Author Topic: making a big bang (Read 1516 times)

bert-nc · « **on:** October 23, 2009, 11:52:50 AM »

I preparation for New Year's Eve, and later July 4th. Which will I get the loudest bang from, a cannon or a thunder mug. Considering both would be the same bore, and use the same amount of powder. Not intended for projectiles, only a lot of noise. Also should thundermugs follow the same guidelines as a cannon for wall thickness and powder amount used?

bert-nc

Double D · « **Reply #1 on:** October 23, 2009, 01:26:53 PM »

A thunder mug is simply a cannon chamber and should be made to the same safety standards,

cannonmn · « **Reply #2 on:** October 23, 2009, 01:49:39 PM »

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Which will I get the loudest bang from

There are a lot of variables, like one may be louder with a certain grade of powder. However, the folks who made thunder mugs for hundreds of years wanted something loud, and the mug is a device designed to maximize noise. With little or no scientific basis for my decision, I vote for the thunder mug.

subdjoe · « **Reply #3 on:** October 23, 2009, 03:07:09 PM »

You want noise? Buy a full scale field gun without telling your wife. The noise will go on for YEARS.

bert-nc · « **Reply #4 on:** October 23, 2009, 04:31:37 PM »

Quote from: subdjoe on October 23, 2009, 03:07:09 PM

You want noise? Buy a full scale field gun without telling your wife. The noise will go on for YEARS.

I think not telling her would be as dangerous making a powder chamber wall to thin.

bert-nc

RocklockI · « **Reply #5 on:** October 24, 2009, 07:08:15 AM »

Quote from: subdjoe on October 23, 2009, 03:07:09 PM

You want noise? Buy a full scale field gun without telling your wife. The noise will go on for YEARS.

from recent posts i'd guess a thunder mug would be best for shear blast and 'the effect ...' or "dizzy factor" as you are in front of the muzzle ......anywhere around it .

i thought about this , for no good reason i think a 1.25-1.5" bore with a bore length 8"s would do !

nice flash too

...

and 911 calls,

car alarms , fire trucks , police cars driving around the block and a plume of smoke that distracts the space shuttle .... oh yea ............neigbors peeping over the fence to check for survivors .

it would remind me of my kids teen age years .(says muttered prayer of thanks they lived)

i have rethought it ...i really dont need a friggin THUNDER MUG right now .....no not at all .

Mike Scott · « **Reply #6 on:** October 24, 2009, 08:40:09 AM »

everyone needs a thundermug or two

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia41AkZ4eHg

Cannoneer · « **Reply #7 on:** October 24, 2009, 10:10:52 AM »

I haven't seen these for awhile. Check out these two from our own Spielberg; the first one shows multiple thunder mugs being set off in a chain reaction. Ed is the featured player in this one, but you can also see Cannonmn's sense of humor on display with his impromptu shadow play.
The second vid shows a large bore bronze Spanish thunder mug that ends with a pretty impressive bang.

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