Maker Faire Bay Area 2009
How To Make Compressed Air Rockets

Location:   West Lot  WL23   

Blow your friends away as you send this 25-cent rocket hundreds of feet in the air. You can build this easy launcher and rocket with common items in an afternoon. As seen in MAKE, Volume 15!

Web site: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/03/compressed_air_rocket.html

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About the Maker(s)

Rick Schertle is a master at the craft of teaching middle school in San Jose and a novice maker at home. His diverse interests include backyard chickens, adventure travel, veggie oil-fueled cars, and geocaching.

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