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Homemade Plasma Gun Puts the Propane in Steampunk
| who says he was inspired by other plasma guns he’s seen on the internet—like the propane powered coiled bottle rocket launcher we told you about last October. But rather than sending an old Coca Cola two-liter soaring, his emits a big blue blast that looks like it would have really come in handy when the Martians invaded in H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds.
Johnson said he made his gun from “a 2×8, a MAPP-gas torch, some vinyl tubing, a steel pipe, pipe hangers and hose clamps,”
| and that its only purpose is to make him smile. It makes us smile too.
https://nerdist.com/homemade-plasma-gun-steampunk/
| That sounds extremely dangerous to use. Also, let's just call it what it is: a janky discount flame thrower.
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| We know a big part of the whole steampunk aesthetic is, you know, the “steam” aspect, but technology marches forth! Which is why this fantastic homemade, propane plasma rifle wouldn’t look out of place on the hip of a well-dressed gentleman in a top hat riding a dirigible.
This very cool looking contraption comes from Robert Johnson of the YouTube channel bouju1,