Is a blackpowder rocket powerful enough to launch a cage-holding human? Kari, Grant and Tory take on a 17th-century myth.
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MythBusters: Rocket Man Angle 5
Is a blackpowder rocket powerful enough to launch a cage-holding human? Kari, Grant and Tory take on a 17th-century myth.
Added: Nov 11, 2009
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Runtime: 00:28
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