Backyard Ballistics: Build Potato Cannons, Paper Match Rockets, Cincinnati Fire Kites, Tennis Ball Mortars...

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This bestselling DIY handbook now includes expanded projects, allowing anyone to build 16 ballistic devices in their garage or basement using inexpensive household or hardware store materials. With clear instructions, diagrams, and photos, projects range from a match-powered rocket to a tabletop catapult and piezo-electric spud gun. Emphasizing safety, the book also covers troubleshooting, the physics behind the devices, and profiles famous scientists like Alfred Nobel and Isaac Newton. Perfect for backyard rocket enthusiasts and fireworks fans.