The President:
Oh, what do we got here?
Joey Hudy:
It's an air cannon.
The President:
So this is an air what?
Joey Hudy:
It's an air cannon.
The President:
Air cannon?
Joey Hudy:
Uh-huh.
The President:
Okay, and what
would we use it for?
Joey Hudy:
I use it for shooting
marshmallows (inaudible).
The President:
Shooting marshmallows.
Okay, can we demonstrate?
Is it not safe to shoot
a marshmallow in here?
Joey Hudy:
Well, at 30 PSI, it
will go 176 feet, so...
The President:
So would it, like,
hit the wall up there?
Joey Hudy:
Yeah.
The President:
Would it stick?
Joey Hudy:
I don't know; it depends.
The President:
Let's try it.
Is it fully operational?
Joey Hudy:
Yeah.
The President:
Let's try it out.
Joey Hudy:
Okay.
The President:
Back up, guys.
(laughter)
We don't want to hurt you.
(laughter)
How long did it take you
to put this together?
Joey Hudy:
After I got all the parts
and was done planning,
it took me about a day.
The President:
About a day?
Joey Hudy:
The people at Home Depot helped
me build this part because it
was kind of difficult
to get it into there.
The President:
All right, back up, guys.
We don't want any injuries here.
This is a little impromptu.
You, too, down there.
Everybody -- I'm serious, guys.
I want you to move
over to this side,
because this thing is
going to go way back here.
All right, okay.
(laughter)
This is great!
You need some help?
Joey Hudy:
I got it.
The President:
You got it?
Secret Service isn't
happy about this.
(laughter)
Come on, let me -- you
know, that way I can feel
like an aide.
(laughter)
What pressure do we
want to get it up to?
Joey Hudy:
Thirty.
The President:
I can do this.
We're almost there.
Uh-oh, got to use two hands.
You happy?
Is that good?
Joey Hudy:
Uh-huh.
The President:
All right.
Okay, here we go.
Joey Hudy:
So you just press this
button right here,
and I'll probably angle it this
way so it doesn't hit that
person close there.
The President:
Yeah, I think that's good.
(laughter)
(loud bang)
Oh!
Oh!
Let's look at -- let's go
look at the marshmallow,
see what happened to it.
(laughter)
Speaker:
Bring it over.
The President:
Let's see.
It came out pretty fast, huh?
Joey Hudy:
Yeah.
The President:
It looks safe.
Joey Hudy:
Yeah.
I shot myself with it at
15 PSIs just so to make sure
nobody else --
The President:
You shot yourself
with the marshmallow?
Joey Hudy:
At 15 PSIs.
The President:
At 15 PSI, just to kind of test.
So you experimented on yourself?
Joey Hudy:
Yeah.
The President:
Well, outstanding.
Now, what grade are you in?
Joey Hudy:
Eighth.
The President:
Eighth grade.
Okay, so we got a bunch
of eighth graders here.
Congratulations.
You guys are all outstanding.
I'm really impressed.
Actually, I'm going to keep
your card just in case.
How are you, sir?
Student:
I'm great; how are you?
The President:
What's your name?
