Have we got the project for you: [Robert Hart]’s vortex cannon design. We’ve seen vortex cannons before, where you usually fix a balloon to the back of a trash can. Pull on the balloon ...

Inspired by the concept but lacking a giant laser, [Tom Stanton] build a small craft powered by a vortex cannon. Creating a vortex is hard enough, but creating a vortex with enough oomph to travel ...

creating the electromagnetic vortex cannon. In fluids (which includes gases) vortex rings can be created thanks to frictional ...