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Re: One upping Dave: A Diet Coke and Mentos Rocket!

Well.... things went bad for me.... lol. So it all went fine and good till I shook it up and the hot glue seal that I made around the cap and bottle broke. It failed to take off but succeeded in making a nice mess on my pants.

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Originally Posted by robotcanuck1676
The picture in my mind is two rocket launching pads (see below, attached) next to each other with two pieces of plywood. One has a nail in it, the other has a hole with a rope. Bungee cords are attached to the top of the bottle, which is set on the pads with straws to guide it.
Well after mine failed I decided to break out my estes rocket set and see how well one of those launch pads would hold up. The upright pole is very very flexible and is only made for a very light weight rocket. I think if you did use these stands, the coke bottle would go anywhere it wanted to anyways.
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