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Because potatoes only last one shot!
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Tennis balls, that is.

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This is a box of 50 Tennis balls that I bought off of EBAY. There are literally thousands out there, and some can be bought really cheaply, with free shipping if you look around.

They're cheaper than potatoes, and reusable.

Duane :)
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That's a lot of balls :) now to send them to the stratosphere!
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Same thing for golf balls too! Used ones are cheap in bulk buckets!
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I'd much rather shoot tennis balls than potatoes. In fact, potatoes is a horrible ammo. Gunks up the gun!

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I got 400 1" super balls off ebay for 20 dollars shipped. :D
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you've got fluffy balls you know :D


I wonder how that affects aerodynamics - from what I've read bald tennis balls spin a lot more than fluffy ones. Though if that's caused by air resistance doesn't that imply that there is more drag and they are less than optimal
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Bald?
leave me out of this please...


I've heard the fluff is added to cause drag and grip intentionally.
Without it a tennisplayer would have less control over the trajectory.

Playing tennis with a tater sucks.
They stopped doing that all together.

Although it did lead to the invention of French fries.
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Friend of mine once did that at school with a tennis racquet and an apple... It worked surprisingly well... Perfect apple fries :D

We also tried it against a fence with the same effect:
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So pig cannon + grate = bacon?
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noname wrote:So pig cannon + grate = bacon?
:shock:

This is *exactly* why I'm leaving Europe. What remains an insane idea here becomes a feasible possibility in North America :D
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I watched the video and thought what a slow cannon, until I saw the launcher. Not bad for that style launcher.
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This is *exactly* why I'm leaving Europe
So you've got the balls to leave me here????
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Brian the brain wrote:So you've got the balls to leave me here????
Let's face it Brian, no matter how short you cut your barrels, Europe is not big enough for the two of us :D
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Technician1002 wrote:I watched the video and thought what a slow cannon, until I saw the launcher. Not bad for that style launcher.
We alternated throwing, he plays tennis and I have a baseball background.

A rather efficient launcher :D
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Jsr, not everyone is completely crazy just about 1/4 of the population. :lol: i am probably in that group. :D
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