- Words by Sean McIntyre Photographs by Don Denton
In spite of what he may tell you, Karel Doruyter’s high school years were anything but typical.
Working tirelessly in his home-constructed chemistry lab, the teen built hydrogen-filled balloons to which he attached messages and launched on journeys of hundreds or sometimes thousands of kilometres. He also built rockets, one of which may or may not have caused damage to the front window of his principal’s house.
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