build potato cannons, paper match rockets, Cincinnati fire kites, tennis ball mortars, and more dynamite devices
Gurstelle, William
2001
Presents a guide to manufacturing homemade ballistic devices, including thirteen projects with simple instructions, diagrams, and illustrations, from a match-powered rocket to a table top catapult.
Describes the science of ballistics, including the types of weapons and ammunition used in crimes, clues guns and bullets leave behind, techniques used by ballistics experts, and how ballistics evidence is used to solve crimes.