Not sure how to get rid of your Christmas Tree? Inventors reveal how to turn it into a ROCKET

American inventors launched the 'XMS MissileToe' from a field



Powered by 32 rocket motors, it even have its own cameras on board

Inventors warn others 'Do not attempt!' on hit video



If you're unsure of the best way to recycle your Christmas tree, two inventors have come up with a unique way to dispose of it - by turning it into a rocket.

The unnamed pair managed to attach 32 rocket engines to their tree, which launched complete with baubles, a star and twinkling lights.

The tree was also fitted with a 'tree cam' allowing the team to capture video as it flew around 100 feet into the air.

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Get ready for liftoff: The launch was triggered remotely by the tree's onboard ignition system

We have lift off! The tree, complete with tinsel, baubles and a star, lifts off

The tree flies high in the sky thanks to its 32 rocket motors

It eventually lands in a nearby field in a haze of smoke

The tree is the team's second attempt at sending what is believed to be one of the team's own family Christmas tree into the air.

'We're striving to reuse our tree,' the pair responsible for the stunt say in a YouTube video.

'How many kids have calculated how many seconds it takes santa to get down the chimney? The maths is just a little calculus, and it will launch to around 100 feet.

'We have 32 rocket engines with individual ignitors, powered by a car battery.

A tree-cam on the rocket captured the entire experiment. Here, it is unloaded from a truck and prepared for launch

Footage from the tree-cam in flight, showing its lights twinkling as it rises

However, the team admit the project does have its risks.

'It is possible the tree will explode? There's a minimal chance.'



The team fitted the tree with an electronic control board that ignited the rockets, controlled the 'tree-cam' and even kept the tree lights powered during the mission.



'This is really a tribute to astronauts who haven't been given the chance to celebrate Christmas,' the team said.

The tree before liftoff, with its rocket motors and control wires visible

The tree-rocket's control system, which could trigger the motors and control the onboard cameras

This year's tree boasted onboard power systems and a custom made Arduino control unit.



The engines were lit in 2 programmed stages.

Light and launch control were initiated wirelessly from a laptop.



Also onboard was a Contour Roam deemed the 'tree cam'.

