How to Make a Match Rocket

by Bobman2 in Workshop > Science

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How to Make a Match Rocket

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Match rockets are fun and easy to use it will take you under 1 min to make one here is how:

I can not be held responsible for any blown of hands etc

What You Will Need

What you will need:

Aluminium foil
Scissors
Wooden matches X2
Your brain

Ok lets start

How to Build It

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Get 2 matches and place them on a piece of foil that you cut out which is about as big as the match then put the matches facing inwards so that the heads are touching each other like the second diagram shows.

How to Build It

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the next step is to role up the matches with the heads facing each other, trying not to brake the foil, about half way after rolling it up push one match so that the other one is 3/4 way up like this.

How to Launch It

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To launch the match rocket you need to light the rocket where the match heads touch put the short end of the rocket in the side of the match box like shown then your done

Now watch my video to find out more.

This is how you light a match rocket