GUNPOWDER How-To Videos & Articles

Follow these gunpowder tutorials to learn all about gunpowder with WonderHowTo's collection of free how-to videos and articles, like Make gunpowder with flint and matches, Turn cotton balls into smokeless gunpowder, and Reload and fire a flint musket.

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How to make gunpowder with flint and matches

Make gunpowder with flint and matches

This video tutorial will show you how to correctly make gunpowder / flashpowder / Armstrong's Mix using just flint and matches. Go grab ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 1
Views 2,469

How to turn cotton balls into smokeless gunpowder

Turn cotton balls into smokeless gunpowder

Learn how to turn cotton balls into smokeless gunpowder with high school chemistry teacher Chris Schrempp.

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 0
Views 2,809

How to reload and fire a flint musket

Reload and fire a flint musket

Watch this video tutorial to see how to reload and fire a flint musket. The front clasp musket works by using a piece of a stone called ...more

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Curated 10 months ago by tenebrism | Comments 1
Views 3,013

How to reload firearms ammunition with a Dillon RL550B

Reload firearms ammunition with a Dillon RL550B

The RL550B is able to load rifle as well as pistol cartridges, so ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by tenebrism | Comments 4
Views 8,436

How to make penne alla vodka

Make penne alla vodka

For a delicious and simple pasta dish, try this recipe for a meal that's sure to please even the toughest critics. You Will Need * 1 lb ...more

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Curated 2 months ago by Howcast | Comments 0
Views 184

How to make a polumna firecracker

Make a polumna firecracker

This video tutorial will show you how to make a polumna firecracker, which is a traditional Mexican firework made of paper, with a fuse and ...more

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Curated 10 months ago by tenebrism | Comments 0
Views 950

How To Make a Harmless Smoke Bomb Using Household Ingredients

Make a Harmless Smoke Bomb Using Household Ingredients

Another sure-fire way to create chaos. This time, you only need ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 1
Views 4,168

How To Shoot a Handgun

Shoot a Handgun

Hollywood makes this seem simple, but to properly shoot, aim, and hit your target, there is more to it. There are many factors to take into ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 617

How To Make a Small "Timed Bomb"

Make a Small "Timed Bomb"

This is how to make a small "timed bomb", which has a very small flame blast area. Buy 4 cans of deodorant, available at most shops to any ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 3,546

Cai Guo-Qiang's (Literally) Explosive Art

Cai Guo-Qiang's (Literally) Explosive Art

Attention all WonderHowTo explosive-lovers, here is an artist that just may awe and inspire... China's Cai Guo-Qiang opts for more ...more

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By rmansur | Comments 0
Views 1,715

How to make a trebuchet

How to make a trebuchet

A what? The last time any man, woman, or child needed to make one of these siege machines was in 16th century Europe when gunpowder became ...more

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By bird crick | Comments 0
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Knit the Periodic Table

Science geeks everywhere: the ultimate knitting pattern. Creator apinnick made this amazing sweater displaying the Periodic Table of Elements for her husband, a microbiologist working in the ...

Ignite Prey and Light Cigarettes With a Laser Burner

Looking for an (explosively) fun Thanksgiving project this week? Something that involves fire and lasers? Check it out. YouTube creator StyroPyro lights ten matches in 9 seconds with a modded laser ...

Repair the World One (LEGO) Brick at a Time

Jan Vorman has installed quick LEGO-fixes all over the world - from Italy to Germany to Israel to Holland. Jan's "Dispatchwork" work creates a contemporary twist: colorful LEGO-street-art ...

DIY Ocular Assault Weapon

The latest in Graffiti-tech: How to write with your eyes. Via Instructables, "Behold the latest ocular assault weapon from the Graffiti Research Lab, openFrameworks, The Fat Lab and The Ebeling ...

Retro Electronics Papercraft For the Brazil '66 Crowd

Dan McPharlin has created some super-sweet retro electronics papercraft models. Click through to Dan's Flickr page to view the entire collection. Beautiful handmade cardboard models. Previously ...

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