This is a paper "airship",
"zeppelin" or as we say "blimp". Cut
a long strip of writing paper as
shown and notch each end as
indicated below:
______________________________________________________________
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| | <--Notch |
| Notch--> | |
|________________________________________________________|___|
Bend it over and slip each noch
together. You will end up with a
shape similar to a fish when looking
through the opening:
* *
* *
* * *
* * *
* stone ------------------*--------- axis -------------
* * *
* * *
* *
* *
Be careful not to fold it at the
front, it should be a curve.
That is all there is to assembly.
Now place a small pebble (you could
also use blue tac or soft silly
putty) where indicated and squeeze
the stone with your thumb and
forefinger. Throw the stone and
paper belt straight up. If you do it
right the stone will lift the paper
to an altitude until the stone
begins to fall back to earth. The
stone falls out of the loop and the
airship begins to spin over the axis
and gently returns to earth. When it
spins it blurs together and looks
just like and airship.
Try it and if you break any
windows, please don't blame me. Also
this could be a very dangerous toy,
you could hit yourself your parents
or your friends so only make it and
throw it where it is safe to do so.
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