Backyard Ballistics: Build Potato Cannons, Paper Match Rockets, Cincinnati Fire Kites, Tennis Ball Mortars, and More Dynamite Devices
by Gurstelle, William
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- Paperback
- Condition
- UsedLikeNew
- ISBN 10
- 1613740646
- ISBN 13
- 9781613740644
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Springfield, Virginia, United States
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Synopsis
Ordinary folks can construct 13 awesome ballistic devices in their garage or basement workshops using inexpensive household or hardware store materials and this step-by-step guide. Clear instructions, diagrams, and photographs show how to build projects ranging from the simple—a match-powered rocket—to the more complex—a scale-model, table-top catapult—to the offbeat—a tennis ball cannon. With a strong emphasis on safety, the book also gives tips on troubleshooting, explains the physics behind the projects, and profiles scientists and extraordinary experimenters such as Alfred Nobel, Robert Goddard, and Isaac Newton. This book will be indispensable for the legions of backyard toy-rocket launchers and fireworks fanatics who wish every day was the fourth of July.
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- Bookseller
- Giant Giant (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BRG-25_8_200
- Title
- Backyard Ballistics: Build Potato Cannons, Paper Match Rockets, Cincinnati Fire Kites, Tennis Ball Mortars, and More Dynamite Devices
- Author
- Gurstelle, William
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1613740646
- ISBN 13
- 9781613740644
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Place of Publication
- Us
- Date Published
- 2012-08-31
- Size
- 7x0x10
- X weight
- 37 oz
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