Baseball disintegrates on impact when fired from DIY supersonic cannon
I have a confession to make. I am obsessed with watching YouTube videos where everyday objects are launched from cannons. It doesn’t matter if it’s candy, Christmas tree trimmings, household junk, or even produce. There’s something strangely cathartic about watching consumer goods launched at records speeds. Now you might be thinking “What exactly goes into making a successful DIY cannon video?” Well, all you really need is a high-powered cannon and a collection of items that will smash spectacularly upon impact. Like a pressurized vacuum cannon that can launch a baseball faster than the speed of sound. In a recent video, Destin from the YouTube channel SmarterEveryDay demonstrates how to construct a supersonic baseball cannon. Please, don’t try this at home. This is incredibly dangerous.
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Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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