PHOTO PROMPT © Roger Bultot
“Dennis!! Have you been stealing sugar? – And baking soda? What are you up to? Don’t you dare enter my kitchen!”
“No Mom – I am in the attic playing rockets with Gina!”
“You gave me headache – where are my ice packs? Bought a whole bunch of it – and all go missing right when you need”
In the attic Dennis buckles up in his cockpit and signals Gina.
Looking at the lighter in her hands Gina looks up to Dennis, “Dennis – am not feeling good, are sure about it?”
“Get ready Gina – 5 -4 -3 – 2 -1 – 0 … ignition and lift-off!! Will look at you from space!”
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* Just in case you have been wondering – “Homemade rocket with rocket fuel and engine”
Fuel of home-made rocket.
1. Ammonium nitrate (available inside ice-packs)
2. Baking soda
3. Water
4. Sugar
Written for “Friday Fictioneers” by “Rochelle” the great story-teller !
Rest of the stories are here –
Abode of Horus 
Indeed he will be looking from a long way away. Nicely done.
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🙂 thanks Sandra !
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Dear Horus,
Interesting take on the prompt. I’m off to try out that recipe.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Be safe Rochelle ! 🙂
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Dear Horus,
I can see this happening, so excellently did you portray the characters and dialog and action. It is particularly perfect for the prompt. Nice research on rocket engines. I hope they live.
Aloha,
Doug
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Thanks for the praise Doug! The rockets were my passion from my childhood too ! 🙂
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Oh, I wonder how many times this happened in RL. Fortunately, never in my house. 🙂 The characterization is spot on, an excellent story.
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Good – so you are not new to the situation – for me it did happen a few times 😉
Thanks for the good words Loré !
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I’m going to try that next time I go a friends house!
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Good decision – to try it at friend’s house and not in own house! 😉
Thanks for the visit Rosey !
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Poor Gina! I wonder how much altitude she got in the end.
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Well actually Gina saw Dennis lift off to Moon! 😉 although she might have filled her lungs with the rocket fume…
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When he was ten, my brother shot a bottle rocket into a shed and caught it afire, burning up a mower and a billboard. The judge fined him and made him go to the burn unit. He always was one for arson, but I think that scared him a little.
This is a good story. It’s funny, too.
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Well I too was behind a number of such accident myself – though never got caught. My cousins were the only witness ! Thanks for your visit 🙂
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Thanks for the story, nicely told… but thanks also for the rocket-recipe. Awesome 🙂
Cheers
KT
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You are welcome KT – just be safe though! 😉
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Well, it’s not rocket science….oh, wait a minute. 😉
Good piece Horus.
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Rocket 101 ! 😀 thanks !
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I am never letting my 3 boys see that recipe!
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Awww – you are killing progress of science Louise 😉 thanks for the visit !
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Those kids had real fun. Rockets are part of growing up and where do you find the ingredients? In Mom’s kitchen. Most enjoyable.
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Am sure all of us have done some experiment or other from the kitchen supplies! Thanks Patrick for the read !
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Thank God that my sons didn’t build rockets inside the house. Outside? Probably did.
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Good to have such sensible sons 🙂
Thanks for the visit Tracey.
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If it were my kids the sugar would distract them enough from further mischief . Nice fun read.
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Sugar distracts me even now 😀
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I guess you have another Darwin award nominee.. 🙂
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I hope he stays alive to receive the honor himself 🙂
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I have several friends from years ago that might have attempted such a stunt as children, but I’m pretty sure all of us would have been wise enough not to attempt liftoff from an attic window.
Good plot, Horus. You gave me a chuckle.
Cheers!
MG
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Good to know that I am successful in extracting the chuckle 😀
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Interesting story. Will let you know if the rocket recipe works or not.;)
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good good – I will wait anxiously.. just make sure to keep the extinguisher handy!
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🙂
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Brilliant. It does look rather like rocket exhaust, doesn’t it?
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I thought so Dave – thanks for the appreciation !
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Oh dear, kids will always find a way to blow things up. Great story.
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I guess – yes they do !
🙂 thanks for your visit
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Ha! This is so the mind of a child. 🙂
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Especially someone naughty! 😀
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My father once did something like this. He blew up his mother’s kitchen.
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Your father must have had a wonderfully memorable childhood – something I had too 😉
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He sure did!
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Interesting write up…liked the story.
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Thanks Shivangi 🙂
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Oh! …And the ice packs…ammonium nitrate. It may be fun to set up, but I can’t imagine the kids getting out of it without at least horrible burns… 😦
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The chemical IS dangerous with numerous bad use.. so anyway if a kid knows about it he should know the consequences…
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I enjoyed your story. Unfortunately, I can see that happening for real!
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🙂 Well at least I am able to fore-warn you!
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Interesting interpretation of the prompt, and the dialogue is very realistic.
Not sure Dennis will be in any shape to look down on his sister from space…but he made a valiant effort!
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Thanks Jan – All for science you know 🙂
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I always thought that would work too. But for some reason, here I am ….
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Smart kid but maybe the next take off will be towards the hospital. Nice one.
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any thing for science… 😉
thanks…
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I used to teach Chemistry – you’ve reminded me why I gave it up!
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awww… am sure it was loss for chemistry 🙂
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