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That's and idea. How about model rockets stuffed with heroin or cocaine? Elastic launched gliders? Kites? Potato cannons?That may work.

Tunnels and subs are old news.
Those plucky Mexicans are so innovative.

Here's a nice potato cannon link:
http://www.spudtech.com/

Why a Potato is better than a Printer.

As you said, printer weighs more than 30lbs and it doesn't fit in a bag very well.

There are two ways to spell potato. Just ask Dan Quayle.

No "do I use USB or Centronics?" dilemma with a potato.

French-fry grease stains easier to clean up than a busted box of laserjet toner.

No one has ever had their identity stolen when someone pulled a potato skin out of the trash.

You don't have to run out to Staples and spend $43 in supplies just to use a potato.

When you are through with a potato, you don't need to shred it just to be safe.

You can get cool potato guns. No one sells a printergun yet.

Tater Tots taste a lot better than Lil' Lexmarks.

"Can this technology used for making weapons?"

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You just have to learn to think like this guy
and turn yourself into a human one of these.

The reason bullets can be propelled faster than the speed of sound, is that the speed of sound increases with temperature. The speed of the projectile is still lower than the speed of sound in the hot propelling gas. To achieve supersonic speed in a potato cannon, you need to use combustion. This has been done with the hybrid cannon design. Some pictures hare here. More infor can be found on the Spudgun Technology Center Forums (registration required) At these speeds, a spud is reduced to juice and starch.

Remember the good 'ol days of aqua-net hairspray, a bag 'o potatoes, and a compressed air gun made out of PVC??? :)
I've never thought about putting fireworks in there... Thanks Disney!
spudtech

There's only one place to get those: SpudTech
Home to some of the most ridiculous potato cannons anywhere.

• Spudguns Yahoo Group
• Spudgun Technology Center Has a T-Shirt Launcher for Much Cheaper.
• Spudguns.org
• Pyro's List of Spudgun Links around 500 Links

$1400 for some plastic and CO2 is absurd. Built a pneumatic spudgun for less than $100, and it'll shoot farther. SpudTech.com

If someone is interested in a cheaper solution (or to make thier own) see here

The also have some really cool stuff with machined aluminum potato cannons using propane and oxygen!

T-shirts are nice, and everything, but please, do tell, does it launch potatoes?

Spudgun Technology Center

Yes, there is actually a site that will build a spudgun for those who are technically challenged.
They will also build spudguns (or help you spec out your own) for those who have to one-up their neighbor.

I'm afraid we Americans have the corner on potato-launching weaponry: Mega-Launcher

If the Germans manage to craft one of these, they can start bombarding London again.

These have been around for years. There are plenty of dedicated sites. Even different models. One site shows pictures of a hand-held aluminum model that uses a laser site! Just look up potato gun in google and you'll get a plethora of sites.

Here are the first two for those of you who are lazy.
spudtech
spudlauncher

looks like a lot more fun
or this

What about spud guns? Well, you do need kind of a large office...

First, it's rubber bands and potato plug guns with a range up to 100 ft (btw, those are fun!).

Then it starts to escalate, as the potato plug guns are replaced by hand held laser-guided bolt-action aluminum SP9004 potato rifles.

In the end, you have seven inch air cannons shooting frozen chicken carcasses around the office at 391 mph.

Ok, I realize the that last example has not yet been used in an office setup, but I'm confident that, given enough bored guys and industrial quantities of beer, it will happen one day.

Just imagine the look of your PHB when you point this baby at him after he's pestered you about your daily status report. Hmmmm, maybe this is a good thing.

oh, is that where Tomb Taider came from?

Is that a game about dead potatoes?