Water Cooler Bottle Blaster

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By Michael Colombo
Posted 2011/11/22 @ 12:00 pm
Category Makers, Science, Workshop

Welsh company BCB has developed what is essentially a potato cannon on steroids. Called the Wall Breaker, this pneumatically charged cannon launches water cooler bottles at 984 feet per second.

Need to break through concrete in a hostage situation? No problem. Want to rip a giant hole through a cargo van? They have you covered.

This was developed for the British military, so I’m not sure we’ll be seeing a consumer version available anytime soon. Impressive all the same.

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12 Responses to Water Cooler Bottle Blaster

John Wood on November 22nd, 2011 at 12:14 pm said:

In ‘merica we use big guns.

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Anonymous on November 22nd, 2011 at 12:49 pm said:

Not as impressive when you realize that those are all unreinforced concrete block walls. Let’s see what happens with a wall built to modern building codes.

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- Anonymous on November 22nd, 2011 at 5:41 pm said:
  
  They aren’t even mortared together, they are just stacked. I could throw a boot and it would be almost as effective.
  
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Matthew Daughtrey on November 22nd, 2011 at 1:44 pm said:

Cool device, but that video isn’t doing them any favors. The music is completely inappropriate and the tech specs detract from what you’re supposed to be watching.
Also I can’t help wondering if small explosives wouldn’t be a better solution. Smaller and lighter, and you don’t need to tow around a honking great cannon.
Still, fun at parties.

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Jeff on November 22nd, 2011 at 2:32 pm said:

How does this compare to a packet of C4 the size of a deck of cards?

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Clay Roe on November 22nd, 2011 at 3:24 pm said:

Interesting…but can it knock down a cinder-block wall?

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Anonymous on November 22nd, 2011 at 3:59 pm said:

Maker version on youtube in 3, 2, 1……

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Joseph Kain on November 22nd, 2011 at 4:33 pm said:

I want one of these for the office!

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Andy Callaway on November 22nd, 2011 at 10:41 pm said:

Yep. That’s the only way to deal with a Transit van.

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Darrel E. Edson on November 23rd, 2011 at 7:40 am said:

I have neighbors, I want one.

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Rahere on November 23rd, 2011 at 9:06 am said:

Sure beats delivering water bottles by trolley, though.
As far as their claim it won’t hurt those inside, I’m not sure I’d like to be under the wall as it collapses, though.

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water coolers on February 20th, 2012 at 11:19 pm said:

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