If using EHT to fire the gun, after launch, switch off the mains. Do NOT touch any wiring or make adjustment if the voltmeter is still registering a voltage.

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The demonstration can provide a useful illustration of the principle behind the internal combustion engine. It needs careful pre-lesson preparation, but only takes five minutes to perform.

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Apparently this “limited” release vodka and souvenir AK-47 shaped bottle has been around for a while. Today was the first time I had ever seen or heard of it. Wear eye protection throughout.The bang is not loud enough for students or the teacher to need to protect their ears.

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Police then discovered that it wasn’t a real weapon that had been pointed at the officer – it was a liquor bottle made in the shape of a gun. A fizzy drinks bottle is used as these are designed to withstand pressures up to 20 atmospheres. Do NOT use a bottle larger than 500 cm 3. Use a heated cork borer of suitable diameter to cut a hole in the base of the plastic bottle so that the size 17 rubber bung fits very tightly in the hole.

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To fire again the air in the bottle must be replenished by removing the sparking assembly and blowing through the bottle. It may be necessary to dry the sparking assembly with a tissue.

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Jessie Shamarchi Petrin, 24, was charged with possession of an imitation weapon dangerous to the public peace. In this ‘alcohol gun’ experiment, students observe what happens when a mixture of ethanol vapour and air is ignited using an electric spark inside a corked plastic bottle. The resulting minor explosion fires the cork across the room. The class will need to be seated at a safe distance from the demonstration, while maintaining a good view of what is happening. Equipment Apparatus Squirt 1 cm 3 of ethanol into the bottle. Shake to ensure vaporisation of the alcohol and mixing of the vapour with air. Do NOT enrich the atmosphere with oxygen. Ethanol (IDA, industrial denatured alcohol), CH 3 CH 2 OH(l),(HIGHLY FLAMMABLE, HARMFUL) – see CLEAPSSHazcard HC040A. Do NOT use any other alcohol other than ethanol (IDA).

Remember the Champagne Gun? You know, that toy that turned an erstwhile regular bottle of sparkling wine into an alcohol-powered Super Soaker. It’s awesome and all, but taking up both hands sure isn’t fun when you’re trying to enjoy yourself at a party. The Bubble Blaster offers a one-handed alternative. Insert the cork gently in the mouth of the bottle, ensure the bottle is securely clamped, and fire the ‘gun’ by turning up the EHT voltage or squeezing the piezoelectric lighter – the latter may have to be pressed several times before the mixture ignites. There will be a bang, and the cork will be fired a distance up to 5 m.