MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
BACKYARD BALLISTICS
CONTENTS 1 KEEPING SAFETY IN MIND 2 THE POTATO CANNON 3 BACK PORCH ROCKETRY 4 THE CINCINNATI FIRE KITE 5 GREEK FIRE AND THE CATAPULT 6 THE TENNIS BALL MORTAR 7 THE FLINGER 8 PNEWTON’S PETARD 9 THE DRY CLEANER BAG BALLOON 10 THE CARBIDE CANNON 11 THE BALLISTIC PENDULUM I D E A S F O R F U R T H E R S T U D Y