On a hot day, water is a wonderful solution to many of life’s challenges that assail us when the thermometer strays into new and uncomfortable territory. Record setting is not always a good thing!

In this case, we traipsed outside to check out Newton’s Laws of motion as they apply to an air pressure/water powered rocket, made out of a 2 liter bottle. All we needed was 300-500 ml of the hydrous and approximately 40-50 lbs of pressure and we were off to the races! The rocket was able to go airborne for an altitude of 2-3 stories, depending on water volume, air pressure and aerodynamic variables.

Click here for a view of one launch:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ycMghpJ4Kg