A large number of schools have begun using Water Rockets as part of their Science Curriculum, hosting competitions and fairs to encourge students to become interested in science and engineering with a fun and creative activity. However, the downside to this is that with more participants building and testing Water Rockets comes the potential for more accidents and injuries. U.S. Water Rockets, the current WRA² World Altitude Record Holder, has released a series of video clips from their Water Rocket pressure test experiments. The educational video clips clearly illustrate the danger of experimenting with pressurized air.

Among the clips on the video, are some fascinating scenes showing that a great deal of damage can result from even relatively low pressures. In one clip, a PVC plastic test stand is sheared off by and explosing test model, and in another clip, the wooden jaws of a Black & Decker Workmate^TM are split off by a bursting pressure test model.

By releasing this video, U.S. Water Rockets hopes to encourage students and instructors to always use proper safety equipment and precautions when experimenting with Water Rockets. Their safety engineers stress very strongly that eye protection and proper shielding should be used at all times a rocket is pressurized. The point out that they even invented a remote control and monitoring system for their own rockets to insure the safety of launch personel.