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I love to build dangerous things, as long as they don’t cause any real damage. I probably shouldn’t build dangerous things, considering the world seems to have plenty of those already, but I do. And in this instructable, I’m going to show you how to make a coil gun. I should clarify: I love to build dangerous things, I don’t like to do dangerous things. I also don’t like to cause any sort of harm ever. So I guess I’m not crazy after all. One thing is certain, I’m crazy enough to build a device that uses high voltage and intense magnetic fields to make bits of metal fly through the air at high speeds. In this instructable, I’m going to show you how I used an old disposable film camera and some wire to make a coil gun. Yes, a coil gun. (A magnetic linear accelerator if you prefer the technical terms)”

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