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Backyard Ballistics

Backyard Ballistics
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Backyard Ballistics by William Gurstelle

Build Potato Cannons, Paper Match Rockets, Cincinnati Fire Kites, Tennis Ball Mortars, and More Dynamite Devices!

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.

Book Details:
  • Number of Pages: 169
  • Book Size: 6-3/4" x 9-1/2"
  • Book Type: Paperback
  • Recommended Ages: 10 through adult
  • ISBN 10: 1556523750


William Gurstelle is a professional engineer who has designed, constructed, and collected ballistics experiments for more than 20 years.


Why We Love It
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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How Stuff Works, Catapults — Here is a website that will show you how a catapult works. Very educational!




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