rocket physics.

questions

1) why can't you just use air to launch the rocket?!
2) why wouldn't just water be acceptable either?!
3) how are newtons laws involved in this whole thing??
4) whats the best combination of water and air?!
5) what is the best angle to launch the rocket at!?
6) whats the role that fins play??
7) whats the best number of fins?
8) what affect will the wind have?
9) what can i do to my rocket to give it the most air resistance?
10) does the size of my rocket change the outcome?
11) how does the mass change the outcome???
12) where is the very best place to place the fins?
13) are fixed fins better than loose? or free moving?
14) what would a longer body add to the rockets stability?
15) would it be better if the fins made it spiral?
16) does a longer nose matter?
17) a parachute wouldn't really help, would it????
18) how would it be possible to make my rocket 'glide'?
19) what is the very best way to protect my eggs?
20) what did you learn from all our launches Mr. long??

making of the rocket; 

day one 

creation

at first, i had no idea where to start. all i knew was i needed tape, an egg, and two bottles. and so, that's all i started with, and after about an hour of cutting and taping, I had created something that resembled a crude rocket, but of course it was still missing wings. And so, my adventure continued as i searched for the perfect wing design and material. After hours of searching the internet, I concluded that the best material to construct my wings, and the only material that i had around, would be cardboard. I then looked at designs for wings, and wing placement. I concluded that all of the best crafts had wings in an 'X' form, but still i made it in more of a 'Y' shape.
oh, and also bullets are better than cones, thats why bullets are bullets. And thats also why my rockets a bullet. i achieved this bullet form by using an apple container, and a substational amount of chrome ducktape.

day two

alteration 

After my first launch, it was obvious that something was wrong. My previous form of egg protection, bubble wrap, was adequate, but the weight distribution had caused my rocket to plummet towards the ground at around 10 meters, which was not acceptable. I needed to come up with a solution to protect my egg, but redistribute the weight all at the same time. and i needed a solution fast, for the second launch date was approaching quickly. As I paced the room, an idea came to my while eating my rice crispies. Use the cereal as protection! It would put the weight exactly where i needed it! and protect the egg all at the same time! Then after some retaping, with my new chrome tape, my rocket had been reconstructed, and was ready for launch.

day three

launch

after my second launch, everything seemed to be exactly how it should be. my rocket went an outstanding 70 meters, and the egg remained unscathed. I felt no need to alter anything, for I had done my job in constructing a rocket that could both protect my egg, and travel a distance of thirty meters. 

how this all works!

well, what happens is water shoots out, pushing on the rocket, causing it to propel forward.

egg protection plan.

my egg protection plan was simple, rice crispies and ducktape. First, i made sure that the nose of the rocket was as soft at possible, so the as much of the energy as possible would be lost in the time it took for the nose to compact and whatnot. secondly, was the rice crispies. lots and lots of rice crispies. I made sure, that the egg would have no possible way to make a sudden stop, and crack. so i spent ...an appropriate amount of time making sure i had enough crispies to prevent the egg from hitting the inside of the rocket, but not so much that it didn't have a chance to slow down at all. fortunately  i got it exactly right, for the egg did not crack in any launch.

results

 egg live the through aaaallll the launches. the distance for the first launch, was, unfortunately, less than thirty. the second launch, was 70 meters, and the third, was a mere thirty meters. the angle for the first launch was 50 degrees. the second and third were both at 45. and i believe the water for all of my launches was 750 ml.
I came to conclusion that 45 degrees would be the best angle for my final launch because well, i knew 45 would be the best with no air, im sure almost everyone knows that. and i didnt believe it would be going far enough to make too much of a difference, so i just went with 45. And the reason i did not go with the previous 50 that i used, was because i was afraid it would catch too much wind and be pushed back by it. And the 750 ml, well i took that by looking at previous data, from years past. all of the rockets that went the furthest had around 750 ml of water in them.

what i learned through all this is, bullets are much better than cones, that wind plays a major effect in how well the rockets launch, and most importantly, dont wait to the last minute to write blog posts...

the shirt

i dont want to wear a jacket because then no one could see my awesome shirt. but its too cold to not wear a jacket.