The ballistics of humble potato is a time-honoured research topic for everyone who likes things that go bang. The focus of such work is usually on the launcher itself, with the projectiles being ...

Pneumatic potato guns that use compressed air are legal as long as they aren’t used like a weapon. (Creative Commons) Question: Is the use of bait launchers legal in California? I have seen many ...

When a 13-year-old east Orange County boy looked down the plastic barrel of a homemade potato cannon last week and pulled the trigger – thus exploding a potato into his eye – he left deputies with a ...

The potato launcher, a beloved spud-flinging project for DIY tinkerers everywhere, is grandfather to most non-lethal gas-propelled armaments, like the paintball gun and the crowd-pleasing T-Shirt ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Sunshine Coast. Followed categories will be added to My News. Cameron Scott Stallan, 17, used PVC pipe, an ignition and a flammable aerosol can to make the gun, ...

CABLE, Ohio, June 28 (UPI) -- Doctors in Ohio treated three men Monday who were injured when a metallic potato gun exploded, the Dayton Daily News reported. The Saturday night blast killed Kyle ...

MANVILLE — Keep your eyes peeled. A 911 caller reported to police last month that someone in a silver-colored Ford wagon was firing a small-caliber gun at the soccer fields off Huff Avenue around ...

CABLE, Ohio, June 28 (UPI) -- Doctors in Ohio treated three men Monday who were injured when a metallic potato gun exploded, the Dayton Daily News reported. The Saturday night blast killed Kyle ...