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Build your own paper rocket!
groeg.de - 8/17/2008
Build your own paper rocket!
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Hi there! Still looking for something to shoot into the sky on new year eve? Here it is: Build your own little paper rocket - it comes complete with a pneumatic launch pad. Using pressurized air as it's only fuel, the rocket might rise as high as five meters. No fire and no explosives are used - it's perfectly safe for indoor use.

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MAKE Magazine:  Paper pump rocket

Gizmodo:  Hit Coworkers From Afar and Burn the Evidence With DIY Paper Rocket Kit [Papercraft]

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Paper pump rocket
MAKE Magazine — ... Restoration Place made this awesome paper pump rocket - they launched one about 10 feet! Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Kids | Digg this!

Hit Coworkers From Afar and Burn the Evidence With DIY Paper Rocket Kit [Papercraft]
Gizmodo — ... from German design site Paper Puzzle Parade and made a small army this morning. The site says if you do "good work" the rocket should reach heights of about 15 feet! I sense a Cold War with my USB-armed office brethren brewing. [Paper Puzzle Parade via ...

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