Backyard Ballistics
Build Potato Cannons, Paper Match Rockets, Cincinnati Fire Kites, Tennis Ball Mortars, and More Dynamite Devices
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Word Count
68,500 words, Guess
Page Count
274 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archivebackyardballisti00gurs
- Internet Archivebackyardballisti00gurs_217
- Internet Archivebackyardballisti0000gurs
- Internet Archivebackyardballisti00gurs_233
- ISBN-101556523750
and 5 more
- ISBN-139781556523755
- Goodreads666626
- Library of Congress Control Number2001017321
- Better World Books9781556523755
- Open LibraryOL8596151M
Classifications
- LCCQ164 .G88 2001
- LCCQ164.G88 2001
Description
Ordinary folks can construct 13 awesome ballistic devices in their garage or basement workshops using inexpensive household or hardware store materials and this step-by-step guide. Clear instructions, diagrams, and photographs show how to build projects ranging from the simple—a match-powered rocket—to the more complex—a scale-model, table-top catapult—to the offbeat—a tennis ball cannon. With a strong emphasis on safety, the book also gives tips on troubleshooting, explains the physics behind the projects, and profiles scientists and extraordinary experimenters such as Alfred Nobel, Robert Goddard, and Isaac Newton. This book will be indispensable for the legions of backyard toy-rocket launchers and fireworks fanatics who wish every day was the fourth of July.
First Sentence
"When you were a child, people told you not to play with matches for a good reason-they can be dangerous!"
Subjects
Other Editions
- Backyard Ballistics: Build Potato Cannons, Paper Match Rockets, Cincinnati Fire Kites, Tennis Ball Mortars, and More Dynamite Devices
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