How to Make a Cheap Smoke Bomb

Get a ping-pong ball and wrap it in tin foil., Poke a hole in the top of the wrapped ping-pong ball., Put two bricks a little bit apart on a non-flammable surface and gently wedge the ping pong ball between them (with the hole facing up). , Use a...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Get a ping-pong ball and wrap it in tin foil.

    Use a hobby knife, small screwdriver, a toothpick, or ice pick. ,, This may take 5 to 10 seconds. , Because the smoke is toxic and it smells bad.

    Run quickly and cover your nose.

    If you are afraid of holding it or if its in a windy situation you could use a fuse.

    Fuse could be bought in stores or you could create it from paper.

    To do it, you need to take a paper (size depends on your bomb), wrap 1/2 of the bomb using the paper but, if you wrap them all, the result is that it wouldn't smoke, but a huge fire.

    So, after folding it 1/2 of the bomb, you need to make a tail out of it.

    Now as usual, light up the tail.

    Yes it's slow but its better if you do this on windy days.
  2. Step 2: Poke a hole in the top of the wrapped ping-pong ball.

  3. Step 3: Put two bricks a little bit apart on a non-flammable surface and gently wedge the ping pong ball between them (with the hole facing up).

  4. Step 4: Use a lighter to heat the bottom.

  5. Step 5: Back away quickly at first sign of smoke.

Detailed Guide

Use a hobby knife, small screwdriver, a toothpick, or ice pick. ,, This may take 5 to 10 seconds. , Because the smoke is toxic and it smells bad.

Run quickly and cover your nose.

If you are afraid of holding it or if its in a windy situation you could use a fuse.

Fuse could be bought in stores or you could create it from paper.

To do it, you need to take a paper (size depends on your bomb), wrap 1/2 of the bomb using the paper but, if you wrap them all, the result is that it wouldn't smoke, but a huge fire.

So, after folding it 1/2 of the bomb, you need to make a tail out of it.

Now as usual, light up the tail.

Yes it's slow but its better if you do this on windy days.

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