Cool Video of the Day: Match Stick Rockets

Wonder if you could pack a bunch of matchstick heads in there, heat at the bottom, and work your way up, or is the only thrust due to the fact there's a nail shoved up it's butthole and it that keeps keeps the gases trapped for just long enough to push off.
 
I think it would work to a degree. But I think the novelty of the rocket works because it is a small pulse of thrust thus sort of making a typical arc by using the nail as a guide.. I think the fins are just for show. More thrust would probably have that rocket going st00pid...but it would be fun to dodge.
 
You can do this easier with a plain old paper match.
just cut a square of foil center the match head in the middle and fold down over the match head.
Continue folding so the gases would be forced downward. Don't use too much foil because it is heavy.
Use another match to heat the head and it will fly around 6-8 feet.
 
/me is waiting for a mobile phone matchstick rocket simulator/game. :D
 
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