Air vortex cannon
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An air vortex cannon is a toy that releases doughnut-shaped air vortices — similar to smoke rings but larger, stronger and invisible. The vortices can ruffle hair, disturb papers or blow out candles after travelling several metres.
An air vortex cannon can be made easily at home,[1][2] from just a cardboard box.[3]
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In 2012, a large air vortex cannon was built for Czech Television program Zázraky přírody (Template:Lit). It was capable of bringing down a wall of cardboard boxes from Script error: No such module "convert". in what was claimed to be a world record.[8]
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References
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- ↑ The Vortex Cannon - Student Science at YouTube. Accessed February 2013.
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- ↑ Erbert and Gerberts Candle Cannon at Youtube. Accessed 9 Jan 2011
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External links
- Home made vortex cannon using a cardboard box and a smoke machine from The URN Science Show.