Nov 6 2009Holy Smoking Cans: 5,000 Volt Can Crusher
Bob David went and built himself a 5,000 volt can crusher just because he could. That's what I love about people: they do things for no reason. Also, some of them smell good. But don't let 'em catch you sniffing! If you care how Bob built the thing you can watch the first two minutes, but you look ADD-y, so skip to 2:15 for the action. Cool, huh? Now, let's snort some Adderall.
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Reader Comments
1. Max - November 6, 2009 5:43 PM
FIRSTIES!!!!
woot
2. jaime - November 6, 2009 5:44 PM
i bet the GW would love to put his penis in there!
jk, jk.
3. Closet Nerd - November 6, 2009 5:44 PM
I don't even have the patience to wait for 2:15 of the video to load.
4. Pat - November 6, 2009 5:49 PM
Guy's glasses, vest and mustache are the best part!
5. shellshell - November 6, 2009 5:50 PM
Bet this guy has the bodies of his 4 previous wives stashed away in his garage.
6. Drew Wilson - November 6, 2009 6:17 PM
GW he didnt build it he says he bought it on ebay. you gotta love ebay!
7. Volt Wrong - November 6, 2009 6:23 PM
"Yes Honey, I'll be up in a minute...I know I've been working on this for over a month...It was only eight hundred total. Nine if I'd have gotten that gauge...It'll still work, I know. But wait till you see what it does sweetness..Heh Heh Ooooh boy, will you be impressed!"
8. Akbar Lightning - November 6, 2009 6:24 PM
wow, i have a can crusher with almost the same crushing power, in fact i have two, their called MY HANDS!...
9. hackbar geekman - November 6, 2009 6:26 PM
snorting adderall is soooo 2008... geez....
10. stereotypical - November 6, 2009 6:43 PM
Reminds me of a girl I dated once . . .
11. Nimoy's Complaint - November 6, 2009 7:07 PM
Epic Fail. You should see the video of the can I ran over with my SUV. And it was full.
12. CaptainMorgan - November 6, 2009 7:08 PM
What!? The can was EMPTY? What a chickensh*t. Use a full can of WD40 instead. That's what a REAL MAN would do. Blow up some flamable lubricant!
(I also love how the guy put the power cord so close to the 5,000 volt coil)
13. ~☻,_∫∫ ∕∕-][ Ỵ ([¦¦ ([]) ][-¦¦ ☻~ - November 6, 2009 7:44 PM
nifty he should like cut off the top of the can and sick a GI JOE in there or better yet that bitch barbie. If she's so popular how come you have to buy her freinds?
14. TipTapperz - November 6, 2009 8:02 PM
I like how you can hear the balloon boy news coverage in the background at the beginning.
I think this guy should make a bigger one with a coil the same size as a can, to completely vaporize it!
15. PPPEEEWWW - November 6, 2009 8:10 PM
Sure would suck to get ur penis stuck in that thing.
16. Manny - November 6, 2009 8:24 PM
Drew, he bought the power supply on ebay and turned it into a crusher... doosh
17. Logie - November 6, 2009 9:08 PM
I could, no I did, use them on this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbpuaY6cNeA&sns=em
18. Logie - November 6, 2009 9:12 PM
Oopppps, I meant this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23FXhAOp_Xs&sns=em
19. Ocelot - November 6, 2009 11:47 PM
I like how he's all "Yes! Yes!" You can tell he's freakin stoked.
20. JJtoob - November 7, 2009 12:55 AM
He looked like a teacher. Too bad kids are freakin retarded, but I wish my science teachers did stuff like that in school. But some idiot kid would probably stick their hand or someone's hand in the thing. I hate teenagers.
21. LSDiesel - November 7, 2009 1:08 AM
This machine sucks.
22. J - November 7, 2009 4:17 AM
Thats pretty much the most retarded thing i have EVER seen. Be a farken MAN, smash the can on your forehead like a normal person.
23. Tylith - November 7, 2009 6:14 AM
Would have been cool if it destroyed the whole can and not just a tiny section in the middle.
"But that's what left of the soda can, verrrrry little."
If you say so doc.
24. Denim - November 7, 2009 6:30 AM
yes ... yes ... plea - sure,
that sounded like a freakin robot man, tie him to the machine and lets blow a hole through him !
25. Ebee - November 7, 2009 9:12 AM
This guys clothes remind me of mr rodgers, the can got crushed but i thought it was going to totally destroy it he needs a more powerful flux capacitor i guess.
http://www.shopstunguns.com
26. Spacemonkey43 - November 7, 2009 9:25 AM
I would argue that that is not a can crusher so much as a can destroyer. To truly crush the can, no part of it should be left intact. If he's using the principles I think he is using to 'crush' the can, then it should be possible to use a similar rig in a different configuration to truly crush the can...something akin to a coin shrinker.
27. this guy - November 7, 2009 12:36 PM
heh, bob the builder.. please say im not the only person to notice what GW did there?
28. naas - November 7, 2009 2:02 PM
it was a little anti-climatic I have to say.... I didn't read any of the above comments because weekend commenters are generally idiots(@25-27 for example)so if anyone else said just what I did - then I agree with that person
29. ~☻,_∫∫ ∕∕-][ Ỵ ([¦¦ ([]) ][-¦¦ ☻~ - November 7, 2009 7:42 PM
this dose kind of give you an idea of the slap felling you get from a shock
AND GW SHOULDN'T GET SATURDAYS OFF DOSE THE POPE GET SATURDAYS OFF!?
30. STOMPY - November 7, 2009 8:07 PM
Where is GW gone..give us some updates otherwise Ill have to kill naas...!!!
31. SWRV - November 7, 2009 9:02 PM
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33. bahhum - November 8, 2009 1:18 AM
how long is this gonna be the latest post, i need something new to get me through the day.
34. chaoticdaniel - November 8, 2009 3:30 AM
Is that an otter covering its ears on the wall?
35. Led Downlights - November 8, 2009 5:21 AM
lol - great post.. bout time someone figured out a way to really crush those damn cans
36. Ickorus - November 8, 2009 7:57 AM
Now all he needs to do is tell someone its a penis enlarger.
37. cabbo - November 8, 2009 8:08 AM
This piece of crap can crush a can, but the large hadron collider can't even take on some bread. If you're worried about a machine destroying the world, GW, worry more about this thing.
38. Nick - November 8, 2009 12:11 PM
GW, i hate it when you dont post for so long :@
39. cabbo - November 8, 2009 12:49 PM
Then do something cool GW can post. Build a stone dragon that shoots fireballs, dress up like megaman, then jump onto it just in time to not get burned to death.
40. gabe - November 8, 2009 1:18 PM
Post something!
41. me - November 8, 2009 2:05 PM
this is such a shitty post to last all weekend! Booo!
42. Muerto - November 8, 2009 2:37 PM
POST SOMETHING NEW
43. Jaded Icon - November 8, 2009 3:21 PM
@naas: Are you insane??!!!? Think of the applications of that technology!! I only have two words for you: Instant Bacon.
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45. Oscar Vaca - November 8, 2009 4:42 PM
I had a physics teacher freshman year that would always do awesome things like this. Every day, something new. GW we're missing you. Where the hell are you?
46. Taylor - November 8, 2009 7:34 PM
Just watched this on time warp in slow-mo
47. Gerradactyl - November 8, 2009 7:58 PM
He's still on his Adderall binge. Or maybe the comedown.
48. me - November 8, 2009 8:32 PM
wow... when that thing moved like an inch after firing, was it the guy getting scared and pushing it when he jumped, or did the machine move on its own just with electricity?
49. Colonial Pap Handling. - November 8, 2009 8:36 PM
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50. z4x0r - November 8, 2009 9:29 PM
Oh, man I love plasma pinching! That's pretty much the same as striking the can with lightning around its circumference.
51. me.vicky - November 9, 2009 12:05 AM
Still no updatey? I hope GW is okay.
52. cupcake - November 9, 2009 12:51 AM
deer GW ,
i miss u <3
53. Darkness - November 9, 2009 3:09 AM
GW come back! It's not your fault man. It's not your fault. -__-
54. Liz - November 9, 2009 3:24 AM
damn your addicting site, im sick of looking at this video! show me something worth my time like lego men jumping on boobies.
55. That Girl - November 9, 2009 4:14 AM
I know that yesterday you were at the dinosaur state park and so I forgive you.
But today I have found no excuse. You don't even leave us with a contest to occupy our time. I want some buckyballs. Quit holding out!
56. Android Boy - November 9, 2009 5:38 AM
We miss you GW.
57. Me - November 9, 2009 7:28 AM
i think he eloped with one of the dinosaurs at the dinosaur state park....
I will forever miss him :( until i stalk him down and replace his dinosaur love >:(
58. gabe - November 9, 2009 7:48 AM
@54 Hehehe, boobies.
59. random - November 9, 2009 8:18 AM
o no's, gw died..no post's since the 6th.
60. Jaded Icon - November 9, 2009 8:41 AM
@ 43
OMG, OMG! Someone is copying my tag name and using it for nefarious deeds! Oh wait, your just giving naas a hard time? Carry on....
61. STOMPY (wants your mario kart friend code) - November 9, 2009 9:12 AM
wow, all that time on that machine and I can still crush a can better with my sack....
62. Ollie Williams - November 9, 2009 9:24 AM
What in the hell is that dude listening to?
63. Me - November 9, 2009 9:52 AM
WE LOVE YOU!! DON"T JUMP!! ALL IS FORGIVEN :'(
Come back GW...
now..
as in NOW.... i need my fix
64. lookaze - November 9, 2009 11:58 AM
damn robots, release him into freedom!
65. naas - November 9, 2009 1:44 PM
@43 Jaded Icon - hot damn instant bacon, you are correct. I did not consider that at all
66. Jaded Icon - November 10, 2009 12:37 AM
ur all fags
67. Trellius Prime - November 10, 2009 1:25 AM
Bob The Builder got scared. Dude jumped fast as hell did that machine shut off after that "crushing"?
68. Jaded Icon - November 10, 2009 7:12 AM
@ 66
Is that why you troll this site? Are you looking for a little homohanky-panky?
69. Cinna - November 13, 2009 6:42 PM
Really? I'm going to be the first one to post it? I guess I have to.
Blowjob Girl on Youtube...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hm7pp_JFOs
You are soo kinky! You're so kinky, I'm going to do this thing with my hands. *SMACK* *SMACK* *SMACK* It flattens the whole thing out for you.