Turbo charger Jet Engines have long been considered one of the holy grails of backyard engineering. This is with good reason – they’re hard to build ... and his pulse jet powered tea kettle.

Bob Maddox’s stage name, Crazy Rocketman, is a misnomer. Maddox doesn’t build rockets. He builds pulse-jet engines. There’s a difference. As for the crazy part—that may be true.

In this video, we're getting hands-on in the garage to start a pulse jet engine. Watch the behind-the-scenes fun, challenges, and the tech wizardry that goes into creating these machines!