Testing the Rocket
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Yeah, Yang is right but also the traditional SS, when you have to pump it, and after you pump it like 7 times, it gets really hard to pump. The new SS, you can easily pump, say the monster rocket, its trigger is easy becuse it's a bicycle pump, so that way you don't to lift it and pump.
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What he's saying is that sicne the Monster Rocket's pumping mechanism is vertical, gravity does half the job for you, so it's a lot easier to acheive the necessary amount of pumps. I think that a heavy CPS soaker and the Monster Rocket take the same amount of effort to pump fully becaus eeven though it's easier to do one rocket pump, ther are a lot more rneeded.
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Soakologist wrote:I think the box said that you need over 100 pumps to attain full power.
Has anyone else seen these things in stores?
Many in Wal-Mart, but not in TRU. Yang is right, gravity does half the work for you. My next door neighbor got the Monster Rocket, and he showed it to me. I thought it launched about 120 feet, but he pumped it about 60-70 times to get that height.
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edit- Warning, the slightest wind will set it off course, this is a very light device. Launch in an open area to the point it will hit the ground if the wind catches it, had to pry it off my roof.
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How well has the Monster Rocket been selling in retail stores? If it's selling well then we may well see a return of it and other water-powered rockets next year. If it's not selling well, then it will enetr the hall of the annual novelty, abeit more elaborate and expensive then most soaker novelties.
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Soakologist wrote:Hey Chris, how does it come down? It didn't go as high as I thought it might. How many times did you pump it up?
Wow, how high did you think it went? It goes up pretty #### high. http://www.wcnews.com/chrisreid/2004soaking10.jpg is about 60 pumps. About 130 pumps is where the pressure starts to get stiff. It easily tops 100 feet. The rocket is also more than 7 feet tall, so it's a lot more impressive than some of those little model rockets.
It has a balance on the nose, so once it's hit its peak, it sort of falls down slowly sideways, almost parachute style, so nothing gets damaged.
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Not really. The most basic of model rockets can easily reach 1000 feet, and the highest model rockets can reach half a mile.Soakologist wrote:100 feet is awfully high, IMHO...
IMO the size of the rocket does not matter. Sure, model rockets don't go nearly as high, but they can do so much more such as carry small cargo which can include small camera. They are also much more reliable, and structurally sound.The rocket is also more than 7 feet tall, so it's a lot more impressive than some of those little model rockets.
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