nederland
      I'am from Holland

  • @michaelarrendell5765
    @michaelarrendell5765 Рік тому +1

    We built them in the 70s and used mom's lysol as the fuel. We never had a misfire.

  • @kendarr
    @kendarr 6 років тому

    These videos are comming REALLY well edited, wow, great work for real!, also the videos are great too (the experiments)

  • @bluefireburns6890
    @bluefireburns6890 6 років тому +3

    put paint in a balloon freeze the balloon and break the balloon

  • @pickypanda
    @pickypanda 6 років тому +8

    Make a smart mirror please!

  • @samuelstuff4557
    @samuelstuff4557 5 років тому +1

    If only they made metal Pringle cans

  • @Lucas-gs7sk
    @Lucas-gs7sk 6 років тому

    “All we need to get started is 8 or 9 soup cans” 😂

  • @duck3774
    @duck3774 6 років тому +3

    Will cyanoacrylate melt bubble wraps or will it harden them? I'm curious

  • @mjfox9577
    @mjfox9577 6 років тому +5

    Been here for ages crazy to see how your changing ;)

  • @Bubble_Nugget
    @Bubble_Nugget 3 роки тому

    When it’s easier to make a high powered tennis ball launcher than a pool noodle launcher

  • @marquiedragongod416
    @marquiedragongod416 6 років тому

    That was a huge difference in humor

  • @Zakamooza
    @Zakamooza 6 років тому +11

    this guy is just redoing old youtube videos
    and i think it would be cheaper just to buy a scrap of pvc pipe.
    this is basically a spud gun

  • @ZangeTSU552
    @ZangeTSU552 6 років тому +5

    Small request try mixing ooblek and super glue (2) cornstarch and super glue

  • @mikeidontlike6926
    @mikeidontlike6926 6 років тому

    Great video! i love your creativity.

  • @VirusVirus-gp8ef
    @VirusVirus-gp8ef 6 років тому

    Only the king of random could make empty cans exciting.

  • @bryansidhu224
    @bryansidhu224 6 років тому +34

    I LOVE UR VIDS 👑👑👑

  • @LiCExperiment
    @LiCExperiment 6 років тому +3

    I am always see this on my place playing.. 😂

  • @justinmartin9685
    @justinmartin9685 6 років тому

    Ether/diesel starting fluid works the best. Close second is aerosol hair spray.
    Have made many of these over the years with pvc and potatoes or apples for ammo. Sharpen the barrel end of pvc to help cut the potato dish to exact size when shoved in

  • @captinbluebeard2056
    @captinbluebeard2056 6 років тому

    Take this design and scale it up to fit giant tennis balls

  • @mountainbiker9579
    @mountainbiker9579 6 років тому +5

    Do something with pop rocks!

  • @feverdream3452
    @feverdream3452 6 років тому +11

    What happens if you put two sniper sights on a gun right in front of each other. Does it enhance the zoom? Also try putting one sniper scope on a gun and another scope in front of the sniper scope like a red dot sight. This should be interesting....

    • @mitchelll899
      @mitchelll899 6 років тому +1

      FallingJuiceBox their isn't enough space for two scopes. Each scope takes at least half them for the rings and the long range scopes extend past the upper in both directions even for cheap ones. They already make a red dot on magnified zoom combo they run $299-1,000 USD.

    • @lethal2453
      @lethal2453 6 років тому

      FallingJuiceBox short answer yes. Its typical for soldiers to have a 4 to 5x multiplier on a swivle for their holo sights.

    • @feverdream3452
      @feverdream3452 6 років тому

      Cayden Skinner your lucky I’m subscribed to them

  • @krafnamlologamingxd4442
    @krafnamlologamingxd4442 6 років тому

    😨 amazing
    Great work TKOR

  • @artwork5333
    @artwork5333 6 років тому

    The foam thing is unexpected😂 btw awesome vid!

  • @simplepyro7897
    @simplepyro7897 6 років тому +5

    Can I use PVC instead of the cans?

  • @GadgetsDiscover
    @GadgetsDiscover 6 років тому +6

    _'I know what you are thinking'_ *"don't start shooting you pets!"*

    • @logischesparadoxon3112
      @logischesparadoxon3112 5 років тому +2

      Gadgets Discover so what exactly do you mean?
      Don’t start shooting at the pets or shooting something with the pets?
      😂😂

  • @wolverine1013
    @wolverine1013 6 років тому

    Love the animations bro!!!!!

  • @hoggingice5235
    @hoggingice5235 5 років тому

    Nice idea of building a cannon!!

  • @hussainalnasar9545
    @hussainalnasar9545 6 років тому +8

    Notification gang

  • @animeirfan4057
    @animeirfan4057 6 років тому +5

    Try making a golf ball cannon.

  • @Psy6o
    @Psy6o 4 місяці тому

    We put tiny hole on the top lid of the bottom can all the way around with a bottle opener litttle triangles then a tiny triangle on the side of the bottom can near the bottom and get close to 1000ft with lighter fluid once its primed correctly

  • @huhfjhfj8941
    @huhfjhfj8941 6 років тому

    You can use the 3-pack tennis ball cans and tape them together into a cannon for a tighter fit

  • @nhojdeleyva2201
    @nhojdeleyva2201 6 років тому +5

    In the philippines if we don't have firecrackers or fireworks that is the thing that we use because that is loud😁

    • @m1yuuu_combatseawolf
      @m1yuuu_combatseawolf 5 років тому

      Yeah we use denatured alcohol as fuel and the lighter's igniting mechanism

  • @51savage73
    @51savage73 6 років тому +27

    would love to see if they could make a glow i the dark lolipop

    • @dandanthedandan7558
      @dandanthedandan7558 6 років тому +1

      51 savage why would you want to lick foreign chemicals off of a candy ._.

    • @iamsobanned
      @iamsobanned 6 років тому +1

      Candy is made of chemicals... Everything is made of chemicals.

    • @dandanthedandan7558
      @dandanthedandan7558 6 років тому

      iamsobanned Editted it

    • @epiccas6668
      @epiccas6668 6 років тому

      I don't think it would be edible, but I'm sure it would *Look* really cool!

    • @oqutzz780
      @oqutzz780 6 років тому

      Why would you do that!?

  • @crossmethod23
    @crossmethod23 3 роки тому

    Try cutting the top off of a soda can, turning it upside down and dropping it in the mortar, then the tennis ball on top of that. It works like a sabot. Works the best I've found, traps all the gas and propels it further

  • @NawaazBabamia
    @NawaazBabamia 6 років тому

    Nate's expressions in this video 😂😂😂

  • @benjaminbaber2114
    @benjaminbaber2114 6 років тому +4

    so it is a potato gun 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @valicove
    @valicove 6 років тому +3

    Make a diy ball Mill.

  • @gregpauley9982
    @gregpauley9982 6 років тому

    I used to make one when I was a kid. However, we did not use so many cans. When pop (soda) cans were steel we stacked six together. We also did not shove the ball so far down the cannon. We usually stopped the ball at the first can. Lighter fluid worked perfectly well because the combustion chamber was smaller with only six cans. We used to get great height and a very loud blast.

  • @The777tom
    @The777tom 6 років тому

    I have double walled cannon with a 3 liter combustion chamber and a 4 ft barrel. It has electric ignition so You can seal the camber completely and uses a mix of oxygen and propane as the fuel. It can lunch a sand filled tennis ball over 1500ft.

  • @teaexpert4672
    @teaexpert4672 6 років тому +4

    That's a CANnon, get it?😏

  • @matthewchen5843
    @matthewchen5843 6 років тому +4

    Can you put blood in a vacuum chamber

  • @edwinelzouki4989
    @edwinelzouki4989 6 років тому

    That's amazing!!!

  • @emtaruc
    @emtaruc 6 років тому

    U should be the king of random ideas

  • @nhojdeleyva2201
    @nhojdeleyva2201 6 років тому +3

    That is "boga" in the philippines...

  • @jackmccall9720
    @jackmccall9720 6 років тому +4

    Can you see what an airsoft gun can do to random objects btw love ur vidio thay always make my day

  • @leilaumfleet5022
    @leilaumfleet5022 6 років тому

    Aquanet works amazingly.

  • @3460usmc
    @3460usmc 2 роки тому

    You need to hold the cans going up your arm and after spinning the hole thing like a propeller with the fluid in it .Then set it down real quick put the ball in it and light it

  • @nathantzhang
    @nathantzhang 6 років тому +9

    666 VIDEOS OMG

  • @iota1224
    @iota1224 6 років тому +4

    Why are you buying clothes at the soup store

    • @unoske
      @unoske 6 років тому

      Snickwad So go to the next aisle

    • @averagearzyk2183
      @averagearzyk2183 6 років тому

      There's just more soup

    • @gibuswagen7729
      @gibuswagen7729 6 років тому

      Karl Kissner II WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE IS ONLY SOUP

  • @carlpoore4691
    @carlpoore4691 Місяць тому

    We used soda cans back in the 70's. Lighter fluid as explosive source

  • @harmankaloty1462
    @harmankaloty1462 6 років тому

    Glasses over glasses the new gangster

  • @zmblion
    @zmblion 6 років тому

    Best can opener ever...

  • @miishiewishie
    @miishiewishie 5 років тому

    His reactions are soOOOooOooOoOOoOo CUTE~ 😊

  • @edspeck4647
    @edspeck4647 6 років тому

    When I was young and did this we used steel soda cans as they fit the tennis balls tighter. The best fuel to use is calcium carbide or miners lamp fuel. We would put two or three "rocks" through a keyhole in the bottom can, add water, wait about 20 seconds and then ignite it. Tennis balls would regularly go 100 to 150 yards high.

  • @brandonmoger5073
    @brandonmoger5073 Рік тому

    Starting fluid is the best for it