Three, two one, blast off. This is a picture of a home-made rocket captured at the very moment it left its launch pad.
The picture is a still that I ripped from a video I recorded with Helen, my eldest daughter. I can’t say too much about the film or experiment as all the details will be on my blog and YouTube channel in a few days.
Let’s just say it was a spectacularly successful launch of a rocket made from an old plastic bottle and a couple of items from the kitchen cupboard. It was great fun to record and edit and you should see what happened a few seconds later after our bottle rocket flew into the air!
I will, nonetheless, apologise for my choice of headgear and the fact I am wearing it backward. Let’s just say I was having a very bad hair day.
I’ve linked the image to the wonderful #MySundayPhoto linky hosted by the amazing Photalife.com blog. Please do click on the badge below to visit the linky.
Please do also come back and visit this blog in a few days’ time. You’ll be able to see exactly how we made this rocket and just how amazingly powerful the launch was. It would be a great half-term experiment to replicate at home if you want something creative and educational with your children.
In the meantime, if you want to see some of the other science videos I’ve recorded with my daughters, check out my #HouseofExperiments playlist on YouTube. Each video shows a simple experiment you can carry out at home.
34 thoughts on “Bottle rocket blast off”
Hi John, that does sound like fun and the spray back looks impressive. Although judging by the expressions on your faces maybe not so? My first impression was that you were looking at a skanky fountain or something similar.
x
Oh it was impressive. A bit too impressive! Wait until you see the blog post and video. Thanks for commenting Debbie.
Love the expression on both of your faces. What an exciting experiment. Look forward to seeing the video soon. #MySundayPhoto
Wait, Tara, until you see our expressions after blast off! This pic only tells half the story.
What a brilliant photo! This is just the sort of thing my boys would love to do – I’d better check out your post in a few days!
Oh yes, I think your kids would love this. DO come back and do check out the video. It’s a classic.
yay, it worked then! I may have just caught a moment or two of you trying on Instagram yesterday. I’ll have to take a look at your science videos, I’ve got a daughter who’s rather keen on science experiments at the moment. I don’t mind so long as they are not too messy.
Please do check the videos out. Some are more messy than others.
That is such an amazing photo #mysundayphoto
I’ve never captured a still image quite like this before so glad you like it.
Brilliant! Love the fun to the photo and the anticipation! Glad it worked #mysundayphoto
It worked incredibly well. Do pop back in a few days to check out the video.
Now this really does look like fun! We made an erupting volcano and that caused much merriment in our house. I’ll pop back to watch the video, and I will forgive the backwards hat, just this once! :))
#SundayPhoto
It was great fun. The power of the blast off was simply amazing. Not enough to knock my hat off though.
What a brilliant capture, the look on your faces is perfect for anticapation
Thank you for linking up
Wait until you see the look on our faces after blast off.
Science at its best and so well captured!
Thanks Fiona. It was certainly a fun experiment.
That looks so much fun and I think all my boys would love this. I didn’t actually notice how you had your cap on until you pointed it out 🙂
I think your boys would love it, yes. Should have kept quiet about the hat shouldn’t I?
That is a brilliant photo – so much movement! It sounds like a great fun experiment and I think your hat makes you look the part 🙂
The hat the hat! My wife hates it. I would have worn in the correct way round but that would just have created a shadow over my face.
Fab photo! That looks like so much fun!
It was immense fun and there was a major clear up operation afterwards.
Great shot. A very dramatic blast off! #mysundayphoto
I’m glad you said that, I like to think I caught a dramatic moment.
Ooh I am intrigued and will be bobbing back to check it out, amazing shot and love the hat ha ha very street x
Thanks Sarah. I have to say though, I don’t really do “street”!
Congrats on the success of your science experiment. Good idea to get the still from the video, you can really capture the action that way. I’m always so jealous of a great science project since mine were so very bad in school.
Thanks Jeanna. Keep an eye on my blog, the full experiment will be on there in a few days.
Fab action shot! Loving your experiments! Sorry for the late comment! #mysundayphoto
Wow, that does look impressive! I might volunteer my husband to do this particular experiment with the kids 🙂
That’s fabulous. I’ve just had a watch of your video too and was chuckling over you getting covered in white wine vinegar. Brilliant experiment – will have to try this one with my girls at some point 🙂
Pingback: Half-term sunshine - Dad Blog UK