Water Rocket Launch - April 24th

For the next Exploring meeting that will be held at Burgess & Niple on April 24th, we will be launching water bottle rockets. Each student will need to construct their own rocket prior to the meeting using the following guidelines.

1. Construct the bottle rocket using a standard 2-liter pop bottle
2. Attach anything you think will make it fly further like wings, a cone, etc.
3. Do not attach anything metal or sharp to ensure a safe landing
4. Do not poke any holes in the bottle or neck
5. Do not attach anything to the neck of the bottle for a safe launch

Feel free to make any additions to the rockets, but make sure you follow the five requirements above. The Water Rocket Index website has some good material to refer to.

Please RSVP by Monday, April 23rd if you plan on attending.

Welding Engineering at OSU

Thanks to the Buckeye Iron Mongers (BIM) we will have lots of hands-on help for another good Explorers meeting. You will pound glowing orange-hot metal into shape, cut steel with an oxy-acetylene torch and do a little Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) -- all in two hours.
The welding lab is booked solid with classes for this quarter at OSU. Therefore, note the CHANGED time.

AGENDA
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm--or a little later, plan accordingly.
We will meet in room 103 at 6:30 for pizza.
To use the welding lab, please wear:
*long-sleeve cotton shirt.
*heavy cotton/twill pants (denim blue jeans).
*Work boots or leather shoes are preferred. NO open-toe sandals or canvas tennis/athletic shoes allowed in the lab!
*You may get a little dirty--save the good clothes for another meeting.
*ANSI-standard safety glasses from your school or home. Glasses may be borrowed from OSU.

Please confirm your attendance by Tuesday afternoon (10 April 07) to
me: gecik.1@osu.edu

Of course, you may e-mail your questions too!
Think molten metal and blacksmith hammers! See you on Tuesday.
(Don't forget to RSVP!)