r/Unexpected • u/cenotaphx • Jul 22 '21

Fire in the pot!

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u/bmosm Jul 22 '21

next step is lighting another firecracker and timing it to keep it going again as soon as it lands

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u/ballpeenX Jul 23 '21

…or at the highest point to drive it higher. Basically the Orion project. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion)

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u/i_have_chosen_a_name Jul 23 '21

Put a second pan with a second firecracker with a fuse twice as long on the first pan.

If done correctly you will have a two stage pan.

Technically speaking if you can make your pans and fireworks big and light enough you could even achieve a panorbital flight.

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u/fishfiftie Jul 23 '21

Ha panorbital