It's a well-documented fact at this point that plenty of Americans don't want to wear masks to protect themselves and others from COVID-19. But maybe they'd change their tune if it was possible to fire a "gun" that shoots a mask on to someone's face?

That's the idea YouTuber Allen Pan came up with and worked to invent. He prefers to think of it as a "mask launcher," and as you'll see in the above video it's definitely still a work-in-progress. But it's at least a fun idea, using a CO2 cartridge and weights attached to each of the mask strings to get it secured.

Is it a perfect invention? Nah. But do you get to see it in action in this delightful video, in which Pan takes his creation to the conservative California town of Huntington Beach? Hell yeah.

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Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.