Things got a little loud around here last night!
Pedro and dad finished making his potato cannon and then had a blast (literally) testing it!
The plans came from the book Backyard Ballistics
The parts were all easy to find at a hardware store or Wal-Mart, and putting it together went really fast.
But the best part was hearing the explosion and seeing that potato fly!
They had a few misfires and a few duds, but even more “blow it out of the ballpark” explosions which sent the younger two kiddos into the hay field to find the potato! (Yes, mom was cheap enough to make them find the same potato and shoot it until it was obliterated!)
What a great way to learn a little science!
I think Dad had as much fun as the boys!