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Match Rocket

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May 14, 2011. 1:24 PMtrazodone says:

best rocket ever. i used ex large matches and flew out of sight. SWEET!!!

Jan 17, 2009. 8:44 PMrasengan96 says:

mine hit my eye

Mar 27, 2011. 10:38 AMdontkillpenguins says:

fail

Dec 28, 2010. 10:44 AMsuperawesomekid78 says:

ouch.

Jun 25, 2010. 10:12 AMmabster says:

I bet that hurts

Jan 30, 2010. 9:35 AMChromatica says:

lol

Jan 25, 2010. 7:35 AMmacmccune says:

sucks for you

Dec 31, 2009. 6:12 AMd3struction says:

srry for u

Dec 14, 2009. 8:55 PMChr1spy says:

haha smooth move :)

Jan 30, 2009. 9:35 AMBigev says:

Mar 17, 2011. 7:59 AMburdockwing says:

whats with all the stuff from like the 80's

Sep 3, 2009. 11:52 AMI am Silas. says:

Awesome! I just made a sparkler bomb but that is way cooler!

Mar 12, 2011. 2:40 PMsanagol says:

how do you make that

Jan 20, 2011. 3:34 PM

Andreus Felipen says:

One of those thigs almost kill me

Dec 28, 2010. 10:44 AMsuperawesomekid78 says:

awesome. I love match rockets.

Oct 26, 2010. 6:09 AM

ASCAS says:

I think matches are very fun to play here in the philippines because they are very cheap each box is equivalent to 7 cents.

Dec 23, 2010. 1:57 AMnutsandbolts_64 says:

Around my place it's only piso per matchbox which is equivalent to approximately 2 cents in US currency.

Dec 20, 2010. 10:47 PMa_d777 says:

Agreed, matched are fun to play with!
Here in India, matchboxes are about 1 cent!

Nov 19, 2010. 2:09 PMKong markus says:

I tryed with 8... it exploded :(

Oct 16, 2010. 6:52 AMPyrosimon says:

Thanks 4 that it is awesome

Sep 26, 2010. 7:21 PMW trouble says:

nice thumb

Oct 4, 2010. 8:03 PMPetervG (author) says:

Jul 28, 2010. 5:24 PMtreytmd says:

this was awsome thanks. after the first one worked i tried and put 4 in but when it lit all the smoke came out the bottom as usual except it didnt lift off. but i did use double the tin foil. is it that it was too heavy?

Jul 8, 2010. 1:26 AMbeanz269 says:

These are awesome i tried one and i got up to 10ft

Jun 28, 2010. 9:34 AMshirleyd.86 says:

haha the first time i tried, my rocket just farted out the smoke haha :D

May 15, 2010. 10:37 PMhkisthebest says:

what is sparkler?

May 10, 2010. 6:55 AMHeyJD says:

Can't you use a folded out paper clip instead of a sparkler to hold the rocket?

Aug 4, 2009. 5:15 PMhello people says:

This is awesome, i made like 20 today, and then i decided to make a cardboard tank to shoot these!

Mar 14, 2010. 11:31 AMteslafan100 says:

cool!

Dec 19, 2009. 3:19 AMbeehard44 says:

cram match heads in the tank and presto! self destruct mechanism! just add fuse..........
Or the rocket!

Feb 21, 2010. 7:16 PMnutsandbolts_64 says:

reading the comments here I got and idea. grab the matches, cut off the heads and put 'em in the ball mill. afterwards, grab the powder, carefully with mask, and pack them, again, carefully into a miniature, fin-stablized, rocket! i just have to carefully make the nozzle... launching it and... *BOOM* maybe I made the nozzle a bit too small *thinking with a charred face*

Jan 24, 2009. 6:58 PMboldmonkeys says:

BOOM!!! HAHAHA YOU WILL ALL PARISH IN FLAMES MUHAHAHAH

Dec 19, 2009. 3:20 AMbeehard44 says:

lol

Feb 21, 2010. 7:05 PMnutsandbolts_64 says:

you again! why can't you just go where I have not gone before (i've already been in this instructable, and it rocks!)

Dec 29, 2009. 7:45 PMguido5770 says:

could i make a mini version with matches from a matchbook thats all i have right now

Feb 19, 2010. 9:36 PMdungeon runner says:

Actually, yes. Just take a straightened paper clip (or a regular needle), and lay it on top of the match, going no further than the tip. Wrap some tinfoil around the top, remove the paper clip and hold a lighter to the tip of the match. It should fly just the same.

Sorry if these instructions are unclear, they explain it better here:

www.matchrockets.com/fire/mr.html

-Y

Feb 18, 2010. 12:23 PMdungeon runner says:

This is awesome! Nicely presented, too. I'm currently on a hunt to find some wooden matches. I'll try and post my results when I attempt it :).

Jan 2, 2009. 5:16 PMMonkeyBoy3217 says:

i tried it but it blew a hole in the foil and it was still on the stand

Feb 18, 2010. 2:11 AMdungeon runner says:

You sir, need to improve your foil-wrapping skills ;).

Sep 22, 2009. 2:03 PMpatrick p f says:

wait why use a sparkler if the sparklers flames only go down?

Jan 30, 2010. 9:37 AMChromatica says:

Its a used sparkler, to hold the rocket up.

Apr 16, 2008. 10:37 AMDark1lives says:

Lol on the first video you have a face puppet drawn on your hand. does that help the rockets?

Nov 10, 2009. 12:23 PMpikoparty says:

of course it does, anything involving hands work better if you draw a face puppet. ^.^

Sep 3, 2009. 11:45 AMI am Silas. says:

How does it work?

Sep 18, 2009. 5:43 AMeulaliaaaa! says:

the gas that gets created when the match is lit is stored in the foil. and when enough gas is stored in there, it comes out the back of the foil with tremendous force. Well, enough to make it lift off anyway.

Sep 17, 2009. 3:13 PMjnezzzz says:

lol i put 7 heads and it went 26 feet... need alot of tine foil tho

Sep 16, 2009. 1:57 PMADAMgrant says:

just to let some people know, if it doesn't take off the first time you try, you probably need more tinfoil. the matches i used just blew a hole right thru the tinfoil, causing all the gas to escape