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How to make a match rocket

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

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Step 1What you will need

What you will need:

Aluminium foil
Scissors
Wooden matches X2
Your brain

Ok lets start

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13 comments

Jun 4, 2010. 1:37 PMinstruct39 says:

dude this is sick nasty, and i actually have everything to make it. 5*

P.S. where i come from sick nasty means awesome for the people that think that isnt a complement.

Mar 5, 2012. 4:35 AMRSV26 says:

can i ad more tin foil

Mar 5, 2012. 4:19 AMRSV26 says:

no video

Jul 2, 2011. 1:59 AMknexinglemon says:

Jun 27, 2011. 11:50 PM

daggerofblood1243 says:

hmmmmm... that was hard to work out (i'm not jokeing)

Jun 27, 2011. 11:50 PM

daggerofblood1243 says:

hmmmmm... that was hard to work out (i'm not jokeing)

Feb 23, 2011. 8:05 AMhandyjim says:

i have made one of these and me and my friends fired it and it made me jump :)

Feb 22, 2010. 9:26 PMtaneorox says:

roll up with heads facing each other. ^_^

Try saying that. It took me 10 minutes to figure out why mine wasn't working.

Feb 15, 2010. 11:30 PMaahh says:

Nov 16, 2008. 12:55 AMLftndbt says:

Good ole' coles budget foil rockets. I would like to see you develope this already "done" project. It is one thing to provide details of a pre-existing project. It is a completley different thing to take a existing projects and develope it into your own work that will be remember as such. Please don't fall victim to being "over looked". I would suggest you modify this I'ble to include something like a triple rocket or a two stage system where-in there are two separate ignition chambers which will provide an extended flight. Either of those two ideas will make this I'ble stand out for some time... They are both very easy to do and I would be happy to help you. Then you could change your title to "Super Mega match rocket of death" Triple/double stage ignition. Your comments/views will go through the roof as it is a "new" idea of yours. Where in AU you from? I'm in Sydney.