Re: ihc-digest V5 #72 Mandera's potato gun

[Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided>]

On Sat, 20 Dec 1997, Steve Stegmann wrote:

> Tom,
> 
> You looked down the barrel of a potato gun when you fired it!?!?!?!?!?!
> 
> That wasn't real smart.  Compare the amount of energy needed to throw a 
> potato 100 yds with a shotgun.  Same rules apply.

Heh.. there wasn't any spuds in there.. but I was having a hard time just 
getting the hairspray to ignite.. the one time it DOES light is when I 
stick my head in front of it.. ;(

I knew it was a bad idea *instantly*. :-)