PURPOSE: To illustrate the rocket principle in a dramatic way.
DESCRIPTION: Pour about 100-200 ml of liquid nitrogen into the bottle and install the stopper. Exhausting nitrogen gas and liquid result in motion of the bottle. A second bottle has an untethered stopper, for comparison.
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EQUIPMENT: Two rocket bottles with liquid nitrogen.
SETUP TIME: None.
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