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yes, you can make a rocket with nothing more than table sugar and fertiliser. makes sense if you think about it. sugar has a lot of energy, and potassium nitrate has oxygen, which are the main two ingredients you need for a big boom.
if you want to try this at home, maybe consider looking up some more detailed instructions online. don’t get your pyrotechnical advice from a comic strip, kids.
narration: how to make a sugar rocket. step 1: mix 1 part sugar + 2 parts potassium nitrate to make rocket fuel.
narration: step 2: fil; tube with fuel and seal end with clay. press down. drill hole through middle.
narration: step 3: add fins, nosecone, and fuse. light fuse to launch the rocket.
narration: step 4: scale up.
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remember kids, you’re basically building a bomb 💣
so, just don’t try it at home. or anywhere else 🚀