Darwin Award Candidates

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First Model Rocket LaunchLittleDude352011-07-092010-08-22
First Model Rocket Launch without Launch Pad. This is how cavemen did it. Soared over 1000 feet and wind carried it away. We lost sight of it and it ended up in the woods or the Long Island Sound.
Microwaving [C6-3] Rocket Motors In HD Wide Screendovetastic2011-05-312010-08-20
Welcome to dOvetastic Microwave Theater. Today your professional microwave operator will be microwaving [C6-3] Rocket Motors for your viewing pleasure. This is part three of a four part series on ...
Model rocketsMike3217952014-01-182013-06-21
Random rockets.
Multi-Stage Cored rocketberzerker174872011-07-052009-08-03
This was my first successful dual stage rocket, too bad it became unstable and turned
Mystery Missile Launch Filmed Near South Texas Coast Jan 2 2011DougandDonna72011-06-272011-01-07
Was it a rocket, a missile, a jet contrail, or a UFO, an unidentified flying object? Based on the news report from Corpus Christi, TX, witnesses saw and filmed what they believed was a missile or ...
NASA STEALTH UAV LAUNCH [TOP SECRET] (gone wrong)RidiculousRobsauce2011-08-052011-07-07
A top secret UAV test for a new stealth rocket goes horribly wrong.
REDNECK ROCKET TESTjairust2011-08-172011-08-13
A friend of mine wanted to hold a rocket to test thepropulsion and ejection force of a D12-0 Estes rocket motor.
Rocket failakcapr2011-05-292009-02-23
Rocket motor test, 750 grams of KNO3/sugar propellant in a pvc casing. Failed on ignition.
Rocket goes through the clouds! apogee 800 meters!DaanenPleunRockets2011-07-022009-06-20
Pleun from Team.[D&P] Rockets* has build this rocket with some friends of his in Delft. And launched it at: 't harde. The apogee is about 800/900 meters or 2600/2900 feet! It was a nice straight ...
Static-test of toilet-paper tube rotary rocketbeads272011-09-052010-10-04
Static test of rotary-rocket; the fins convert into rotors for a helicopter descent. The video of a successful launch is at: www.youtube.com
Styrofoam Rocket Plane Launch 5 - SUCCESS... sort ofChandleyTech2011-06-032008-06-14
SUCCESS! The rocket plane roared to life and made quite the display. Did it survive the flight? NO. Was it awesome? Absolutely. Next step: stability. This test incorporated centerline thrust, proper ...
BL1 Rocket Launchminis4me5552011-05-312008-10-25
Dale's attempt to launch the Bud Light 1 homemade rocket. lol. It launched alright.
D12-3 Estes rocket on a little cardodohaxor2011-05-292008-03-23
D12-3 rocket motor on a toy :) enjoy!
Home Made RocketPyroGeeks2011-06-032007-11-04
Home made rocket with estes engine
Hot Rod Lincoln Car JumpBilliamJ2011-05-292007-02-04
In the early 1970's Kenny Powers, a Canadian daredevil, attempted one of the most idiotic stunts known to humankind. Powers tried to drive a rocket-powered and winged Lincoln Continental off a ...
KNO3/Sugar Rocket (22 Pounds)Johnny616162011-05-292008-03-21
KNO3/Sugar Rocket, flew for about 30metres then just explode.
Lego Rocket Carurmumsacow2011-06-032006-08-07
In this phenomenal film, an ordinary lego-built airplane attains speeds of up to 93 mph. How? With an Estes Model Rocket Engine.
M-1000 explosion in model rocket!cbrian42011-06-262008-02-26
We placed an m-1000 inside a model rocket and lit the fuse, then shot the rocket. people from surrounding neighborhoods were coming out of their houses from half a mile away afterwards!!!
Mighty Saturn V model rocketDarkAngelSeries2011-06-032008-04-06
Presented is the Mighty Saturn V rocket created with simple household items. Its carried by 3 Estes class E engines and hit a height around 1000 ft. Amazingly without a recovery system, the rocket ...
Model Rocket Crashes into own Builder's Cardsmavis2011-06-232007-02-01
Years ago we used to occasionally launch rockets on our lunch hour at work. We called it a "lunch launch". On this particular Spring day in 1991 we had a good crowd gathered, and several rockets ...
Model Rocket Disaster (with on-board video)Rapidnadion2011-06-222010-05-17
Our classic Estes "Phoenix" model rocket meets a sod field at high speed. The crash happened because we used too steep an angle for the launch rod (we were trying to compensate for a very high ...
Multiplex 'Rocket' Foxbigandy92011-06-222008-09-14
This is what happens when you strap an Estes C6 Rocket motor to a Multiplex Fox Chuck glider (that has been converted to RC of course!). It helsp if you reinforce the wings somewhat!
Rocket Assisted RC Airplane #4brettknox2011-06-052007-02-22
Aerobird Xtreme high power rocket assisted takeoff test. Four Estes C6-5 engines force the aerobird to fly.
Rocket BoatT3X452011-05-292006-07-30
c.1993 Failed Rocket Boat Launch. Estes D-sized engine taped to a 1/4 inch piece of luan.
Rocket Fired without a NozzlePurintonSFC2011-05-292010-05-22
Just wanted to test the fuel burn time, but didn't want to pressurize the motor too much so It was made without a nozzle, just an open tube. The results were unexpected, but understandable. Very ...
Rocket launch disasterspider141820032011-05-292008-03-03
This is our rocket, It had a little accident.
Rocket-glider launch 2.0zrb04162011-05-292007-10-11
it's the launch of our rocket+glider combo. i like gliders/rubber-band prop planes (styrofoam and balsa) and i like model rockets. i was always kinda mad that the gliders only worked for very short ...
World's Largest Patriot Missile Model Rocket LaunchSleestaksRule2011-05-292010-01-08
This shows the construction of and launching of an enormous and crazy model rocket. It was a team effort and put together on the fly (what better way?). The video shows 3 different camera views for ...
Ball Point Pen RocketTwoyTaylor2011-06-272006-05-14
This is a rocket I made in about 30 minutes this sunday afternoon. The rocket is constructed of a ball point pen (ink tube removed), Micro Maxx Rocket (small rockets availiable at anywhere like ...
estes mean machine rocket disasterJohn Kelley2011-08-250000-00-00
k, the mean machine is just a problem all together, thats if it stays the 6ft tall. first we had a disaster when it didnt leave the launch rod, now the wind blows the rod while the rockets fuse was ...
Fireworks in Model Rocketsvalpowxman2011-06-272007-07-14
Built some homemade model rockets powered w/ estes model rocket engines. Put in some fireworks payloads such as firecrackers, jumping jacks, and bottle rockets and fired 'em off. Here's the results.
High Power Breadmaker RocketWEQ20072011-06-282007-07-16
High Power Breadmaker Rocket Flying
LEGO Boat Rocket: Failedatc30302011-06-032008-05-06
We built a LEGO Boat and strapped a rocket engine to it and lit it off. It failed but it was cool:)
Model Rocketry Gone Bad!GrantSlacker2011-07-132010-08-01
me and my dad launch a model rocket and it explodes
Multi Segment Model Rocket Engine Not Multistage Project Success! (Much like the shuttle)Igotnogod2011-06-192010-10-08
This video only functions as a documentary of ideas that i try to realize. Like Myth Busters but not cool. This is dangerous and i don't suggest anyone try this. So don't come crying to me if you ...
r candy rocket (first attempt)ther0flcopter2011-05-292009-05-10
a failed attempt of a rocket haha. it was pretty funny tho. the ratios are.. KNO3 - 64%, Sucrose - 28%, Dextrose (monohydrate) 6%, Fructose - 2%. thanx for watching.
RC-Plane with rocket boostdirtbike2112011-06-032007-08-04
Cheep RC plane modified with an hobby rocket motor
Rocket Launch Inside House-Juvenile Delinquents Episode 01smithboystudios2011-05-292011-02-18
***UPDATE*** For those of you worried about real damage... this was shot in our living room the day we demolished it for a remodel. So this craziness was... all part of the plan. ***UPDATE*** We're ...
Bacon Rocketrathergoodstuff2011-09-022010-03-02
Estes Rocket Launch gone awryspenceeee2012-09-192009-05-07
Der Red Max
home made rocket modelMattSlo862014-01-182012-02-28
model rocket launch IN MY ROOM!!!BeastX1252011-07-132011-07-07
I launch a model rocket engine in my room under my spare bed, and sorry about all of the blurs, was filming from my phone. Still pretty awsome though. DONT TRY AT HOME!! Oh, and the snake is about 2 ...
MONSTER , HOMEMADE ROCKET 8" ROUND 7 FT TALLrichadaws2012-01-112008-10-15
THIS ROCKET IS COMPLETELY HOMEMADE , ITS POWERED BY 6 29 MM G MOTORS , THIS FLIGHT HAD 6 G MOTORS AND ONLY 3 WORKED ON LIFT OFF THE 4TH KICKED IN AFTER ABOUT 500 FEET . WE NOW FIXED THE PROBLEM AND ...
Remote control helicopter with estes rocketsbjshowman2011-06-172007-01-01
no three legged dogs were harmed in the production of this film
Rocket Lincoln jump.elpmurc2011-10-202006-08-23
Rocket Bike 2126er1162011-06-032010-08-08
This is the second time firing my rocket bike. I used an Aerotech I49 motor.
Rocket Launch Gone Wrong!!zetagray56052012-01-112012-01-03
2nd in a set of experiments to see if I can make rockets that explode at their apogee. Surprisingly this second test did worst than the first with only a few making in more that 10 feet off the ...
Rockets Gone Wildmtrebacz2011-05-292010-11-04
Homemade rocket gets confused
Toilet paper rocketMontyProductionsInc2011-10-132010-08-15
All Out of Igniters... In the Middle of Nowhere!swanson8r2011-06-172009-04-11
A short movie showing what happens when you mix a bunch of guys with a farm in the middle of Nebraska, a box of model rockets with 6 motors, and only 3 electrical igniters. Add a bottle of BP, a ...
B6-4 rocket engine testnasaman582011-07-052008-03-25
I wanted to see what the thrust of a model rocket *felt* like. So I tried this out. Fun!
Ed's Big Rocket with D-Engine.jcapzz2011-06-242009-11-10
This is a 6.5 ft tall rocket made from two posterboards wound around three 6-inch dia wood embroidery hoops to form a body tube. The main 6-inch body tube is hollow. The Estes D-size engine is ...
Estes rocket launcher #1scrapcard20002011-08-282010-12-31
Me and my friend shot off this rocket I built on vetrens day last year,and almost got us arrested.
Fire In The Sky : Fourth Reich Rockets on a Suicide Missionradlam642011-06-172009-01-22
Model rockets that go up, but never come back. The payload was homemade flash powder. You can't tell from the video but the report was extremely loud. We had a lot of fun with these rockets and ...
homade explosive rocketNALF672011-07-132011-07-08
estes "f" motor with a black powder charge
Homemade Rocket Launcher AT4ichigoholo1252011-06-172010-05-03
Homemade Rocket Launcher, check this shit lawl
Model Rocketry Gone Bad!EliteLawless2011-08-082011-08-04
me, my dad, and some friends of ours attaching a m80 to a model rocket and watching it explode at the park.
Quest Aerospace Micro Maxx Engines at work (and Play)calvinsothertwin2011-06-032009-07-02
Launching a Micro Maxx Engine in a 3" styrofoam ball with three pieces of a drinking straw holding the ball just above the ground. The Webelos Scouts were launching Prirate Victory Flares. The Quest ...
Rocket Plane Failure to launchf86esabre2011-08-172011-08-14
Video says it all
Estes Model Rockets- SpeedFreak- The ROFLROCKETboldziga2011-08-192011-04-13
This is my estes SpeedFreak rocket that crashed and lost most of its wing thingies, and now it just ROFLS Message me if you want moar ROFLROCKET The engines I used were c6-5 engines (for maximum ...
Modified Estes 2 Stage RocketsStraight2hell012011-06-262010-12-08
An Experiment from S2H. With the help of a Dremal Tool, these two rockets started out as single stage C engine rockets. They were modified to accept a C to E two-stage set up. The E motors were ...
SPAM Guidance System -- Early Failuresstockpotato2011-06-212010-01-27
Early test failures of the SPAM guidance system for Da Hula Lander. (SPAM=Self-Plumbing Aerospace Mechanism)

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