You can probably find all of the materials for this simple project in your house. When you make one of these and throw it in the air, it will explode mid-flight. The principle of this project is the same as the dry ice bomb (squeezing too much gas into too small a container). Carbon dioxide [...]
A fun experiment with just salt, water and a battery from http://dangerouslyfun.com/electrolysis.html
Seperating elements or compounds by using electricity is called Electrolysis. Wit this project we seperate oxygen and hydrogen gases from water. CAUTION: if you collect the gasses, this can become a very dangerous project. Unless your battery has Platinum Electrodes, you [...]
Everything you want to know about catapults. Because you are Catapult Crazy!
Catapults were engineering feats of the Middle Ages and maybe you can’t build an actual catapult that can take down the walls of a castle but you can build a miniature just for fun and to show your friends. Here are projects and information [...]
Stink Bombs
They are terrible to smell, but so much fun to play with!! Here are instructions for how to use everyday materials to make your own stink bombs.
Here are some hints for pulling off the ultimate prank:
Danger Level
Materials
Tools
NEGLIGIBLE
A. 1 Egg
C. heavy duty needle or pin
moderate
B. box with holes in it
high
do not do this
how-to
1. [...]
A good hill, block of ice and bundling up are all you need to pull off this day of fun in the winter weather. Your local grocery store should have a block of ice at a reasonable price. Go to the top of your hill with a couple layers of clothing on, sitting [...]
Ready for an inexpensive, easy way to impress your friends and family? This is it! Materials for this project come from around the house.
Fire-wire shows that with enough oxygen, steel wool will burn just fine. A firework style pyrotechnic display is achieved when tiny pieces fly off the steel wool as you [...]
How to saw wood to make hand held stilts from http://dangerouslyfun.com/stilts.html
Want to raise your hight from one to three extra feet? These are adjustible and a ton of fun whether you are looking to get your blood rushing with 3 feet or rise above your friends at one foot. You need to wrap [...]
Learn how to build a potato cannon from http://dangerouslyfun.com/spud-gun/.
I am including this as a warning.
It is very dangerous and if you choose to do this, do it properly – away from cities first of all as it makes a very LOUD explosive boom. Also, you really can put an eye out with this one, so [...]
Powerful pistol that you could make within 5 seconds to shoot a ping pong ball from http://dangerouslyfun.com/ping-pong-pistol/
If you enjoy the Spud Gun, you will love this smaller, easier and less powerful version. Keep an eye open for common materials in your life and you should be able to collect all oif them. A [...]
Flammable gas filled soap bubbles are created with this unforgettable project. Once made you can move these bubbles to about any surface and watch them burn! They typically don’t light up the surface because the bubbles burn quick, long enough to impress anyone!
Danger Level
Materials
Tools
negligible
Small container with water
(None)
moderate
Cheap cigarette lighter
HIGH
Matches
do not do this
Dish soap
how-to
1. Add [...]
