The potato gun was loaded with an apple. But whoever left the device outside Bel Pre Elementary School in Silver Spring over the weekend apparently picked an overly plump apple or misjudged the ...

A Rhode Island man opened fire on his neighbor's home this week — using corncobs and a homemade potato gun. Jeffrey M. Osella, 50, has been feuding with his neighbor for the past 13 years, police say.

The ballistics of humble potato is a time-honoured research topic for everyone who likes things that go bang. The focus of such work is usually on the launcher itself, with the projectiles being ...