T-Shirt Cannon tube, blower, rolled t-shirts
tennis ball cannon, tube, four multicolored balls, lighter, ethyl alcohol

 

Code Number: 1H11.20

Demo Title: Tennis Ball Cannon - T-Shirt Cannon

Condition: Excellent

Principle: Recoil

Area of Study: Mechanics

Equipment: 

Tennis Ball Cannon and T-Shirt Cannon.

Procedure:

Press the T-shirt barrel attachment onto the leaf blower.  Insert a tightly wound T-shirt into the barrel and press the switch on the leaf blower.  

Much practice will be needed with the Tennis Ball Cannon.

References:

  • Michael Courtney and Amy Courtney, "Acoustic Measurement of Potato Cannon Velocity", TPT, Vol. 45, #8, Nov. 2007, p. 496.
  • Brett Taylor, "Recoil Experiments Using a Compressed Air Cannon", TPT, Vol. 44, #9, Dec. 2006, p. 582.
  • Laura Hendrix, "Labs That Are a Blast", TPT, Vol. 34, #4, Apr. 1996, p. 212.
  • Joseph M. Zayas, "Experimental Determination of the Coefficient of Drag of a Tennis Ball", AJP, Vol. 54, #7, July 1986, p. 622. 
  • William Gurstelle, "I Defend my Backyard with a Bottle Bazooka", Popular Science, Vol. 288, #1, Jan/Feb 2016, p. 90.
  • William Gurstelle, "Hurl Wiffle Balls At 50 MPH—With A Leaf Blower", Popular Science, Vol. 286, #9, Sept. 2014, p. 69.
  • Richard E. Berg, "Demo Hints: Vacuum 'Bazooka'", PIRA, Vol. 3, #6, Oct. 1988, p. 4.
  • D. Rae Carpenter Jr. and Richard B. Minnix, "M-562. Tennis Ball Cannon", DICK and RAE Physics Demo Notebook, 1993.
  • Aaron Titus, Stephen Irons, and Mike Timmins, "Vacuum Cannon Question", Tap-L Discussion, 10/03/2002.
  • Neil A. Downie, "9. Vacuum Bazooka", Vacuum Bazookas, Electric Rainbow Jelly and 27 Other Saturday Science Projects, p. 70 - 79.
  • Jian Q. Shao, "Vinegar Cannon", 29:131 - General Laboratory, Class Project Presentation, 05/01/1998.
  • Tik L. Liem, "6.5. The Lighter-Fuel Cannon", Invitations to Science Inquiry – Second Edition, p. 183.
  • Steve Shropshire, "Demos That Burn, Demos That Boom: Softball Cannon Activity", AAPT Summer Meeting 1998, Session CA5.
  • Steve Shropshire, "Demos That Burn, Demos That Boom: Potato Gun Projectile Motion Activity/Lab", AAPT Summer Meeting 1998, Session CA5.
  • Steve Shropshire, "Demos That Burn, Demos That Boom: Tennis Ball Cannon Action/Reaction Demo", AAPT Summer Meeting 1998, Session CA5.
  • William Gurstelle, "Build a T-Shirt Cannon", Popular Mechanics, Oct. 2011, p. 108.

Peyton D. Woodson, "'Toy Gun' Mishap Blinds Teen", Star-Telegram, 04/16/2003.