How to Make a Rice Rocket A thunderous roar echoes throughout the once quiet neighborhood. I hear the revving of engines. Suddenly there is a loud screeching of tires pealing out across the pavement. The sound of the engines becomes even louder than before, then quickly decreases as the cars speed away. There is quiet for a few minutes, then the whole thing repeats again. This is a common occurrence in my neighborhood and always …showed first 75 words of 773 total…

…showed last 75 words of 773 total…rocket has caused the advent of legal import car races and has taken much of the racing off the streets. Rice rockets can now be put to the test in a safer regulated course without fear of getting arrested. At first I wished the rice rocket fad would just go away. Ironically, this popularity has actually quieted down my neighborhood. I thankfully only hear the screeching tires and noisy exhausts of street racing on occasion.