Introduction: 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
Step 1: What You Will Need
What you will need:
Aluminium foil
Scissors
Wooden matches X2
Your brain
Ok lets start
Step 2: How to Build It
Get 2 matches and place them on a piece of foil that you cut out which is about as big as the match then put the matches facing inwards so that the heads are touching each other like the second diagram shows.
Step 3: How to Build It
the next step is to role up the matches with the heads facing each other, trying not to brake the foil, about half way after rolling it up push one match so that the other one is 3/4 way up like this.
Step 4: How to Launch It
To launch the match rocket you need to light the rocket where the match heads touch put the short end of the rocket in the side of the match box like shown then your done
Now watch my video to find out more.
13 Comments
13 years ago on Introduction
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.
11 years ago on Step 3
can i ad more tin foil
11 years ago on Step 4
no video
12 years ago on Step 5
12 years ago on Step 5
hmmmmm... that was hard to work out (i'm not jokeing)
12 years ago on Step 5
hmmmmm... that was hard to work out (i'm not jokeing)
12 years ago on Introduction
i have made one of these and me and my friends fired it and it made me jump :)
13 years ago on Step 3
roll up with heads facing each other. ^_^
Try saying that. It took me 10 minutes to figure out why mine wasn't working.
13 years ago on Step 5
14 years ago on Introduction
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.
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
yay sydney : D
sorry, it had to be done
14 years ago on Introduction
Gauh. I'm not sure I can do this, is half a brain enough? :)
14 years ago on Introduction
Did it actually fire in the vid? It looked as if just went "pop"