Funeral Pyre

I'm an avid fan of sport rocketry, and even though I do my best to make things work, flights aren't always perfect.

This rocket had a parachute jam that caused the rocket to find its way back down nose-first, and hit the ground at less-than-friendly velocity. The rocketry was pretty well destroyed.

Since my friend and I couldn't salvage the rocket for parts, we decided to give it an honorable death; we built a bonfire, then offered the rocket to the Rocket Gods . I decided to take a picture to remember the event by.

Note: Just so you don't think I'm crazy, this is the only time I've done this. I've had plenty of rockets crumple.