Do all matches work equally well in match rockets?
It might be obvious, but look for paper matches with the biggest match heads. Also, it seems to me that white match heads seem to work the best, but I can’t back that up with scientific proof. Question 7: I have some cool ideas for backyard ballistics type projects. Do you want to hear about them? Sure. Use the email link below. And we’re much obliged for good ideas. Question 8: I want to modify the big ballistic pendulum project to measure the how fast I can pitch a baseball. Why do we need all the wadded up newspaper inside the Ballistic Pendulum? Because there must be no bounce or recoil inside the pendulum when the projectile hits. The paper makes a non-bouncing environment. Physicists would term this “an inelastic collision”, and the equations used to determine velocity assume the collision is inelastic. Question 9: I’m having trouble with the Cincy Fire Kite. Any suggestions? It is a tricky one, all right. Luckily newspaper is cheap, so keep trying. Remember, cool nights work bes
