Backyard Ballistics Build Potato Cannons, Paper Match Rockets, Cincinnati Fire Kites, Tennis Ball Mortars, and More Dynamite Devices

Name: Backyard Ballistics Build Potato Cannons, Paper Match Rockets, Cincinnati Fire Kites, Tennis Ball Mortars, and More Dynamite Devices
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ISBN: 9781556523755

ISBN-10: 1556523750

ISBN-13: 9781556523755

Edition: 2001

Authors: William Gurstelle

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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…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

William Gurstelle is a professional engineer who has designed, constructed, and collected ballistics experiments for more than 20 years.



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Keeping Safety in Mind



The Potato Cannon



Back Porch Rocketry


The Paper Match Rocket


The Hydro Pump Rocket


The Pneumatic Missile



The Cincinnati Fire Kite



Greek Fire and the Catapult



The Tennis Ball Mortar



The Flinger



Pnewton's Petard



The Dry Cleaner Bag Balloon



The Carbide Cannon



The Ballistic Pendulum


Ideas for Further Study


Index