Glitter Gun

I made this a while back as a present for my sister.  It's a supersoaker Max D 500 modded to shoot glitter  and single fire 1 dart muzzle loaded.  This was really just for fun and to see if I could pull it off.
More pics and info after the jump

This works off the Bernoulli principal.  The fast flowing air in the barrel creates a low pressure area that sucks the glitter into the barrel where it is then shot out.

It can be used to shoot any particulate matter but the only other thing we have tried so far is sprinkles.

This is a close up of the glitter chamber which is made from a travel size shampoo bottle.  The clear tube runs from the bottom of the bottle to inside the barrel.

The hole at the top allows air to flow into the bottle which then pushes the glitter up the tube and into the barrel.  This hole was eventually covered by a gold mesh screen that is used in tobacco pipes.  This was just to keep the glitter from falling out of the bottle if it was held upside down or sideways.