Comments on: How-To: Make Match Rockets

By: Grant Thurman

Grant Thurman — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:18:48 +0000

I remember who showed this to me in 1950. My friends started carrying the materials in addition to the slingshot made from a coat-hanger, rubber bands and homemade staples as ammunition.

By: Dave G.

Dave G. — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:31:33 +0000

Great use of the giant-sized match and accessories for demonstration purposes. Nice video.

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:41:15 +0000

These are the kinds of toys that create good engineers a decade later. We need more!!!!

By: DG

DG — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 03:01:54 +0000

This trick is included in The Great International Paper Airplane Book (http://www.amazon.com/Great-International-Paper-Airplane-Book/dp/0671211293), so it’s at least from the 60′s.

By: Cedric J

Cedric J — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:32:37 +0000

When doing this with my science class,I found that if you use two pins, you get better results. After some experimentation, I found that rather than placing them on the broad, flat side of the match, if you place them on the left/right side when the match is flat, you get much more consistent ignition and distance. Enjoy!

By: Daniel McCauley

Daniel McCauley — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 22:50:04 +0000

gotta film that with a Phantom!

By: Smallboxadmin

Smallboxadmin — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 20:17:35 +0000

Thanks for the memory. I totally forgot about doing this as a kid.