Firecracker FUN! Issue #2
by The Silver Knight
12/17/90
Hello! And welcome to issue #2 of Firecracker FUN! In this issue we will discuss The Rocket.
Materials:
- A 2 or 3 Stage Rocket
- Superglue
- Tape
- Shredded Paper
- M-80 firecracker
- All other equipment for launching
Any 2 or 3 stage rocket will work fine. You must be willing to to loose a rocket so I suggest not painting, because it would be just a waste of time and money. You can get a good 3 stage rocket for under $30 and the M-80's you can buy at almost any firecracker store for between $.80 - $1.00!!
First put the rocket together. Then place the boosters in the bottom stage(s). In the uppermost stage glue the M-80 into place with the fuse pointing downward. Place the end of the fuse onto the upper part of the adjoining booster and tape it into place with a small piece of tape. Fill the paracute area sparcely with shredded paper. Wait until the glue holding the M-80 dries and then finish putting the rocket together. Now you are ready to go! But be smart...don't launch the rocket in someone's face or into a building unless you are willing to take responsibility for it! And try not to kill yourself in the process!
What is supposed to happen is as you launch the rocket the first stage's booster burns with an extremely high intensity and heat. As the booster nears the to it ignites a flammable substance that pushes upward igniting the booster above it and ejecting it from the rest of the rocket. When the substance shoots upward into the M-80 it will ignite the fuse or it will detonate the M-80 immediately (I am not sure which). Then as the M-80 detonates it will blow the cap of the rocket off ejecting anything in the paracute chamber.
BBBBOOOOOOO> <---- Place booster in the bottom stage(s)
BBBBM-80OOO> <---- Glue M-80 in stage above booster and tape fuse
BBBBM-80PPP> <---- Put shredded paper in paracute chamberComing soon....Issue #3 discussing The BIG BANG!!!!
HAVE FUN AND BE CAREFUL!!!
