Chinese inventions: Rockets
Travis Peek,Porter Hardcastle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCymr-xEykk
http://www.bing.com/search?q=ancient+chinese+rockets&FORM=AWRE
this is the web link (up)
in act ch after the discovery of gunpowder someone accidentally figured out that it explodes when it is lit on fire. soon it was used for fireworks but thats all. it tl ume one eventually figured out that they could be used as a weapon..at first they were attached to a arrow take very the arrow far. then it was modified to go on its own but it was to scare because it was not very effective.