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Mercob
Mercob
Tennis ball impact grenades :)
Aug 11 2008, 2:58 AM EDT | Post edited: Aug 11 2008, 2:58 AM EDT
First off these will give about a 2m fire diameter and a 5m blast radius in which if there is shrapnel around could prove quite deadly...

Items you will need:
Tennis ball
about 10 packs of matches which will cost all up about $1
throwdowns or gunpowder ( i realise that we dont use gunpowder today and its sumfin like blackpowder but i dunno the name)
scissors
duct tape
lighter (to melt the duct tape edges)
zippo or another good fuel which doesnt evaporate that quickly...

1. start by puncturing a 1.5cm hole but 1.5cm in the tennis ball and drop a few throwdowns in there.
2. Cut all the heads of the matches off place it so it is almost full make sure there is no air gaps.
3. Fill the remaining gap with more throwdowns.
4. Duct tape the hole and melt the edges with the lighter... be careful not to heat the ball to much or there is escape powder everywhere as this can set it off.
5. before you throw the ball cover it in a fuel that is highly flammable and will not evaporate very quicky, i suggest zippo fluid
6. throw it at the zombies :)
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SidChepley
1. RE: Tennis ball impact grenades :)
May 18 2010, 11:18 PM EDT | Post edited: May 18 2010, 11:18 PM EDT
That actually sounds like a really good idea. Not a safe one, but it sounds cool. Have you tested this before? Do you find this valuable?    
Jahadaz
Jahadaz
2. RE: Tennis ball impact grenades :)
May 18 2010, 11:22 PM EDT | Post edited: May 18 2010, 11:22 PM EDT
I believe it came out of the cookbook so my skepticism is pretty high. Do you find this valuable?    

SidChepley
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May 18 2010, 11:25 PM EDT | Post edited: May 18 2010, 11:25 PM EDT
"I believe it came out of the cookbook so my skepticism is pretty high. "
Yes, but it still sounds like it could be fun if one day you have nothing to do and happen to have some tennis balls and 120-200 match heads. :3
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Jahadaz
Jahadaz
4. RE: Tennis ball impact grenades :)
May 18 2010, 11:31 PM EDT | Post edited: May 18 2010, 11:31 PM EDT
You can shoot a strike anywhere match out of a bb gun and it will go *bang* when it hits something hard. Absolutely no damage though. I'm thinking this would do the exact same thing. Do you find this valuable?    

SidChepley
5. RE: Tennis ball impact grenades :)
May 18 2010, 11:35 PM EDT | Post edited: May 18 2010, 11:35 PM EDT
Yeah, your most likely right, you would be better off with a...you know, a firearm? I would take a gun over an exploding tennis ball any day. Do you find this valuable?    
John_234
John_234
6. RE: Tennis ball impact grenades :)
May 19 2010, 12:46 AM EDT | Post edited: May 19 2010, 12:46 AM EDT
I'm thinking the formula was intended to be weak as a homemade impact grenade is very unreliable. Do you find this valuable?    
Carnack
Carnack
7. RE: Tennis ball impact grenades :)
May 19 2010, 2:12 AM EDT | Post edited: May 19 2010, 2:12 AM EDT
Ineffecient. Makes a loud bang but it can do that in your hands as you make it.

Plus you use up a LOT of matches for just one ineffective weapon.
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AlexHigginbotham
AlexHigginbotham
8. RE: Tennis ball impact grenades :)
May 19 2010, 6:52 AM EDT | Post edited: May 19 2010, 6:52 AM EDT
Another piece of crap from the cookbook.

www.thedisease.net

That place trumps the cookbook 100-1.
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