GUEST: Henry Ford Museum Curator Matt Anderson

Link to The Henry Ford Museum

Quentin is explaining the history of rocketry in China.

“And, supposedly, they were quite sophisticated…” continues Quentin.

Later, in Roy Lee’s car, Quentin and Homer look at an article in “The Amateur Scientist.”

“Potassium chlorate and sulphur!” says Homer, reading the article.

“Well, what’d you use?” asks Quentin.

“Uh, somethin’ like that,” says Homer. “Hey, Quentin, this is great. This is exactly– We have everything we need in here! Roy Lee, drive me to my house. We can use my basement.

“At least nobody’ll see us down there,” says Roy Lee.

“Go, go, go,” says O’Dell.

“Come on,” says Roy Lee, trying to start the motor.

You got a loose choke cable, says Quentin. “You hear that? The butterfly valve isn’t closin’ all the way.

The boys look at him.

“Uh, last year I built an internal combustion engine,” explains Quentin, “and entered it in the science fair.”

“Yeah, well, you wouldn’t happen to have it on you, would you?” asks Roy Lee, sarcastically.

In This Episode

• Jake Gyllenhaal as Homer Hickam
• William Lee Scott as Roy Lee
• Chad Lindberg as O'Dell
• Chris Owen as Quentin