While most of us relegated our ballistic experiments to childhood â€" leaving those wimpy baking-soda projectiles and more beefy hairspray potato cannons as distant memories â€" some people continued their interest in rockets through adulthood.

Ready for a stretch?

All-American diner Johnny Rockets opened today at the Capital Mall in Olympia. 

Natch!

Now Evergreen State College students can fulfill their munchies with burgers and shakes.

Veteran Johnny Rockets franchisee Robert Azinian of Cristcat Corporation will operate the new restaurant.  He currently operates 18 additional Johnny Rockets restaurants throughout Washington, Southern California and Connecticut.

Azinian hasn’t returned on phone call regarding our hunch on his amateur rocket science hobby. â€" Suzy Stump