r/interestingasfuck • u/Wololo--Wololo • 1d ago

This guy invented the shotgun axe

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u/BolunZ6 1d ago

The activation of the bullet seems too late, without counter force it + hard surface it would bounce the axe back to the user. OSHA would have a stroke if they saw that axe

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u/Extreme_Design6936 1d ago

The vents kinda go out to the sides. If the axe does not bite into the material the vents expel the gas out the sides with no real recoil to the user.

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u/Dargon34 1d ago

Not only that but this doesn't improve anything.

If that were a proper 8lb maul, it would just split the wood lol. He had to purposely not hit it hard so that the blast splits it.

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u/Extreme_Design6936 1d ago

It improves the fun factor. Which was the goal of this design. It was just a fun project to build something cool which it looks like was very successful. The goal was never to make chopping wood easier or more efficient.

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u/Dargon34 1d ago

Gotcha, on all points it is very cool

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u/InverseMidasTouch 1d ago

It reminds me of the patrol powered pogo stick that also kinda ignited too late but your body would absorb the shock.

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u/frogkabobs 1d ago

That’s fair, but the point of the explosion is the blow the pieces of wood apart sideways, not increase the strength of the axe swing

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u/StarpoweredSteamship 1d ago

There's no shot in the round. It's a 12 gauge blank. Only the power load is used.

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u/jabeith 1d ago

The shot isn't what causes kickback, it's the powder expanding. Blanks have kickback. It does look like the explosion vents sideways and sledges are quite heavy, which would make me think that it's probably relatively safe from flying back at you.