It’s National Rocket Day!
This is an excellent day today, as I am taking off in a plane. I will now be
imagining taking off in a rocket instead of being in a plane! But I digress…
So, rockets are pretty cool! A
rocket is “a
missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle that obtains thrust from a rocket
engine.” The use of rockets for military and recreational use date as far back
as 13th century China. However, after many scientific and industrial
advances throughout the 20th century, these structures went from
being fun back yard experiments to significant opportunities for space
exploration, which if you reference National
Space Day, is not something I enjoy thinking about. There are several types
of rockets, but the chemical rocket is probably the most popular. It’s also
quite dangerous!
Rockets are also one of
the best candies EVER! Mind you, as a small child, I used to pretend they were drugs,
which is worrisome, yet surprisingly was not indicative to a future of drug-dependence.
Apparently I only like my drugs to be in dissolvable candy form! Interestingly,
these delicious pills of sugary joy are only called Rockets in Canada. In the
US they are called Smarties (still awesome, but not as awesome as Canadian
Smarties…even though they are a Nestlé product!), and in England they are
called Fizzers! Who knew!
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And now, I leave you with everyone’s favourite “rocket” song:
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