Turn a Sharpie into a Liquid Fueled Rocket


	Turn a Sharpie into a Liquid Fueled Rocket

ncoutlander

3-1-2009 7:56 AM

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ncoutlander says:

Must be a slow day at the office!

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3-1-2009 11:57 AM

chestnut501

Much safer than the pipe bombs the guys used to make at a place I once worked. That's the difference between the office crowd and the machine shop crowd. Machinist are smarter than they look. Watch 'em.

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