Zinc Sulfur Rockets

Rockets using a mixture of powdered zinc and sulfur as a fuel. Ignited with cannon fuse.
We recently had our first successes with this fuel, it's quite powerful and easy to mix. However we're in the process of trying to use ethanol casting to get a more uniform fill, which should reduce the likelihood of explosions.
We've also been working on the shapes of our rockets and what materials to use. We had a pretty good launch with a copper tube rocket, but that's expensive so we're trying out PVC at the moment.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• rocket
• zinc
• sulfur
• sulphur
• vivaldi
• boom
• explosion

[Mazthoril]

@trojano80 "bomb"? Also its a simple composition to make, if you need to ask questions on how to mix/ignite a basic composition like this then you probably shouldnt be making it - general rule of thumb in any pyrotechnics.

- Go read up on it, you'll find the info easily and probably learn a lot more in the process... if you want an explosive composition, however, then this is not a great one to use...

[ThePyromaniac500]

do u ram the fuel

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[trojano80]

A way to do a bomb with that? I mean how do i mix them, quantities and how do i ignite it from a short distance? Innocent questions ;)

[mjdudman]

If you use a liquid binder,like 200 proof alchohol. They won't explode on the launch pad like that :)

[SuperPyroFanatic]

looks awsome :)

[TheBombBros]

i work with zinc and sulfur rockets. they can be somewhat unreliable, but if you figure out how to solve the problems, thay can be very impressive. ill try and post a vid response

[propyropower]

Nice music

[antiswattt2]

HNO3 er svært at skaffe q: man kan selv lave det også (: men den nemmeste metode er at bruge ammonium nitrat fra koldpakninger (apoteket 80 gram.. 35 kr?) og så blande med lige stor mængde natriumhydroxid.. man får dog natrium nitrat men det virker hvis du rekrystalliserer (: har også set ''ammoniaksvovl'' i en gartner butik ^^ det vil sige der var både ammonium nitrat og svovl i! og svovl er næsten umuligt at skaffe lige for tiden q: 129 kr for jeg ved ikke.. 1 kg?

[MikeHuntagape]

nice music :)

[ganondorf59]

YOU FUCKING STOLE MY IDEA OF DOING THESE AND SELLING EM AT THE BLACK MARKET!!!! jk, but seriously I've been working on this for a long time.....