[joe] and [ryan] built Thumper for their high school FIRST robotics team. The cannon itself is a solenoid-fired compressed air launcher that gets its juice from three large PVC tanks stored in the ...

In total, 87 semi trucks are used for the M72 tour. However, not all 87 can fit on Virginia Tech’s campus. At this point in the tour, zero tour buses are used. Once the crew gets to Philadelphia ...

The Geek Group is at it again! Many years ago they built Project Thumper, a 1,600V @80,000A electrical impulse … well … “thumper”. For those of you that don ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Wednesday marks a highly anticipated event for many in our hometowns--Metallica is bringing its M72 World Tour to Virginia Tech, and a former Hokie played a key role in ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Metallica's M72 tour kicked off in Syracuse on Saturday night at the JMA Wireless Dome. More than 47,500 fans were in attendance and helped the band break and set the Dome's new ...