Fire Extinguisher and Skateboard Rocket

From UO Physics Demonstration Catalog

Return to Newton's Laws

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Fire skate 1.JPG

Description:

A Carbon dioxide fire extinguisher is retrofitted to allow a narrow high velocity stream of CO2 to be emitted. Conservation of momentum pushes the person in the opposite direction.

Location:

  • Fire extinguishers: Sh. G-1
  • Skateboard: Next to Sh. A