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ROCKET PROPULSION DEMONSTRATION






EQUIPMENT
    redball.gif (326 bytes) Rocket Stand
    redball.gif (326 bytes) CO2 cartridge
    redball.gif (326 bytes) Puncture Device
  


NARRATIVE
            Place the CO2 cartridge into the counterbalanced arm of the rocket stand. Puncture the cartridge with the spring loaded puncturing device. The rocket will be propelled by the escaping gas.

            The size of the hole in the cartridge determines the velocity of the gas. The puncturing device is adjustable to regulate the size of the hole.