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5 Minute Stomp Rocket (It will take you longer to read this instructable than to complete the project).

5 Minute Stomp Rocket (It will take you longer to read this instructable than to complete the project).

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I had seen stomp rockets on the site before, and had them in the back of my mind for a while as a project for the kids. When I decided to actually make some rockets and a launcher, I realised that I had the stuff on hand to do a quick 5 minute build while the kids watched. Watch Dad make stuff, and play with rockets! Double the entertainment!
 
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Step 1Gather tools and materials.

Gather tools and materials.
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1. Ordinary garden hose, 12mm.
2. I've found the 1.5 litre plastic bottle to work the best, but any size bottle of this type seems to work OK.
3. I used two types of tape because I had them, the wide tape on the rocket and the smaller stuff on the hose, but the wide stuff will do both jobs.
4. Scissors.
5. And the secret ingredient? An empty aluminium cigar tube. This is where time has been saved on this project. Using a pre-made tube for the rocket eliminates construction time.
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Oct 21, 2011. 7:59 AMiceng says:
Fun toy, a stomp away from the paper straw.

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