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Re: [water-rockets] Talcum powder rocket

Here are the URLs containing pictures and videos of flour rockets :


We have been using them for the opening ceremony of the space technology camps organized by GISTDA in Thailand.
We did not use talcum power, but flour instead.




Wed Mar 4, 2009 1:45 am

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Okay, this is not strictly water rocket related but I thought it was interesting. One of the guys at the last launch event asked me if we had done any...
George Katz
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Mar 4, 2009
1:31 am

Here are the URLs containing pictures and videos of flour rockets : http://funscience.gistda.or.th/thaiwaterrocket/ladkrabang45e.html ...
Pitan
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Mar 4, 2009
1:45 am

Hello Pitan, Cool! Looks like it works pretty well. :) I'm sure flour is a bit cheaper than talcum powder too. Do you have any performance specs on how it...
George Katz
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Mar 4, 2009
3:08 am

... Well.. No, we have not done any 'scientific' measurements on the flour rocket performance. We just do it for fun (and all the mess they created afterward)....
Pitan
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Mar 4, 2009
6:37 am

how to make flour rocket..it only flour without water ? thank u ... From: Pitan <pitan@...> Subject: Re: [water-rockets] Re: Talcum powder rocket To:...
irwandi putra
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Mar 4, 2009
8:36 am

how to make flour rocket..it only flour without water ? thank u ... From: Pitan <pitan@...> Subject: Re: [water-rockets] Re: Talcum powder rocket To:...
irwandi putra
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Mar 4, 2009
8:37 am

On Mar 4, 2009, at 3:36 PM, irwandi putra wrote: how to make flour rocket..it only flour without water ? thank u Yes, you just put the flour inside the bottle...
Pitan
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Mar 4, 2009
9:25 am

thank you.. i have tested it yesterday. and it worked for my flour rocket.. that very amazing.. thank u.. my student very happy.. ... From: Pitan...
irwandi putra
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Mar 5, 2009
1:35 am

I wonder what will happen if we put gasoline instead of water. And launch it pass a lit candle. Just a thought.......
Pitan
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Mar 5, 2009
2:12 am

I wonder what will happen if we put gasoline instead of water. And launch it pass a lit candle. Just a thought.... Leave it at a thought Don't do it If you...
Ralph Oborn
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Mar 5, 2009
3:32 am

not to mention using lpg instead of CO2 or N2. I'd thought once of using my refrigerants at a minimum cost of $25per# and a $25000 fine for non-compliant...
dave698221 Offline Send Email Mar 5, 2009
4:14 am

... I had a friend ask me a similar question. He wanted to know if we could set up a two stage rocket. The first stage a conventional water rocket and the...
mat gardner
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Mar 5, 2009
6:14 am

I remember seing a a waterrocket website some time ago, where some guy put a new-year-rocket on top of a waterrocket-booster. I think it flew well - i'll try...
Christian Thomsen
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Mar 7, 2009
9:24 am

http://waterrocket.uh-lab.de/lr030101_hybrid.htm Christian...
Christian Thomsen
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Mar 7, 2009
9:34 am

Some 2-stage pyro rockets use an electronic timer or altimeter to fire the second stage. To prevent premature second stage ignition, launch detect is by...
Daniel Kirk
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Mar 8, 2009
2:58 am

Latest highspeed video of flour rockets 1 clip @ 1200 fps http://funscience.gistda.or.th/highspeed/camp_sakaeo_mar09/ flour_rocket.html taken at the opening...
Pitan
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Mar 9, 2009
8:47 am

Very nice! With all that flour, if you add a water rocket you could have bread dough! Tim Cahoon...
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Mar 9, 2009
11:30 am

I have placed the pictures of the last flour rocket launch on the web server. Now you all can see how messy the launch was. ...
Pitan
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Mar 11, 2009
5:01 am

Mat, You got me thinking about the second stage in a different way. There are hydrogen/oxygen rockets available at the stores that uses electrolysis to split...
Mike Passerotti
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Mar 10, 2009
2:53 pm

Hi Mike, BRILLIANT!!!! Now you've got me thinking. A launch tube on top of the first stage with an O ring to seal the nozzle of the second stage. You could use...
mat gardner
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Mar 10, 2009
9:44 pm

Brown's gas (as generated by this kind of electrolysis) is *very* dangerous, and quite easy to make. Please be very careful, and don't share information too...
Clifford Heath
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Mar 10, 2009
9:57 pm

Indeed H2 O2 mix is very dangerous. Any time you have a flamable and oxidizer mixed together, the slightest ignition will fire it off. However, the current...
Mike Passerotti
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Mar 10, 2009
11:33 pm

Would a multi-stage water rocket using Brown's gas still be considered for the WR altitude records? Mike No Would I get a dunk record in basketball if I...
Ralph Oborn
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Mar 11, 2009
2:24 am

... If it uses water as reaction mass, I don't see why not. The gas burns extremely quickly, so you couldn't use it for prolonged thrust, only for instant...
Clifford Heath
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Mar 11, 2009
2:30 am

WOW! Thanks From now on my first launch is always gonna be flour. Ralph...
Ralph Oborn
polecatpop Offline Send Email
Mar 4, 2009
3:45 am

... Then the second will add water... d'oh! or should I say, dough! ;-) Clifford Heath....
Clifford Heath
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Mar 4, 2009
3:48 am

now add some sugar, an egg, bake on 350 for 45 minutes........
Ed
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Mar 4, 2009
4:18 am

... How about a maple syrup launch? Ralph...
Ralph Oborn
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Mar 4, 2009
4:48 am

Hello Pitan, Your videos of the flour rockets looked like way too much fun, so we had a go this weekend at our local park as well. Here are some photos and...
George Katz
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Mar 15, 2009
10:36 pm

Interesting. I can see me coming home to my wife, covered in powder, with a big grin. Talk about messy! Ed...
Ed
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Mar 4, 2009
1:52 am
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