THEY WORK ALMOST THE SAME AS ROCKETS, EXCEPT
YOU USE MORE ENGINES. TO MAKE A ROCKET CAR, YOU TAKE A MILK CARTON AND
ATTACH HOWEVER MANY WHITE FILM CANISTERS TO THE BACK. DON'T DO TOO
MANY IN CASE IT BLOWS OFF BEFORE YOU CAN RUN FOR YOUR LIFE. THEN
YOU PUT WHEELS ON THE MILK CARTON. FOR WHEELS, WE USED SPOOLS.
WE FOUND THAT FOR BALLOON CARS, ICE CREAM LIDS WORKED THE BEST FOR WHEELS.
WE DIDN'T TRY USING ICE CREAM LIDS FOR OUR ROCKET CAR, BUT WE THINK THAT
IT WOULD WORK BETTER THAN SPOOLS.
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THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE CAR WE MADE.
IT HAD THREE FILM CANISTER ENGINES. IN THE PICTURE YOU CAN SEE A
NOSE CONE THAT WE MADE TO MAKE IT MORE AERODYNAMIC. IT DIDN'T
GO FORWARD AT ALL, BUT IT MADE A GIGANTIC MESS AND IT SPUN AROUND A LITTLE.
THE RIGHT ENGINE EXPLODED OFF THE CAR!
A PICTURE OF THE AFTERMATH!
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