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50 cents to 2,300ft ..100# to 28,884 ft....youtube...let's see ..  |
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Robert
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« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2018, 02:38:46 AM » |
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I wish I knew about that along time ago. I used to get the Estes rockets and had a blast but they were expensive when I was a kid.  I have to remember this its a great way to have some fun. |
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“Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that.”
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« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2018, 04:19:07 AM » |
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What are we talking about?
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Remember, if you are on a bike and wreck with a car no matter how "in the right" you are you are going to lose. RIDE LIKE EVERBODY IS OUT TO GET YOU!!
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« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2018, 06:00:22 AM » |
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Don't know about sugar, but I had a little rocket that used vinegar and sodium bicarbonate.
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« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2018, 06:51:26 AM » |
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Anyone remember these? OLD SCHOOL  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpz_8iu3vnIThis is the Estes rockets that I used to fly as a kid.  https://youtu.be/E6e_Wj-LBXk |
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“Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that.”
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« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2018, 02:53:45 PM » |
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Googled the sugar rocket thing and anyone that tries it (more power to them) but is dangerous as hella d anyone hurt doing it deserves what they get.
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« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2018, 03:25:27 PM » |
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Googled the sugar rocket thing and anyone that tries it (more power to them) but is dangerous as hella d anyone hurt doing it deserves what they get.
Cant see how this one went wrong..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4i5qZveCy4Such a secure launch pad.... not |
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« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2018, 04:19:03 PM » |
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well my younger compatriots came up with ....realistically ..shouldn't our kids keep up with what the other kids around the world ....?....the world is a fluid place...it's not like some 12 y.o. are going to like do what we should do..follow Ben Franklin ....??
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« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2018, 04:54:33 PM » |
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well my younger compatriots came up with ....realistically ..shouldn't our kids keep up with what the other kids around the world ....?....the world is a fluid place...it's not like some 12 y.o. are going to like do what we should do..follow Ben Franklin ....??
I feel like I'm trying to solve a riddle when reading your posts. ??? |
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« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2018, 05:39:31 PM » |
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study history...
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« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2018, 05:56:38 PM » |
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Never ask a geek 'Why?',just nod your head and slowly back away...  IBA# 22107 VRCC# 7976 VRCCDS# 226 1998 Valkyrie Standard 2008 Gold Wing Taxation is theft. μολὼν λαβέ |
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« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2018, 06:02:51 PM » |
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If I fired that off in my Regan National Airport, military base controlled airspace I'm afraid I would just disappear.
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« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2018, 06:34:07 PM » |
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well my younger compatriots came up with ....realistically ..shouldn't our kids keep up with what the other kids around the world ....?....the world is a fluid place...it's not like some 12 y.o. are going to like do what we should do..follow Ben Franklin ....??
I feel like I'm trying to solve a riddle when reading your posts. ??? I’m with you Rob, Craig |
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« Reply #14 on: November 22, 2018, 03:25:26 AM » |
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In my youth, I did a lot of risky/silly things.   I think I'll leave this to those that still have the need to learn some things the hard way. I'll pass.  Rams |
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« Reply #15 on: November 22, 2018, 05:04:27 AM » |
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I built and launched many Estes rockets in Jr high time frame. I also learned how to launch tennis balls a couple thousand feet in the air with a cannon made from soda cans. Soda cans don't work anymore because they are just very thin aluminum.
Today you have to use vegetable cans and search for just the right diameter to slide a tennis ball in without too much slop. I made one with my son some years ago and we had to duct tape the tennis ball to get a good fit but we got it to work.
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« Reply #16 on: November 22, 2018, 05:39:18 AM » |
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Not that I would ever condone such hooliganish behavior, but it's truly amazing what you can make with two bolts, a nut and the heads from a few matches... (Seriously, if you do this, be VERY careful, when I was a child "a friend" may or may not have launched a very heavy bolt 100+ yards using this method! It would be very dangerous, possibly even lethal, if it hit someone.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMRkI_z0Wnc |
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