The problem with a lot of these water bottle rocket projects is that they leak where the bottle meets the launcher. In most cases this is a good thing as it’s almost impossible to build up ...

In this case, though, we’ll respectfully disagree with [Zach Hipps] assessment of his remote-controlled soda bottle rocket launcher ... launching air-powered water rockets.

Culligan says it effectively offset the use of 150,000 plastic water bottles at the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

Practise and challenge your friends! Download the Water bottle Rockets PDF(378 Kb). Adobe Acrobat is required. SAFETY: This rocket uses air pressure to fling a bottle at high speed 20–50 metres.