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Explorer's Meteor Rocket Science Kit | | | | | | WARNING:| CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs. |
| | | Description: | | Blast off with a high-flying rocket that you build, fuel and then launch many times! This incredible rocket is powered by vinegar and baking soda, making it 100% safe and non-combustible. Amaze your friends as you launch this silver flyer 100 feet high! The power comes from its unique fueling module, adjustable for all levels of rocket pilots. This kit is fun and educational. You'll enjoy great experiments and learn more about rocket propulsion and chemical reactions. Everything you need is included in this kit, so building the Meteor is easy. Guaranteed to supply an out-of-this-world experience! | | | Features: | |
• Winner of Family Life Magazine's 32 Best Toys of the Year, ASTRA's A Top Holiday Choice, Dr Toy Awards Top 100 Vacation Products, & more
• Make a high performance rocket that will fly over 100 feet high
• The directions include experiments for creating and testing various rocket fuels
• This safe rocket kit is fueled by vinegar and baking soda
• This is a fun and fascinating way to learn the science of rockets
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 4.1 inches | | Product Width:
| 8.1 inches | | Product Height:
| 11.7 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.55 pounds | | Package Length:
| 11.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.9 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 27 reviews |
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178 of 179 found the following review helpful:
 The meteor rocket is awesome! Our kids love it.Nov 19, 1999
Our family has had a very good experience with the meteor rocket. It was given to our son as a birthday present and he's been having a great time with it. The directions for assembling the rocket were easy to follow and we didn't have any trouble putting it together. What I am most impressed by is how high the rocket flies with just baking soda and vinegar as fuel. It really does go up about 100 feet - to the great delight and amazement of our chiildren and all the assembled neighborhood kids. As a parent, I like the fact that the "fuel" is safe, and we can usually find a box of baking soda and some vinegar in the kitchen when the kids decide they want to do some rocket flying. There's a lot of educational value in this project. We've used the kit for some impromptu "science lessons" to explain and then demonstrate the power of chemical reactions. Everyone in our family thinks the rocket is awesome, and we highly recommend it.
88 of 90 found the following review helpful:
 A poorly designed overpriced kit.Oct 10, 1999
I have fond memories of an elegantly designed, indestructible, baking soda/vinegar rocket that I had as a child. Since I had not seen them in the toystores I had thought of building one from scratch for my 4 year old son. Then I saw one advertised on Amazon which I happily ordered, my first Amazon order. Although I knew it was a kit I was surprised when my son opened the box and I found that I had paid 19.99+SH for 3 bits of balsa, some foil, a piece of plastic film, a 1 liter plastic pop bottle and a rubber stopper. After a moment of thinking I should pack it up and send it back I realized that my son's excitement about a rocket had trapped me into continuing. In a couple of hours I had assembled the rocket, in spite of the directions. We went out to launch. Unfortunately the rubber stopper assembly that plugs the rocket is poorly designed. Turning the wing nut is supposed to tighten the stopper but only turns the entire assembly and does not tighten the stopper. It blasted out of my hands a few times. Each landing battered the delicate rocket. The design is decidedly inelegant and fragile.
53 of 54 found the following review helpful:
 Mostly disappointingOct 27, 1999
Although my feelings aren't quite as strong as the first reviewer's, I was also disappointed with the kit. It's a fairly complex building job, and the resulting rocket isn't great, and is decidedly fragile, good for 3 or 4 launches max before needing extensive repairs. It's performance is mediocre at best.
42 of 44 found the following review helpful:
... for a pop bottle?Feb 25, 2001
We bought this kit and put it together. It wasn't too hard to do but the rocket is very fragile. The kit is (structurally) a very, very poor design. When it comes down to it, it is a pop bottle with some cheap, flimsy fluff parts for decoration. I couldn't believe we paid ... for this thing. After only 3 mediocre launches (under 20 ft) the flimsy red plastic at the front of the rocket had split and the nose cone was cracked almost in half. In addition, the rocket fins were damaged. The toy .... I'm going to try and save you ... here. Don't waste your money on it!
26 of 27 found the following review helpful:
A Welcome additionJan 17, 2000
This toy is one of the better toys I have found. My son (7) with a little assistance put the kit toghether. It flew first time much to the amusement of the family. The fins bend easily but if reinforced with some extra foil they keep the rocket upright for launch. This is an intresting'family' toy.
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