waterrockets' water rockets and the lil' waterrockets
04-06-08, 02:37 PM
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kids. Did he say "WTF?" Because I would die laughing after a good scolding.
One day my oldest daughter - in her younger days - walked in from outside and asked, "What the hell are ya'll watchin?" We still laugh about that.
One day my oldest daughter - in her younger days - walked in from outside and asked, "What the hell are ya'll watchin?" We still laugh about that.
04-06-08, 02:49 PM
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Making a kilometer blurry
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No, he was just asking what all the gear was in my shop 
04-06-08, 06:36 PM
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This thread is making me wet.
04-06-08, 06:59 PM
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04-06-08, 07:24 PM
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Making a kilometer blurry
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It was actually right next to the CU Engineering Center. 7 stories tall, and I got a couple shot way over the top. Highest single stage was ~400ft. I think my 2-stager got over 600, but didn't really measure (proof of concept that I never followed up on -- altitude is a SWAG based on flight duration). I have a friend who got a 2-stage to 1021ft (triangulated from three observers 1000ft from launch in different directions).
04-06-08, 07:30 PM
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This one is super simple. O-ring seal just proud of 1/2" PVC (sitting on 1/2" CPVC inside). That's the seal. To hold it on, a bunch of zip-tie heads going all around the launcher grab the bottle's neck. They're held on with a hose clamp. Slice a 1.5" piece of fluorescent tube cover up it, and it keeps the zip heads over the neck. Tie a string to the FTC and under the launcher. Pull string, FTC slides off zip tie heads, the let the rocket go...
04-06-08, 08:14 PM
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Does your potato canon rely on air? The best potato canons use hair spray / lighter as a propellant. A bit dangerous (ok, really dangerous), but quite the show at night.
