Help please please please?

Question

i found a good example on yotube unfortunentely it said that you needed a rocket engine which i dont have (and will not get.) I was wondering if any of you guys know how to make one that does not use a bottle and uses items that are easy to get and make. (It would be better if the rocket was also made of a paper towel roll

Answer 1

Lost technology:

The basic match rocket

Materials:

Book of matches

Aluminum foil - light cooking foil works best a 4" x 4" piece

sewing needle

Scissors

Execution:

Cut or tear a strip of foil about 3/4" wide x 1"

Remove match from book, cut end square with scissors

Wrap tightly around the head of a match, 1/2 on the match and 1/2 beyond the end.

Twist the foil sticking out tightly

Use the needle to make a small channel between the match stick and the first layer of foil. Use your finger nails to make the channel roughly circular

Open the scissors about a 1/4 " - prop the match rocket between the blades

Heat with a second burning match

Range, if you did it right, about 15 feet.

Children under age 12 should not try this without adult supervision.