4th of July (fwd)
Paul H. Brown (phbrown@CAPACCESS.ORG)
Sun, 30 Jun 1996 21:53:30 -0400
This from my cub scout nephew.
Paul H. Brown, UC, George Washington Dist, National Capital Area Council, BSA
phbrown@capaccess.org
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 16:42:04 -0700
From: Steve Brown <steveb@srv.net>
To: phbrown@capaccess.org, sha@srv.net, TBROWN@es.com,
102142.1366@COMPUSERVE.COM
Subject: 4th of July
Okay. Everyone knows that the 4th of july is coming up, and I just found
out how to make a homemade rocket to set off on the 4th. Enclosed is the
directions for making one. They are perfectly safe, no TNT, no fire.
Ingredients:
1 or more empty clear film containers (w/ lid poking in and little bumps on
lid side. Available at Walmart for free)
1 Box of Alka-Seltzer Original Tablets. Get a Big box of them. Once you
start making them, you can't stop. Trust me. (Also Available at Walmart)
1 Cup of water
Directions:
Beforehand, Fill a cup with water. Open the Alka-seltzer. You shoud fild
a bunch of rectangular packages inside. Tear 5 or 6 down the middle.
There should be 2 tablets inside each one. For a powerful rocket, cut
each tablet in half. For a regular rocket, cut them in fourths. Put the
pieces in a plastic bag, and go outside.
When ready, and you have done the above, do this:
Pour water from the glass into a film container until it is half full. Get
a piece of Alka-seltzer from the bag and put it next to the film container.
Get the lid and put it next to it also.
IMPORTANT: DO THE FOLLOWING VERY FAST!
1. Drop the piece of alka-seltzer into the film container.
2. Put the lid on tight.
3. Put the film container upside-down (lid first) onto the cement.
4. Get back at least 1 foot.
5. Count to ten.
When you say ten, the film container should pop up into the air. Do this
as much as you want!
Have Fun,
Steve Brown
Terry Howerton Sakima Group, Inc. SCOUTER Magazine Kansas City | 
