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Carbon dioxide propelled rocket flies across room on wire.

1N22.30 • A+50+25

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CO2 Rocket on a Wire: Newton's 3rd Law. Carbon Dioxide cartridge is placed in the rear of the rocket. The cartridge is punctured with a firing device (gun), and the rocket shoots along the string stretched the length of the room.

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