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[nerfer34]

Ok I got two foldable frisbees from CS. I have tried folding them to make the grenade but I still can't get it to work. I have tried over an hour messing with it and I finally gave up. I am getting a 5 foot spread and I hear of people getting 40-50 foot spreads. I have tried the "clam" way but itt just doesn't work. Can someone please draw a diagram or take a pic or video or just explain it in words. I would appreciate this GREATLY as I really look forward to having a sucessful grenade. Thanks
edit fixed sp

Edited by nerfer34, 28 April 2006 - 06:28 PM.

[Flaming Hilt]

A 50 foot spread? Are you sure? 'Cause that's a lot of distance. I mean... *looks up and down hall* that's 45 feet... and... well I could take a picture but it seems to me like getting a spread bigger then that would be pretty darn hard unless you were at least 50 ft. away.

Cause then...
22.5 22.5
\.........../|
.\........./.|
...\...../...| 50
....\.../....|
.....\x/.....|

Angle x is only... 48.44 degrees. Which is 24.22 degrees either direction (divide by two for left and right).

Actually, wait, that actually makes sense. If a grenade can launch a dart out at at least 45 degrees, then:
22.5 22.5
\.........../|
.\........./.|
...\...../...| x
....\.../....|
.....\90....|

90 b/c it's 45 to the left and to the right.
Side x is... 22.5 ft.

SO, as long as the darts fly at least 22u1/2 feet after release, it's possible. Assuming you get a 45 deg. angle launch from your grenade. Which doesn't seem all that difficult to me, actually, especially from a folding frisbee. Those things tied up are like compressed steel springs.

So, the one suggestion I have for you: throw it harder. Maybe even get a launcher... half a sphere, perhaps, that throws the frisbee... hmm...

Sorry if that trig was too much for ya.

[nerfer34]

Well captain slug said he was getting 50'. I think I am making or forming the grenade wrong. Can anyone guide me on how to make it? Thanks Flaming.

[nerfer34]

Sorry for the DP but I am hosting a neighborhood war in 2 days and can someone PLEASE explain how to use these things. Help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks

[Flaming Hilt]

Try putting a rubber band around it, and then throwing it straight up. If the band comes off before it hits peak height, put on another one or wrap it tighter, Once you get it set to release after dropping, then try throwing it as hard as you can where you want it (45 deg angle).

I've never used one so I'm just trying things out.

[Meaker VI]

I'm pretty sure that all the info on Barricade busters can be found in the homemades section, not in the mods section. There are several topics on it.

I don't remember any 50' claims (although I didn't read Captain Slug's, so perhaps you should ask him), but I thought that the grenade spread in all directions, not just at an angle. But here is the topic, as hosted by Renegade, the inventor of the thing.

[CaptainSlug]

It took me 2 hours of practice with stock darts and stefans to get the right kind of fold and throw. I'm getting 40 or 50 feet TOTAL out of the grenade throw. The frisbees themselves can only propel the darts 15 or 20 feet. Renegade's video shows pretty much the result I get. But I prefer to throw it side-handed rather than over-handed. The spread you get kind of depends on where you put the darts when the frisbee is folded.

I'll get around to making a video once the semester is over. But for now just experiment more with the folding.

Edited by CaptainSlug, 02 May 2006 - 10:30 PM.