Hello,
So I've gotten the Water Rocket bug.... ironic, since I live in the desert !!!
I used to make these types of rockets as a child in the UK, usually with an old lemonade bottle, a cork and a foot pump.
Now, some 25 years later, living in Dubai, my daughter needed a Science Fair project, and what better way to demonstrate newtons 3rd law, than with a rocket.
(hope the link works !!)
So with a basic (very basic) rocket under my belt, I proceed on to bigger, better, and more complicated rockets.....
Dave
From the sandy desert of Dubai......
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Re: From the sandy desert of Dubai......
...and so i proceeded to make a launcher (Clarke Cable Tie type), and quickly whipped up a rocket, with fins, a parachute, and an Airflap Release Mechanism,
which didn't work !!!
The rocket launched great, flew a beautiful ballistic arc, and tent pegged, squarely into the nearest sand dune.
The result:
Consequently, I have some Tomy Timers on order from China, and have plans for something more reliable
Watch this space
Dave
which didn't work !!!
The rocket launched great, flew a beautiful ballistic arc, and tent pegged, squarely into the nearest sand dune.
The result:
Consequently, I have some Tomy Timers on order from China, and have plans for something more reliable
Watch this space
Dave
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Re: From the sandy desert of Dubai......
to the forum!
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
- Albert Einstein
Sorry for malconstructions in my sentences, I am Belgian. And I was never good at making easy sentences.
- Albert Einstein
Sorry for malconstructions in my sentences, I am Belgian. And I was never good at making easy sentences.