# Can a Regular Joe Shmoe Launch Himself into Space?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 26, 2001, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-regular-joe-shmoe-launch-himself-into-space/73898 "2001-07-26T22:07:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![City\_Gent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a87d85/32.png) [@City\_Gent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/City_Gent)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2001, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-regular-joe-shmoe-launch-himself-into-space/73898/21 "2001-07-28T16:18:59Z")

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> \*Originally posted by k2dave \*  
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> > If his rocket ignites, he is going to die.
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> Since his rocket is not designed to ignite, I’d say if he’s strapped in and it does your right.
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> IIRC his rocket is going to use a catilytic reaction with hydrogen peroxide and the fuel. I didn’t go into the chemistry and calculate the energy released but he claims that he will have ‘more thrust then weight’. \*\*

All right, if his rocket begins catalytic conversion of hydrogen peroxide to steam and energy, he is going to die.

And if he wants to get off the pad, it better have more thrust than weight. Newton’s Laws and all.

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