matchstick crossbow

[BigK]

The demise of my desktop trebuchet was a sad day. That thing was fun. It would launch a peppermint candy around 30'.

Here's my new office weapon. It slings a match hard enough to knock over a pack of smokes at 10' away (when I can hit it).

Edited September 13, 2014 by BigK

[BigK]

sorry, Tapatalk is having trouble with images Edited September 13, 2014 by BigK

[BigK]

[BrasilNuts]

I want to know if you can hit a piece of sand paper and get it to light.

[TrickyNicky]

Haven't your coworkers learned yet not to mess with you? #### gets real when you mess with BigK!

[BigK]

I haven't tried yet, but I did cut one end off of a q-tip and turn the other end into a torch with some vaseline and a lighter and launched it. It looked really cool in the dark.

[BigK]

I added a push-up trigger by drilling a tiny hole and using a modified nail to release the string more smoothly. Yeah, I know it's corny, but I was bored.

[DaveTN]

That clearly is a destructive device used by terrorists. Answer the door; it’s Homeland Security.

[Fourtyfive]

Launch some strike-anywheres at a brick wall and they will make a loud pop sound ...

[peejman]

Awesome.

[BigK]

[quote name="Fourtyfive" post="1189640" timestamp="1410700850"]Launch some strike-anywheres at a brick wall and they will make a loud pop sound ...[/quote] You know those little snap/pop whatchamacallits at the fireworks store that feel like a lil sack full of gravels til you throw them on the ground or squeeze them too hard and they pop? I'm gonna try taping some to the ends, so they "explode" on impact.

[Fourtyfive]

You know those little snap/pop whatchamacallits at the fireworks store that feel like a lil sack full of gravels til you throw them on the ground or squeeze them too hard and they pop? I'm gonna try taping some to the ends, so they "explode" on impact.

That's what S/A's do when you shoot them at a hard surface. Try it with a BB gun, just drop it down the barrel and shoot ; no BB required. Edited September 14, 2014 by Fourtyfive

[QuietDan]

I haven't tried yet, but I did cut one end off of a q-tip and turn the other end into a torch with some vaseline and a lighter and launched it. It looked really cool in the dark.

 

It's all fun until the house gets set on fire . . .  :pleased:

[Fourtyfive]

That clearly is a destructive device used by terrorists. Answer the door; it’s Homeland Security.

Possibly a AOW with SA's ?

I hear black helicopters .....you know , that hideous black stealth sound .... Edited September 15, 2014 by Fourtyfive

[NoBanStan]

Reminder:  Need to get BigK out of the house more often....

 

This is what happens when I don't get out there on a regular basis.

[Grand Torino]

:rofl: You clearly have a lot of extra time on your hands.  That's really cool.... :lol:  :up:

[BigK]

Reminder: Need to get BigK out of the house more often....

This is what happens when I don't get out there on a regular basis.

You're just jealous because it still takes you 3 tries to tie your own shoes ... 4 tries if you forget how the "bunny went under the log" story goes.

[BigK]

:rofl: You clearly have a lot of extra time on your hands. That's really cool.... :lol: :up:

It's what happens when there's no good TV on.

[NoBanStan]

You're just jealous because it still takes you 3 tries to tie your own shoes ... 4 tries if you forget how the "bunny went under the log" story goes.

Hey that rabbit is a real sob....

[BigK]

Why do you think I wear slip-ons?

[NoBanStan]

Why do you think I wear slip-ons?

Bun-yuns

[QuietDan]

Why do you think I wear slip-ons?

 

One word for you: Velcro.

[maroonandwhite]

Have you tried adding fletchings to the matches?  :cool:

[BigK]

Have you tried adding fletchings to the matches?  :cool:

 

Because of how short the matchstick is and how it has to lay in the channel on top of the crossbow, fletchings would get torn right off. Regardless, you'd be surprised how stable they fly. Occasionally, a warped or malformed one will curve in flight, but the straight ones go pretty darn straight.

[maroonandwhite]

Because of how short the matchstick is and how it has to lay in the channel on top of the crossbow, fletchings would get torn right off. Regardless, you'd be surprised how stable they fly. Occasionally, a warped or malformed one will curve in flight, but the straight ones go pretty darn straight.

Must be the extra weight of the match on the front helping it fly straight. Either way pretty cool! I have been wanting one of those USB powered desktop launchers for a while now but this is just as cool.