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In Reply to: RE: I had one too! posted by Jwm on March 20, 2012 at 14:11:08:
I loved those rockets you would fill with caps and throw in the air. I also loved anything that flew or drifted like a parachute.
I think that I can top you with my home made rocket. When I was in high school I built what I thought was a rocket for my science class. I took an empty Co2 tube and filled it with Paper match heads that had been soaked in lighter fluid and sprinkled with firecracker powder. I then strung firecracker fuses together and stuck one end into the Co2 tube. I built a launching platform from an old erector set and placed my rocket in the launch pad. The science teacher and the class all came outside to witness the launch. I lit the fuse and quickly stepped away from the rocket which I was sure would soon be in orbit.
Next thing we heard was a very loud bang, a crumpled launch pad and no rocket. I think that I may have inadvertently built a gernade rather than a rocket which I never saw again. The whole experiment ended with the instructor laughing hysterically.
Caution: Don't try this on you own.
Years later, I realized how lucky I was not to have killed anyone with my toy rocket.
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- I remember it well - JayG 14:57:12 03/20/12 (5)
- RE: I remember it well - Jwm 18:21:03 03/20/12 (4)
- RE: I remember it well - JayG 23:20:55 03/20/12 (3)
- RE: I remember it well - Jwm 06:15:51 03/21/12 (2)
- Makes perfect sense to me - JayG 20:56:49 03/21/12 (1)
- RE: Makes perfect sense to me - Jwm 05:51:43 03/22/12 (0)
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