Project Hookshot.
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I'm a giant fan of Legend of Zelda, and I always think of neet inventions to make from games. This is probably the hardest, one yet.
I want to make a Hookshot. Preferably the one from Twilight Princess, or similar. But I have a few questions.
How could I get the chain to come out of the hookshot? Motor?
How could I get the chain to come back into the hookshot after missing/failing a shot?
Also, what makes the chain come out of the hookshot in the game? Is there a button on the hookshot, that link presses to make it come out?
This is a hard one.
Thanks.
I'm a giant fan of Legend of Zelda, and I always think of neet inventions to make from games. This is probably the hardest, one yet.
I want to make a Hookshot. Preferably the one from Twilight Princess, or similar. But I have a few questions.
How could I get the chain to come out of the hookshot? Motor?
How could I get the chain to come back into the hookshot after missing/failing a shot?
Also, what makes the chain come out of the hookshot in the game? Is there a button on the hookshot, that link presses to make it come out?
This is a hard one.
Thanks.
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thats what i was thinking. you could get like 3-4 of the CO2 cartriges that they use in airsoft guns. then you could take a cheap airsoft gun and use the mechanism it uses to open the canister.ATOMICMAN wrote:i can see a one shot design.
co2 to shoot it and a motor or spring device with a clutch to reel it back. i wouldnt expect anything great to come out of this though. its something that will never work like in the game.
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You could in theory have a spring in that would recoil the chain/cable. However I don't think that would make the "hookshot" light enough to fire with one hand. The idea of using CO2 or compressed air is a nice idea but it will limit the number of time it can be used vastly.
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I have seen a device about the size of a small gas can that can pull a person up the side of a ten story building in a few tens of seconds, so something with functionality at least similar to that of the hook shot could be possible.
Of course you'll be hard pressed to force a hook to "stick" to any substance at all. I image you'd need a hellish amount of force to lodge a barbed metal probe beneath the surface of any material, firing at a distance.
Of course you'll be hard pressed to force a hook to "stick" to any substance at all. I image you'd need a hellish amount of force to lodge a barbed metal probe beneath the surface of any material, firing at a distance.
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nah if you build it correctly you shouldnt need to worry. Ive made rockets cars and such and never had one explode on me before.lifeisbetterwithketchup wrote:I wouldn't do that. It could blow up in your face (literally).Rekarp wrote:You could use a model rocket engine to propel the hook somewhere. But it would be a one shot deal.