1. By Matthew Werner Von WilsonMay, 2012

2. Mom has always saidthat I am full of. hot air! 3. Dad always says..that I need to blow off steam 4. So, building this office supply project should be easyits not rocket science, after allOr is it? 5. m Materials that you will need: Sharpie pen (large)Rubber BandElectric TapeBall Point PenBottle Cap Can of compressed airPair of needle nose pliers Scissors3x5 card to reinforce the fins 6. Step One Take the Sharpie pen Open it up and pull out the ink tipPull apart the two pieces 7. Step TwoOpen the ballpoint pen Remove the ink tubeCut it to inch length 8. Step ThreeInsert the ballpoint ink tube into Sharpie Push until firmly held in placeTape into place (if needed) 9. Step FourReassemble two halves of the Sharpie 10. Step FiveMake the fins by using the electrical tape Cut into 1 inch length Cut 3x5 card pieces to reinforce 11. Step Five (cont)Put card pieces into tape finsPlace fins onto the end of the pen 12. Trim the Fins 13. Step SixReady the compressed air can:Insert straw and fold down along side of can Place plastic cap on side of can Hold in place with rubberband 14. Step SevenReady.Aim.Fire.. 15. The First Attempt It went a bit sideways. 16. The Second AttemptWent way up. 17. Oh, by the way.Sometimes your rocket goes really, really high But. Sometimes your rocket goes into your tree! 18. Last seen, it was by a passenger On a 747 heading to China..I can dream, cant I? 19. Sorry the video was sideways,Cant figure out how to rotate it 20. Thanks for a great year!!!!!