Scientific Explorer's Rocket Car Science Kit | 
 enlarge | Brand: Scientific Explorer
Category: Toy
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $12.94
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 7028
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Age: 8 - 12 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 11.7 x 8.2 x 4
MPN: 203
Model: 203
UPC: 781968002038
EAN: 0781968002038
ASIN: B0006O8E1M
Release Date: January 1, 2007
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| Features:
| • | The 24 inch Land Speed Challenger provides lightning fast, totally unique, non-stop fun! | | • | Make a 2 foot long rocket speed racer | | • | Uses a safe fuel of vinegar and baking soda in conjunction with a patented fuel delivery system | | • | You'll be amazed by the speed of the rocket on wheels | | • | This is a fun and fascinating way to learn the science of rockets |
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Product Description
Don’t blink or you’ll miss the action! This sleek 2 foot long land speed challenger will take your breath away as it roars off. It’s a REAL rocket on wheels, powered by our patented baking soda and vinegar fueling system.
Fuel the Rocket Car with baking soda and vinegar, insert the fueling module, and your land speed challenger will be ready to roar off. You’ll see chemistry and physics in a new light after a day racing the Rocket Car. Our baking soda and vinegar formula starts a powerful chemical reaction that will propel the Rocket Car over 200 feet. You can experiment with the proportions to create your own secret rocket fuel mixture.
Scientific Explorer kits have won recognition from many groups concerned with children, including Parents’ Choice, Family Life Magazine, Parenting Magazine, Discover Magazine, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, and Dr. Toy.
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| Customer Reviews:
 difficult to build June 10, 2008
William Ewing Jr. (massachusetts)
i am 14 years old and i had just finished building this rocket. i got this as a christmas present 5+ years ago and just discovered it recently. i was very astonished when i found this on amazon.com. so when i first decided to build it, i brought it to my friends house thinking i'd be able to slap it together in minutes. i took one look at the instructions and i knew it would take a while. so later the weekend i began to get serious with it. the instructions were terrible! they made little sense! before i read another review from a woman who had to have her mechanicley inclined husband build it i thought i was stupid since it said 8+ But after yelling at the box for beholding such a complicated toy, i slowly resurrected it closely following the instructions and looking at the pictures to make sure it was coming out right. 30 minutes to midnight, IT WAS COMPLETE!(it took a wicked long time to build it if you catch my drift) like what the review from "tired cog" said, i did too have to get pliers to bend the axle. when i launched it, it did ok. i have to find out the best vinegar to baking soda ratio still and i have to staighten the front axle. in about 5 minutes, you would have wasted over a pint in vinegar so it is very fuel unefficient. i actually only reccomend this for kids 12+ because if i had tried to build this when i was eight i would get so fustrated i would throw it across the room and set it on fire! maybe i will purchase another one since i know how to build it now and it will be much easier to build again
 lots o fun and educational May 14, 2008
T-LO (weare, nh)
My two children and I are having a great time and have a learned a few things with this rocket car. Very durable considering the test runs we've put it through (trees/bushes).
Fun, once you finally build it... November 26, 2007
Tired Cog (Wash DC)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This rocket car took my very mechanically-inclined husband 3 hours to build. It required very precise measuring and cutting of foil tape, foam, and nearly all the parts. He even needed to use pliers to bend the axles properly. The instructions were extremely complex; there is no way a child could understand them, let alone actually build the car. An eight year old (the toy is recommended for 8 and up) can play with this car, but certainly not build it. It was a lot of fun to shoot off on our street, and ours went straight ahead. But it was an agonizing 3 hours to get there.
 Fun family project March 20, 2007
Rocket Mom (Olympia, WA)
We had a good time with the Rocket Car. Our kids (7 and 11) had fun mixing the baking powder and vinegar, and watching the car take off. On the other hand, it required lengthy assembly. In our opinion, it could use some re-designing. It is held together by tape, which eventually breaks loose after a few launches. Also, it could use higher quality rubber wheels, as opposed to the supplied plastic, non-gripping wheels. I think we'll try to beef up the Rocket Car eventually, using hot glue or rubber cememt. Also, shortening the entire car would allow a straighter launch, by limiting the length of the very bendy rear wheel axel. It's a fun concept that would benefit from a little more time back on the drawing board.
A bit disappointing January 31, 2007
D. Kampen (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I would probably buy this again, but I was a bit disappointed. It would be better if it came at least partially pre-assembled. Product cost was steep, and the rocket car was not as easy to build as one would like. After we built it, and followed the directions for launching, it went crooked. However, we still had fun, and it was a good opportunity to discuss chemical reaction, thrust, and of course counting down to "blast Off" was fun too. I plan to use some of the parts from the rocket car to build a smaller version, which hopefully will be less inclined to wander off at a slant.
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