Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 8:18 pm
okay well today i had the idea to build a water squirting device with a balloon stuck inside a water bottle like a cps gun sorta. me and mone of my friends did a little, no a lot of tinkering and built this sweet booby trap. here are instructions:
Water bottle/balloon water squirter/ booby trap:
parts needed:
2 liter soda bottle with cap
electrical tape
about 5 feet of string
a regular party balloon
a drill with a drill bit about 1/4 inch across
a rubber hose washer
tent stakes(optional)
Camo spraypaint(optional)
to start,you need to stick the balloon inside the bottle, but leave some sticking out. strech this around the top of the bottle, down below the white plastic thing that comes attached to the cap. now the balloon is securely attached inside the bottle.next, drill a 1/4 inch hole in the middle of the cap. screw it on, and you're done with the bottle part.
you may want to test your bottle assembly now. to do this, press your sink's sprayer nozzle onto the bottle cap. now fill it up until the balloon is about 5 inches across, then move the spray head away really quickly and put your finger over the hole. to test it, just remove your finger(duh). it should spray about 10 feet.
to assemble the trip line, take the string and wrap one end with electrical tape until it fits very snugly in the hole you drilled in the cap. it sometimes helps to tie a knot in the string first and then wrap tape around that so you don't need to use up so much tape. next, stick the end of the string with the tape seal into the hole in the bottle. you might have to stick it in from the back, but you should be able to yank it out of the hole without too much force. if it gets stuck remove a layer or two of tape and try again. now to fill it, stick the entire taped part of the string down inside the bottle, place the rubber hose washer on the bottle cap to form a good seal(it's okay if the string is under the washer, although you may need to make a groove in the cap for the string if it leaks), then just press your sink sprayer down like before and spray. the next part is much easier if you have a friend. very quickly take the sprayer away and pull on the string at the same time. not enough to yank the string from the bottle, jus enough to jam the tabe into the hole and seal it. don't worry if it drips, it still lasts a long time.
now just prop it up around your base, and tie the other end of the sring to a tree.the tent stakes help keep the bottle in place when the string is pulled. if you want, you can paint it camoflage, this helps immensly. i painted my bottle and string green and brown, and covered the bottle with leaves. if you did'nt know it was there, i doubt you would notice it at all.
sorry my instructions were so long, it really is'nt that complicated, but i'll have pics up soon and those will help a lot.
Water bottle/balloon water squirter/ booby trap:
parts needed:
2 liter soda bottle with cap
electrical tape
about 5 feet of string
a regular party balloon
a drill with a drill bit about 1/4 inch across
a rubber hose washer
tent stakes(optional)
Camo spraypaint(optional)
to start,you need to stick the balloon inside the bottle, but leave some sticking out. strech this around the top of the bottle, down below the white plastic thing that comes attached to the cap. now the balloon is securely attached inside the bottle.next, drill a 1/4 inch hole in the middle of the cap. screw it on, and you're done with the bottle part.
you may want to test your bottle assembly now. to do this, press your sink's sprayer nozzle onto the bottle cap. now fill it up until the balloon is about 5 inches across, then move the spray head away really quickly and put your finger over the hole. to test it, just remove your finger(duh). it should spray about 10 feet.
to assemble the trip line, take the string and wrap one end with electrical tape until it fits very snugly in the hole you drilled in the cap. it sometimes helps to tie a knot in the string first and then wrap tape around that so you don't need to use up so much tape. next, stick the end of the string with the tape seal into the hole in the bottle. you might have to stick it in from the back, but you should be able to yank it out of the hole without too much force. if it gets stuck remove a layer or two of tape and try again. now to fill it, stick the entire taped part of the string down inside the bottle, place the rubber hose washer on the bottle cap to form a good seal(it's okay if the string is under the washer, although you may need to make a groove in the cap for the string if it leaks), then just press your sink sprayer down like before and spray. the next part is much easier if you have a friend. very quickly take the sprayer away and pull on the string at the same time. not enough to yank the string from the bottle, jus enough to jam the tabe into the hole and seal it. don't worry if it drips, it still lasts a long time.
now just prop it up around your base, and tie the other end of the sring to a tree.the tent stakes help keep the bottle in place when the string is pulled. if you want, you can paint it camoflage, this helps immensly. i painted my bottle and string green and brown, and covered the bottle with leaves. if you did'nt know it was there, i doubt you would notice it at all.
sorry my instructions were so long, it really is'nt that complicated, but i'll have pics up soon and those will help a lot.
