I just earned my level one... and now, THIS?!?

[Kurt Eherenman]

Tough act to follow...



Here's the video:

 

[boomtube-mk2]

Looks like the last time I tried to light my propane BBQ.

The neighbors were not amused.

 

[tOD]

Wonder what the FAA would make of that?
I want one though...

 

[Rob Campbell]

Looks like the last time I tried to light my propane BBQ.

The neighbors were not amused.

Try this next time.

https://www.instructables.com/How-To-Light-A-Grill-In-30-Seconds/

 

[Cl(VII)]

I love oddrocs

 

[Blast it Tom!]

Try this next time.

https://www.instructables.com/How-To-Light-A-Grill-In-30-Seconds/

Oh, c'mon! George Goeble (? spelling...) and his crew at Perdue used LOX and a lit cigarette and did it in 3 sec's! Probably only available on the wayback machine - Dave Barry did an excellent, hilarious article on it a LONG time ago!

That is one odd "rocket" though, I'll give them that. How in the world did they keep those motors bring for so long?

 

[Rob Campbell]

Oh, c'mon! George Goeble (? spelling...) and his crew at Perdue

I couldn't find his website. I suppose he had to take it down for being a "Hold my beer and watch this" site.

 

[CalebJ]

I couldn't find his website. I suppose he had to take it down for being a "Hold my beer and watch this" site.

http://www.davebarry.com/misccol/charcoal.htm

 

[neil_w]

That is one odd "rocket" though, I'll give them that. How in the world did they keep those motors bring for so long?

The girandola videos circulate around here periodically. I agree that the length of burn on those motors is amazing.

 

[prfesser]

It's a girandola, which is Italian for "Get the **** out of the way, it's going all the **** over the place!!"

Best -- Terry

 

[NateB]

The girandola videos circulate around here periodically. I agree that the length of burn on those motors is amazing.

Those are more of a giant tourbillon girandola hybrid. They usually have one motor with several nozzles and a hoop. There have been some excellent posts and pictures on some of the pyro forums about their construction. If I recall correctly, the fuel is a fairly weak BP and is packed damp.

 

[NateB]

It's a girandola, which is Italian for "Get the **** out of the way, it's going all the **** over the place!!"

Best -- Terry

Commercial girandolas from China come with a small metal launch platform with a pin. I tried aiming them once, but it was pointless. They still went where they wanted to go and it is important they are well away from your audience.

I've been fortunate enough to see some girandolas made by a few PGI grandmasters and they always went straight up and performed as intended. Of course, these devices have a steep learning curve. The open shoot lines where people perfect their craft can get rather interesting. I recommend wearing a welding jacket and hardhat.

 

[Blast it Tom!]

http://www.davebarry.com/misccol/charcoal.htm

Beat me to it! Thanks!

 

[teepot]

If I ever get to Thailand it will be when they are flying telephone pole sized BP rockets. I remember one video I watched about this festival where their BP was discussed. Just KNO3 and charcoal. If you haven't watched some of these videos, you should. It's amazing the size of the telephone pole rockets. Every time I see those spinning rockets I think I should try that. Or something similar anyway.

 

[msjohnso]

Oh, c'mon! George Goeble (? spelling...) and his crew at Perdue used LOX and a lit cigarette and did it in 3 sec's! Probably only available on the wayback machine - Dave Barry did an excellent, hilarious article on it a LONG time ago!

That is one odd "rocket" though, I'll give them that. How in the world did they keep those motors bring for so long?

Please spel the name of my university rite: It's PURDUE ...but anyway, Prof. Goble was banned from using the grills in any park in the city or county after his last demonstration.

 

[ChristineZ]

That looks like an L3.14 project

 

[DAllen]

Holy crap how many times am I going to see that vid on the inter webs?

 

[neil_w]

Holy crap how many times am I going to see that vid on the inter webs?

How high can you count?

 

[DAllen]

How high can you count?

If I am naked...21

 

[beeblebrox]

Girandola is redneck for "Hold my beer an' watch 'iss"

 

[ksaves2]

Tough act to follow...



Here's the video:

Folks,

This is a very old video that is pretty cool but is from a long time ago. I enjoyed seeing it again though. I think I first saw it in the early 2000's. What a walk down memory lane. Thanks for posting this.

Kurt Savegnago

 

[Blast it Tom!]

Please spel the name of my university rite: It's PURDUE ...but anyway, Prof. Goble was banned from using the grills in any park in the city or county after his last demonstration.

My apologies for the misspelling... Congratulations on graduating from a top-notch school! But... uh... "spel"... ?

 

[Ronz Rocketz]

It's a yearly event. My understanding from watching documentaries is that it's a competition between villages. The village that can create the biggest rocket and successfully recover gets the most luck for the coming year. Unfortunately, the poor villages have limited resources and are less likely to be successful. It's the age old struggle between the haves and the have nots. Please let me know if I'm getting this wrong as I've never been to Thailand.

PS, don't post this to Facebook groups or you'll get banned.

 

[RocketRev]

It's a girandola, which is Italian for "Get the **** out of the way, it's going all the **** over the place!!"

Best -- Terry

Hey Prfesser, I didn't know you spoke Italian? Not bad on the translation. Italian does borrow a lot from the original Latin where the #### was replaced by the **** of modern spelling usage. LOL

Brad