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Bottle rocket blast off

February 12, 2017 By John Adams 34 Comments

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Three, two one, blast off. This is a picture of a home-made rocket captured at the very moment it left its launch pad.

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Caught on film: the very moment our home made bottle rocket blasted off from 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.

 

Photalife

 

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  1. Debbie says

    February 12, 2017 at 6:09 am

    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

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    • John Adams says

      February 13, 2017 at 6:59 am

      Oh it was impressive. A bit too impressive! Wait until you see the blog post and video. Thanks for commenting Debbie.

      Reply
  2. Tara says

    February 12, 2017 at 6:56 am

    Love the expression on both of your faces. What an exciting experiment. Look forward to seeing the video soon. #MySundayPhoto

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    • John Adams says

      February 13, 2017 at 6:59 am

      Wait, Tara, until you see our expressions after blast off! This pic only tells half the story.

      Reply
  3. Sarah MumofThree World says

    February 12, 2017 at 7:14 am

    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!

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    • John Adams says

      February 13, 2017 at 6:58 am

      Oh yes, I think your kids would love this. DO come back and do check out the video. It’s a classic.

      Reply
  4. Anne says

    February 12, 2017 at 8:44 am

    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.

    Reply
    • John Adams says

      February 13, 2017 at 6:52 am

      Please do check the videos out. Some are more messy than others.

      Reply
  5. Sharon powell says

    February 12, 2017 at 9:46 am

    That is such an amazing photo #mysundayphoto

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    • John Adams says

      February 13, 2017 at 6:52 am

      I’ve never captured a still image quite like this before so glad you like it.

      Reply
  6. Topsy Turvy Tribe says

    February 12, 2017 at 9:46 am

    Brilliant! Love the fun to the photo and the anticipation! Glad it worked #mysundayphoto

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    • John Adams says

      February 13, 2017 at 6:51 am

      It worked incredibly well. Do pop back in a few days to check out the video.

      Reply
  7. Tracey @ mummyshire says

    February 12, 2017 at 9:56 am

    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

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    • John Adams says

      February 13, 2017 at 6:51 am

      It was great fun. The power of the blast off was simply amazing. Not enough to knock my hat off though.

      Reply
  8. Photalife says

    February 12, 2017 at 10:13 am

    What a brilliant capture, the look on your faces is perfect for anticapation

    Thank you for linking up

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    • John Adams says

      February 13, 2017 at 6:50 am

      Wait until you see the look on our faces after blast off.

      Reply
  9. Fiona Cambouropoulos says

    February 12, 2017 at 1:03 pm

    Science at its best and so well captured!

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    • John Adams says

      February 13, 2017 at 6:50 am

      Thanks Fiona. It was certainly a fun experiment.

      Reply
  10. Notmyyearoff says

    February 12, 2017 at 1:41 pm

    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 🙂

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    • John Adams says

      February 13, 2017 at 6:50 am

      I think your boys would love it, yes. Should have kept quiet about the hat shouldn’t I?

      Reply
  11. Verily Victoria Vocalises says

    February 12, 2017 at 2:22 pm

    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 🙂

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    • John Adams says

      February 13, 2017 at 6:49 am

      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.

      Reply
  12. Kim Carberry says

    February 12, 2017 at 4:31 pm

    Fab photo! That looks like so much fun!

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    • John Adams says

      February 13, 2017 at 6:49 am

      It was immense fun and there was a major clear up operation afterwards.

      Reply
  13. Mummy on a Budget says

    February 12, 2017 at 7:55 pm

    Great shot. A very dramatic blast off! #mysundayphoto

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    • John Adams says

      February 13, 2017 at 6:47 am

      I’m glad you said that, I like to think I caught a dramatic moment.

      Reply
  14. Sarah Chrsitie says

    February 12, 2017 at 7:59 pm

    Ooh I am intrigued and will be bobbing back to check it out, amazing shot and love the hat ha ha very street x

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    • John Adams says

      February 13, 2017 at 6:47 am

      Thanks Sarah. I have to say though, I don’t really do “street”!

      Reply
  15. Jeanna says

    February 13, 2017 at 1:54 am

    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.

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    • John Adams says

      February 13, 2017 at 6:47 am

      Thanks Jeanna. Keep an eye on my blog, the full experiment will be on there in a few days.

      Reply
  16. Martyn says

    February 18, 2017 at 2:41 pm

    Fab action shot! Loving your experiments! Sorry for the late comment! #mysundayphoto

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  17. Sara | mumturnedmom says

    February 18, 2017 at 3:01 pm

    Wow, that does look impressive! I might volunteer my husband to do this particular experiment with the kids 🙂

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  18. Louise (Little Hearts, Big Love) says

    February 18, 2017 at 10:46 pm

    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 🙂

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  1. Half-term sunshine - Dad Blog UK says:
    February 19, 2017 at 5:46 am

    […] a related note, if you saw the picture  I posted last Sunday of our ‘Bottle Rocket Blast Off‘, you might like to read this follow-up blog post and check out the accompanying video. You […]

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