Assisted son Ian with a science project over the weekend, that the whole family got a kick out of. Who doesn't get a kick out of firing home made rockets? Empty plastic soda bottle, stopper made from a cut up bike tube, crude wooden launcher, bike pump - you're in business.
Fill bottle half way with water, attach pump, balance in crude stand and pump away. At around 50 psi it would blow out the stopper and head for the stars - well, almost. Still, some pretty impressive heights and good cheap fun.
Video taken from local school yard. First few test launches from our back yard resulted in a lost bottle that sailed over the neighbors house, so we had to move to a larger test facility. Even so, we eventually lost this bottle on the school roof.
NASA has nothing to worry about.....
That was amazing. What is next gerbils in orbit? :-)
ReplyDeleteHello Eddy, Enjoyed checking out your Blog, really liked the video of your daughter Amy learning to ride, as a matter of fact I liked it so much I stole it, I linked to you, hope you don't mind, if you do, let me know.
ReplyDeleteenjoy the ride.
Yo Eddy von Braun!
ReplyDeleteGood old cheap fun. Let's see what you can do with a cardboard box!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the comments. Yeah - this goofy kind of stuff is fun. Good family time as well.
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