nuttyguy20

I used to make these back with my Jr. High friends. We even got our science teacher to use the lab after school & the Bunsen burners to ignite the rockets. One key note they didn't make clear is that you need to use "Strike Anywhere" matches and not "Safety Matches" for best results. Safety matches lack the phosphorous tip for ignition. Plus wooden matches are much, much better. Take a knife & cut the tail at an angle to give your rocket some extra lift. We would spend hours designing a set of matches and then competing as to who got the greatest distance that day or the greatest height. What FUN!

Back in the late 70s we used to call these pocket rockets. (No derogatory comments please. :) )

Might be old, but extremely classic. Worth doing and then walking away from your PC for awhile with the sound turned way up and the last tab taken to 'full screen'.