Friday, October 5, 2012

Make a Rocket Pen


Things You'll Need

  • A clicking pen
  • Lots of springs
  • Scissors or a nail file.

Steps

  1. Find a click pen, with a top which is metal, or hard plastic, that you can easily unscrew. Make sure that the pen isn't broken or cracked, and has a usable spring, as the pen will not work without one.
  2.  Unscrew the top of the pen, and remove all contents, including any types of removable external parts of the pen.
  3. Once the contents have been removed, begin to shave away the ridges using scissors, or a nail file, where the top is twisted on. Shave the pen enough to pull the top off easily, but DO NOT shave the ridges completely away, as the top will not stay on the pen.
  4. Place at least one spring inside the pen, (where you found it earlier) and completely twist the top back onto the pen.
  5.  if you glue the spring in with a small dab of glue, the spring won't launch off with the pen, thus saving you a lost spring.
  6.  Aiming away from your face, click the now rigged pen, and watch as the top bursts out of the pen at full speed. You have now created a successful rocket pen.




Tips

  • The more springs you obtain, the farther the 'launch'.
  • If you click the pen, and it simply clicks like a regular pen, press on the clicking mechanism hard, until the top flies off. If this fails, continue to shave the ridges of the pen.
  • Since ALL the contents will normally fly out, test your rocket pen in an open space, so you are able to track the contents easily.




Warnings

  • Don't shoot at people, unless out of self-defense. (This includes siblings).
  • Aim only towards a certain target while 'launching' the top; Not at your face.




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