rocket science
Original ID : 3760 Created On : 2004-04-11 Last Modified : 2005-05-01
A popular experiment in rocket ballistics
Apparatus
Lab stool (with hole seat for easy lifting)
Ruler
Pyrex beaker / test tube
Any two chemicals
Method
- Inform classmate you are going to demonstrate ‘rocket science’.
- Seat classmate on lab stool at desk.
- Place chemical in beaker.
- Count down from 10 as you prepare to add second chemical.
- On ‘zero’, accomplice jabs ruler upwards through hole in lab stool.
Result
We have lift off.