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Tech hobbyist makes shoulder-mounted guided missile prototype with $96 in parts and a 3D printer — DIY MANPADS includes Wi-Fi guidance, ballistics calculations, optional camera for tracking (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Salt Petre? And Sugar, not all that different from the first rockets.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Potassium nitrate and sugar just as proof of concept. The first video is worth a look. He's released another but I haven't had a chance to check it yet.

[–] testfactor@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Has he released another video? I only see one on his YouTube page.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 1 points 2 minutes ago

Oh weird. I subscribed and got notifications but swiped them at the time.

Ok I just checked and they're still there for me....