In the last TE video, I showed some of the clips of fun we’ve had over the years with air cannons. In this video, I explain how our newest cannon works.

I’ve been playing with the format of the TE Labs videos lately and I’d like some feedback from our viewers – Do you like this video, with some informative content, or do you only want the smashing and crashing and vaporized meat? Get in touch.

There is even more detail about how to build a cannon like this on in the PopSci article How to Build My Newest Air Cannon.

The TE crew has had plenty of fun with air cannons over the past few years. From blowing up a bar window with the pirate cannon to vaporizing meat in the ghetto, the same concept has defined all of our cannons: Fuck ‘em if they can’t take a joke.

Also check out this video for more about how the newest TE cannon works.

A few days ago we looked at the pirate ship from the 2007 Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby in Philadelphia. Last year, in 2008, the TE crew built a life-sized, human-powered version of a Panzer Kampfwagen III in 11 days. After a short lived reign of terror, the tank was transformed into a pink camouflaged piece of public art installed in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia.

Watch the video in the full article.