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  2. Potato cannon - Wikipedia

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    A potato cannon, also known as a potato gun or potato launcher, is a pipe-based cannon that uses air pressure (), or combustion of a flammable gas (aerosol, propane ...

  3. Spud gun - Wikipedia

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    A spud gun or potato gun is a small toy gun used to fire a fragment of potato. To operate, one punctures the surface of a potato with the gun's hollow tip and pries out a small pellet which fits in the muzzle. Squeezing the grip causes a small build-up of air pressure inside the toy which propels the projectile.

  4. M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun - Wikipedia

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    The Colt–Browning M1895, nicknamed "potato digger" because of its unusual operating mechanism, is an air-cooled, belt-fed, gas-operated machine gun that fires from a closed bolt with a cyclic rate of 450 rounds per minute.

  5. Maxim M1895 - Wikipedia

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    In 1895, in response to the interest shown in the 40 pounds, air-cooled Colt-Browning M1895 (Potato Digger) in the U.S. machine gun trials, Hiram Maxim introduced his own air-cooled Extra Light gun weighing only 27 pounds (12,2 kg) alone and 44.5 pounds (20.2 kg) complete with tripod.

  6. Pneumatic cannon - Wikipedia

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    M61 Vulcan, a hydraulically, electrically, or pneumatically driven, six-barrel, air-cooled, electrically fired Gatling-style rotary cannon; M134 Minigun, a six-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire; Potato cannon, a pipe-based cannon that uses air pressure, or combustion of a flammable gas to fire projectiles, usually potatoes

  7. Toy gun - Wikipedia

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    A typical factory-made toy die-cast spud gun. The cap attached to the muzzle converts it into a water pistol, 2007. Spud guns are small toy guns used to fire a fragment of potato. To operate, one punctures the surface of a potato with the gun's hollow tip and pries out a small pellet which fits snugly in the muzzle.

  8. Frito-Lay employee reveals why bags of chips have so much air ...

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    A Frito-Lay employee explained why potato chip bags are full of air. TikToker Selena Aragon works in merchandising at Frito-Lay. When she posted a video that showed a rare bag of Cheetos that was ...

  9. Gas gun - Wikipedia

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    Potato cannon, a pipe-based cannon that uses air pressure, or combustion of a flammable gas to fire projectiles, usually potatoes; Propane cannon, a type of bird scarer; Riot gun, a type of firearm used to fire non-lethal ammunition for the purpose of suppressing riots or apprehending suspects with minimal harm or risk; Vortex ring gun, a non ...