The Hot Dog Launcher: Everything You Always Wanted to Know

Posted by Stacy in Food & Drinks, Funny, Video Clips on November 26, 2008 at 9:33 am


It’s all about turkeys this time of year, blah blah blah. What about the hot dog?

Slashfood found a great video about the effort it takes to design the Phillies’ air cannon that shoots hot dogs at games. This is scientific stuff – they go through small trial runs and even position people in an otherwise empty stadium to gauge how far they can launch and figure out the angles. But you can see that they have a lot of fun with it.

Even better, Red Tettemer, the ad agency that created the video, has redesigned their home page to reflect their dog dedication.

Via Slashfood


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17 comments to "The Hot Dog Launcher: Everything You Always Wanted to Know"

  1. Rocky Rook
    November 26th, 2008 at 9:34 am

    That is very funny! I remember playing with the potato gun which seems a lot like a hot dog launcher.

  2. sw
    November 26th, 2008 at 9:43 am

    wait, they seriously shoot hotdogs out into the crowd? do people eat them? the clean up crew must hate this thing.

  3. gtron
    November 26th, 2008 at 10:29 am

    i smell a lawsuit (with mustard and relish)

  4. Evilbeagle
    November 26th, 2008 at 10:33 am

    All it takes is one militant vegetarian that likes to be offended to ruin the fun in this for everyone if one lands near him or her.

  5. yawn
    November 26th, 2008 at 11:07 am

    to my snobby eyes, this is just another symptom of why this country is going downhill all the way, people getting excited about a mascot for a professional sports team firing shitty processed food at them. and with a Baltimore/Philly accent, two of the most annoying sounds. empty, shitty lives. yes I'm a snob, but not all cynics are wrong...

  6. Stacy
    November 26th, 2008 at 11:14 am

    They shoot hot dogs at ICubs games as well - it's fun and no one gets injured. And they are definitely eaten. If you're going to be worried about projectiles at baseball games, I'd be much more concerned about the ball. :)

  7. SenorMysterioso
    November 26th, 2008 at 11:17 am

    hot dogs are delicious and even more so when fired out of an air gun

  8. Rick
    November 26th, 2008 at 1:32 pm

    The Kansas City Royals also shoot hot dogs from a hot dog launcher into the crowd. I was at a game once where the hot dog literally exploded as it was launched. Bread and hot dog chunks flying everywhere like shrapnel. It was great.

  9. Sid Morrison
    November 26th, 2008 at 2:17 pm

    I take exception to this highly suggestive food being eaten in front of children

  10. intelnm
    November 26th, 2008 at 3:53 pm

    kids love hot dogs and they don't even think that way about them.

  11. Xinavera
    November 26th, 2008 at 4:42 pm

    This needs to be part of the Allstar Game. Which major league mascot/team has the best ballistic tubesteak system? Points will be awarded for range, accuracy and rate of fire. There will be three divisions: human-powered (or is that mascot-powered), pneumatic, and open (anything goes; I'm thinking rockets).

  12. Ali S.
    November 27th, 2008 at 12:31 am

    Oh yeah! Here in Canada we shoot Poutine! That's right. Poutine! :D

  13. ZLOGBLOG
    November 27th, 2008 at 4:19 pm

    3:44 "i'd rather have a hotdog hit me than a ball"

    -that's what she said...

  14. John S
    November 27th, 2008 at 5:53 pm

    Love it!

  15. renderanything
    November 28th, 2008 at 10:50 am

    Ummm, that is what she said zlogblog.

    I'm just wondering what other traditional foods we can shoot at people now that we've harnessed the power of compressed air. Cracker Jacks? Beer? Maybe a home version where you can launch apple pie across the living room.

  16. vero4902
    November 29th, 2008 at 1:46 pm

    I had no idea they shot hot dogs out at games... that's awesome!

  17. Annie Heckenberger
    November 29th, 2008 at 8:24 pm

    Hey there: Thanks for posting this on ur blog. We had a ball shooting the piece (no pun intended, I swear!).

    @sw: in response to ur question do people eat the hotdogs shot into the crowd? The answer is yes - they are wrapped well before propelled! Also, the crowd moves eagerly to catch the hotdogs, and catches are rarely fumbled;)

    You'll have to come to Citizens Bank Park next season for a Phillies game and check it out!


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