You're sitting in a car that's not moving. Also in the car is a helium-filled balloon, which is resting up against the car's ceiling somewhere near its middle. The driver hits the gas and the car ...

It’s an intriguing thing, the Light Car Company Rocket. Masterminded and built by former endurance racer Chris Craft and designed by Gordon Murray, it first appeared in 1992, yet until now I ...

The team behind Bloodhound Supersonic Car is aiming to break the world land ... reach those speeds as well as a combination of jet and rocket technology. In September, the project plans to head ...

A balloon A straw A piece of string 3 to 5 meters long that passes easily through a drinking straw, e.g., linen thread or butcher’s twine Adhesive tape (e.g., masking tape) Scissors When you inflated ...

They experiment with two ways that vehicles may be driven - energy directly applied to the axle with a wind-up rubber band, and energy that is separate from the axle using balloon-powered propulsion.

And what happens to the balloon? It flies toward the back of the car! Maybe you've noticed this for yourself. Maybe you haven't and you don't believe it. Just watch a helium-filled balloon the ...