Tea Bag Rockets

by Dave Hax in Outside > Rockets

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Tea Bag Rockets

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Easy to follow tutorial to make mini indoor firework rockets out of a tea bag. Simple science experiment which is really fun and great to watch.

Watch This Short and Simple Video Guide

How to Make Tea Bag Rockets

Watch this video guide and learn how to make really cool mini rockets out of a tea bag.

Getting Started

What you need:

  • A Tea Bag
  • Scissors
  • A Lighter

When you have everything, go ahead and follow the instructions in the video.

The Procedure - 1

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Watch the video guide:

Take your tea bag and using your scissors carefully cut off the top.

The Procedure - 2

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Open out the teabag into a tube and stand it up on one end

The Procedure - 3

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Use your lighter and set fire to the top. As it burns the flames create a hot air current and when it gets to the bottom it lifts the ash and makes it take off. Looks great against a black background.

Make sure you do this on a fire proof surface and somewhere where nothing can catch fire.