Erbert and Gerbert Create Giant Air Vortex Candle Cannon

posted by Scott Beale on Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

To celebrate their 20th anniversary, sandwich restaurant chain Erbert and Gerbert created a giant air-powered Candle Cannon to blow out the candles on their birthday cake.

Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how the Candle Cannon was created.

Previously Erbert & Gerbert made a Human Flipbook using 150 t-shirts.

Thanks to John for the tip!

filed under: Food, Video

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2 comments on “Erbert and Gerbert Create Giant Air Vortex Candle Cannon”

  1. In 1987, Survival Resarch Labs built a shockwave vortex cannon powered by a propyline/oxygen explosion. The device was powerful enough to break windows several hundred feet away.

    http://srl.org/machines/shockwave/

  2. True, SRL’s shockwave cannon could probably eat this guy for lunch. I think they should challenge each other to a duel.

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