VACUUM CANNON

Demo Number	122
Location	Shelf 29 & rack over shelf 70
Description	Uses a PVC pipe and atmospheric pressure to launch a ping pong ball at several hundred miles per hour.
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Tips	This should be done where there is little risk of injury to students as the effect is quite violent. When fired from a distance of about 10 meters into a classroom wall, the ping pong ball is completely crushed. COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS ARE IN THE BOX! (outdated but sufficient) There are extra cans on shelf 15 in demo 9003 (Box o’ cans)

Colorado State University