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: 9781613740644

ISBN-10: 1613740646

ISBN-13: 9781613740644

Edition: 2nd

Authors: William Gurstelle

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This bestselling DIY handbook now features new and expanded projects, enabling ordinary folks to construct 16 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 match-powered rocket to the more complex tabletop catapult and the offbeat Cincinnati fire kite. The classic potato cannon has a new evil twin—the piezo-electric spud gun and the electromagnetic pipe gun has joined the company of such favorites as the tennis ball mortar. With a strong emphasis on safety, the book also gives tips on…

Book details

List price: $18.95
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

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



Acknowledgments


Preface to the Second Edition


Introduction


Time Line



Keeping Safety in Mind



The Potato Cannon


The Classic Potato Cannon


The Spud - Zooka



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 Sublimator



The Flinger



Pnewton's Petard



The Powder Keg



The Dry Cleaner Bag Balloon



The Carbide Cannon



The Electromagnetic Pipe Gun



The Ballistic Pendulum


Ideas for Further Study


Advice on Procuring Materials


Index