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Li, Phone 2587 589wa facia aa facts @ a Sea E1 oe Grey 4 fect ores era &, fers Ge Ser ay ser S aaa a AS aE-Te FT a aren & Prert aot ara & Racts aart & fery way atest Ena € | rave & fore onary FB A crea yEA & are WaT a ure & ote wa ie & faa 8 aa fear ore FI saw Dies or aig Sr Ged) ote go adore et ae CoN AE RG ta & og frat ad @1 ue fireh war ey & ae THs Sara eh gw Saad & aa yet orraN wi aigax Hee We TO serl-sert ae SH Atal GT wad & ok GE HTH ary Re OY ues Hema E | oraaNt @ Hear ge wae ax feaore feet Har word Ei oraae & wre THgl HI ASH TH Fer vier fear an Gerad & SAS GSA fase, seen Far, Sec Apel, tater, cargoes Us aera & fers f Hrad Aisa wwe @1 aga 8 che ga cea wh yg aye, WX eH ae wa Al CAT afte fe orra or ete Har wa feet fora oe A cet ar wa a wiktes a ete Ur we ae diets Ht fet eT ts, wh ote S Root ae der we orenfta Bye & wet aga Via El Sat gd cam seh OS - Fag’ arTG, ‘Ofte, Feet, gents atte aherer one wl Ga FRAT CA AT Rl eatery wert a dor oe aa Fa aM, afew GE GET ERTS BY GST AQIS Fe Ra eae 4 wg ail ar she Yara tia Te SAT wa or arnt i ae gets AY gars & ere free tee ST ae 4 watts Bh arr In Geng, 1993SIMPLE TOYS Children love toys. They love them all the more if they have shaped them and made them with their own hands. It is. also a lot easier for them to make toys from materials around them. Take for instance the daily newspaper. After being read it is simply ‘junked’ and sold off by weight. However, the newspaper’s life need not end so abruptly. ‘Even a cat’ they say ‘has nine lives.’ Certainly, a newspaper deserves better treatment, It can be reused to give it a new lease of life. Children can fold newspapers to make a dozen or so, delightful caps. Newspapers can be folded into nice, useful boxes and made into gift packs. Small pieces of newspaper could be reborn into flapping birds, talking crows, flying fishes, helicopters, stunt planes and scores of other dynamic paper toys Many people have forgotten, but we must not forget that each scrap of paper was once a living branch or a tree trunk. That each ballpen refill, broken pen and all other plastic comes from crude oil. The earth’s resources are limited and we must use them sparingly with love and care. Today's throwaway culture offers new challenges for reuse, whether itis tetra packets, batteries, bottles or ballpens. So, don’t waste, don’t abuse; instead recycle, reuse. This is the only way of making simple and environmentally sustainable toys. This book is a collation of several ideas and activities. The names of individual contributors have been acknowledged. This book is dedicated to the memory of my dear friend Siddhartha Vohra. Arvind Gupta July, 1993ost fafgar UD este arr wh att aah Re eat fea (1) rr wh ETI kee ae FR ah aT sw (2) ore ae IH EA ATS Bea eta ahah at oe he hy & dhe warsh flea (3) fret Beare AY oro FSR TTS AY Tw wre an ste wT A,B,C, ate wad fart (4)! ort wa ag site, OTH Dw TE te AIST B atc “ner Pre Fh oe) eh em Rear ay rh fra (5) He Peer wh eee a AAA ae at she aT wae seat she c wy A Ret ‘aera | fara (6) oe BH ae TH eat ea as Sera | Feea (7) | sea Pree fed a Pre Bhar wae fan STH RAY oe ero THE fot fra (8) Atel wh seat ree ornare een fra (9) aT ere Hr at 5&8 aot BA ate pwr re A area fra (10 | Hae aT ore wh aR re | ea PTET ereare Gare AA Roar aT | ote at wet arr eit cw wa te eet fra (11): ors sarge ga Raw waren wa Pa (12) sea GAR rT ay al ae “wd wh ANI Aga ge Reavy BY Te we flea (13)! ew ew SR A ote ate Geewe Gee te A Aer fra (14)! stew arr ap ae Sch wee B sae Rea (15) ate wr ate TET We At (16) 13 Fae ero a eat SoH te akyw erg re ayy fara (17) ora ae ar Praen fears ers IHS the BRE TST ‘ip arene eeh | Ria Ha ea TGETCHN fl (18) FLAPPING BIRD Fapanese children have been making this joyous bird for the last 300 years. ‘Take a square of paper and fold its opposite corners in turn; make very firm creases and open up Fig (1). Tur the paper and this time fold opposite cedges in turn. Keep the paper folded in half Fig (2 and 3). Hold the two tends of the folded edge between fingers and thumb. Bring the ends down so thatthe eomers of the paper come together creating four flaps A.B.C and D Fig (@), Fold flap B to the left and D to the right Fig (4). Fold the lower edges of Maps B anu C to the vertical central crease Fig (8). Fold the top twiangular area forward over the horizontal edge. Make a very firm crease and return, Open B and C to its sides Fig (6). Raise the top layer of the paper on the horizontal crease you have just made Fig (7). Pull the bottom point right up as far as it will go, The two edges should come and mect Fig (&). Press firmly, turn the paper over and repeat steps 5 to 8 on flaps A and D Fig (9). Fig (10) shows the result. Take the top left tlap over to the right. "Turn over and do the same again. You should now have two narrow pointed flaps atthe top Fig (11), Pull one tothe left pressing the paper flat to fix the point in its new position Fig (12). Similarly fix the other point to the right Fig (3), Fold up the bottom point on line just below the existing horizontal crease. Turn over and do the same behind Fig (14). Take hold of one of the side points and turn it downwards to fix the beak Fig (15,16). The bird has ‘almost taken shape, Curve the wings slightly by rubbing them between your fingers and thumbs Fig (17). Hold the bottom of the bird's neck with one hand and pull its tail repeatedly withthe other. Its wings will fap Fig (18)an fafsar Be Paar ew eee Sh swt oe are a NS eT O75 GAx3.0 84am Bow wes oh ee aw ora 8 ‘eet 8 Hteh| oe cere ew fed Res wy coe A at Re Te ‘eh get fray ah Ge ew aH ters we A ates | fw (1) read 3 a fe feat a ore A se Hg fer 2h fra (2) ROA ater ret ow aioe a Cas wT vw Reet a ‘dra are Ber eT ae fs GeE Bore aT Fee rE A ST vera (31 fre He es eer Pra (4) sta eA hee Fag oe ate rea | fer aA HE aH flea (5) A Ree artis 8 98H Reamst sca aed a Geer are wat aha he et fret at ee # Perera fra (6) sia ore gH Sa wh THSTT a ae Ga oh we aS TI Fa (7) I ara em “aA ar aN SEMA 10 Hx 0 TA. eis ae aye ahaha Baar Fafgarah fe hae fae fra (8) 4 fang atts & argare are dy ox & Set feet Fhe armah ote ot da 4 Stet ges ah Raat | fa (9) are ‘aan ca ar ger wee heh rend we git I Fes (10)! Fen ea oe ee de A er ear te she wa fet tie om FAN TAILED BIRD This is an adaptation of a traditional Chinese toy. Take a 7.5 ems. x 30 ems. strip of bond paper. Fold its length into three equal parts, Leaving one third of the width cut two sectors along the length. Repeat the same at the other short edge Fig (1). Fold one third ofthe thin strips inwards and glue them Fig (2). Take a piece of used refill about 1 cm. Jong and flatten one of its end between your teeth Fig (3). Put a pin through this end. The flattened refill, end prevents the pin head from going through Fig (4), Apply glue (Fevibond, Vamicol are best) on the doubled up ends. Fix the pin as shown in Fig (8). Now turn the strip and stick the two glued portions together Fig (6). If you hold the refill in Fig (7) and blow air then the fan will rotate. Fold a FLAPPING BIRD (previous model) using a 10 cms. square of thick paper. Cut the bird's tal as shown in Fig (8). Apply glue on both the inner portions of the tail and stick the plastic refill of the fan as shown in Fig (9) Tie a thread to the bird Fig (10) and then rotate it Fig (11). The tail fan will rotate giving a feeling of the bird in flight.BRA SANA We carvers osha UH TIET oT GE GER TT are ot GET gH rat AS ww maT a hoa AR aay are TE WEA A 15 S915 BA any an Ue eT RS HPT ates Gag Oh eh fore aan wr aT A RTT wed a) aria & Fad RY TT SG AR A fener ond Ty iret ara (1) ot end BR AY aN rorewe one A TST Pra (2) 1 orra @ cere AEH fara (3) sea GETS BY ATTA GT ‘thor i rt (a) or wre BARE ah ee ae a | Prt (5)1 0d ary ah a Here gH ee HieH fl (6) af wi a garet wer dy ear aw argh Pes (7) A ee “er arr & Gere ane aN wre ahewrsH Pra (8) | aed ST iro wh GO aA ate rT dre aes wg ra (9) 9a OTT ardeard fr a Pree Ge thee wea (10)! (ort tor ae or) STUNT PLANE When you chuck this fascinating plane it will take a round and come back to you. So, you cun chuck it with one hand and catch it swith the other, Take a 15 ems square of thin but strong paper. Glazed newspaper will do very well. Fold the paper in half from the bottom to the top Fig (1). Fold it in half from side to side Fig (2). Press the paper flat Fig (3). Unfold itagain Fig (4), Now fold the top edge to mect the centre fold line Fig (6). Fold the right side edge down to meet the centre line. The right top comer should come where the finger shows Fig (6). Then fold it down again to meet the centre of the paper Fig (7). Repeat the process on the left side edge Fig (8). Fold the top point ‘backwards to meet the centre line Fig (9). Now fold the paper into half from side to side Fig (10). (Continued on next pageorad cagorera (wet dor H) we Te & GT fe a free fa S Prenat ote Att) fra (11) | oa Sak te or A geht ae 8 AS ira (12) 1 aT eat a gare den ad otk de & aera ash ahs BH wana he sia arpa Fira (13) 4 fare ae t | oe Go at ae aig) & are gant Giet ira (14) fg ah ats Fh te A Gay Var at fra (15) 1 ga Te BI Rira (16,17) 4 aRT anp-are fern an & | Hal a og 8S ono Sh oa GO ad Rt at or 2 ote them 8 tg a (18) | ora eater Ra (19) Pram ae ait Suara GIy rat garde CH WTR SIR Gar Ge oT aT on UTE Fra (20) 1 STUNT PLANE CONTINUED Fold down the top wing so that it meets the lower edge Fig (11), Fold the bottom wing in just the same way Fig (12). Unfold the ‘wings again, Fold up the tail section. The picture shows you where the fold line starts and ends Fig (13). Press the tail flat and unfold it again Fig (14). Push the tail section inside itself along the fold line Fig (15). Fig (16,17) show this process in more detail. Fold the wings down again and open them out. Shape the wings by curling the bottom edge upwards Fig (18). To loop the glider, hold the plane with its nose pointing upwards and with the underside facing you Fig (19). Throw the plane smoothly upwards. It should loop away from you and then come back Fig (20). So, have great fun throwing it with one hand and catching it with the other. You can make this plane perform several other stunts and tricks.PN Ao Tag Ne 9? Tag fer org a eager then BE TMS TA fe re Haag ora, FE, yew, Hee, cites A ate-RT Se He ferray aren aie se Gett-ea safe ee Feral (1)! 2 ech ars fh ah Real ae, fore a were: 241 6 AA ate 2x10 Sat. a fara (2) erer-eet or 1s SM oH vw GaST wreti fra (3)! Br seat & fet wT anne A GhgeR ww BERT aarat PRAY a ie @ ser Sah ae we aA ar A ew BT tt arish ira (4) lore Soha 8 we wet Bate ww RT fargan 21 fers (5)) 78 wed Bt sree SAE AR oe Peer ah fra (6) art vet we & te 4 oF ey, ee oe Te a rah rege BY ak & fore wea wel Beer a we GT Boneh wh Seah ra (7) aS eS eT whet geal ST STE She fire Boao AY MOT OFA TAMER GE F aT ISG at oot vee wh Ger wal ost war & fore yO a va, &B ‘Sesh, wel Ear UT a rengee ead ara eR TH wee at ea At wera # ean erm? ‘ 5 LOOP GLIDER For making the loop glider you will need scissors, a sheet of bond. paper, ruler, pencil, a plastic soda straw and some sticky tape Fig (1). Cut two strips of paper, one measuring 2 ems. x 16 ems. and the other 2 cms x 10 cms. Fig (2). Cut the plastic soda straw so that it is 15 cms. long Fig (3). Bend the small strip into a loop so that its ends slightly overlap. Tape the overlapping ends together, 6 Repeat this step with the large strip Fig (4). Instead of sticky tape you can use any good adhesive. With a piece of sticky tape attach the small loop to one end of the soda straw Fig (5). Attach the larger loop to the opposite end Fig (6). ‘The glider is now ready for a take-off. To fly the loop glider, hold it high with the small loop in the front and throw gently Fig (7). ‘The loop glider will glide through the air, losing height slowly. For the best performance you must fly the loop glider in a big room where the air is still. If the loop glider wobbles about then adjust the position of the loops. See what happens when you fly the loop glider with the large loop in the front.USA Teh ABH Se fret a) gat fron are 8, weet Ser we G oat sera aah & ae awe UST are Hee wee ae ES ATA wt ore BL gab re rare amr RTA Ta tke yer AeA at rr (a) i gerh arerare ht 2 Settee ah ow seat ere ra (2) 15¢8 3 end RR a Praha ah AHS oT GA ww OT TA TE ATE fa ue RT a A eh hw (3) sta GH eT we Ee RT wh aieay wee & whe ors | fia (4) SE THR A Serst Frere Pravet 4 oe fra (5) 1a TE wa are eA fra (6) San Reet ree at wary whet ae ae her ater ERE eT, EA ate sect GE ANT weirs (7) ra RT BEE St ar arom eof Bt motel sera Be FLYING FISH ‘This is the simplest and the most amazing flying object that you ‘can make. The flying fish will twist and tur round and round. ‘To make it, all you will require is a sheet of paper (old newspaper will do well) and scissors Fig (1). Cuta long strip of paper about 2 cems. wide Fig (2). Place the strip in a horizontal position. On the lower right-hand side, cut a slit half way across the strip. Repeat on the upper left-hand side Fig (3). Bring the right-hand slit over to meet the left-hand slit. Fig (4). Slip both the slits into each other so that they are interlocked together Fig (5). This is what your completed flying fish would look like Fig (6). Throw the flying fish high up in the air and it will twist and turn around on its way to the ground Fig (7). Try making flying fishes of various sizes and colours.Reharer FA kehaeee at aa ote oa a gee ag ore aT AT nh ge ae wag & teeny BY BT! Re fae ew Geen hears, A ote ww deere A cree Bh fet (1) Sears wh core 3 ether whe we rh weet arch fra (2)! i eet ar flea (3) # fare we I we A aT a ea eas Mt a oer Frere GA TH 8 mem Bl oe Sue ae as ote rad ag att at at ere ge wears Pra (4) fh ame area 4 Prenat flea (5) 1 rT eT ‘Sr fret ox tae fre gr ira (6) ee faere & ae A TE Q oer A ddtater ahh Ratt A ver oe totter ot Gerd Bret ate sa tho sen aA Be AS. Seah fe (7) eo wre Sey ote Sch 8 ew eet aS Pied rarer a eT UAH soph Bh ait a HELICOPTER Tis a great fun to make and fly this helicopter. It will turn around Just like a real helicopter. For making it you will need scissors, an old post-eard and a paper clip Fig (1), Cut along stip of poste: about 3 ems. wide Fig (2). Turn the strip and keep it sideways Make two slits in the strip as shown, being careful each time to cut only two-thirds ofthe distance Fig (3). Hold the upper right-hand end and the lower left-hand end Fig (4), and bring them together Fig (6). Fasten the two ends together with the paper clip, so that the helicopter will stay vertical while flying Fig (6). Now drop the helicopter from a height and watch it whirl round and round Fig (1). Make a loop with the thumb and first finger of your active hand. Try and catch the vertical tal ofthe falling helicopter in this loop. It will require a bit of co-ordination but itis great fun.Fer ar gare Seer ores ates fhe (SN) & ordeal ABATE. wel A eer area BO ae B we oT a watt & - a set orat goed et on Bi at why Bw ae aah Soh a Teh BI ve vid wart 4 femeer Hate 8 aN Bs ert faa (1)1 sea cw or BEB Ap aH ae A at Be we ‘ara (2) re sh ah eh caf or eh-aes ArH aT fra (3)! GE od aS ve ARR A xen A ea OTUs TEA wer ate Beat wh erga A cot | ort Se Get A aikes T wets OH Tye Wea SAR Gara | fra (4) 1g TRE Te RT athe Bh ep we oe a Rea Tg =A) ew 20 SEER “areh Ser ot wes ae AT Ae eT ale Pera (5) es 3s EE RR a Sette ote oth Hh aa ergrenh & we way ae oe Ph RE Ae at ore Atel at GE A sera Rea (6) argh ah ata gy rams GS HO Sieh Ger aa S aT GE fae sarc he gt tw a BT ose Rea (7) as Urey wy ata Hat Sra arg at oth at ote are SA PULLBACK CAR This toy was devised by Mr. K.VS. Kartha- an active member the Kerala Shastra Sahitya Parishad. This is a very delightful car. On being pulled back this car stores energy. On leaving i tis energy is released and the car dashes forwards. Take a small plastic soap case and make four holes ia it with a divider point as shown in Fig (1). Heat the tip of a long needle Fig (2) and poke it in the centre of a cheap quality plastic button Fig (3). Put two such button and needle assemblies in the holes of the soap case. Heat the eye end of the needles and affix one button each Fig (4). The buttons, become the wheels and the needles become axles. Now tie some sewing thread on the thin end of a 20 ems. fong broomstick F (5). Tape or tie the broomstick from the other end to the side of the soap case. Tie the other end of the thread to the needle of the front wheels Fig (6). Now keep the car on the ground and pull it back. You can see the thread rolling up on the needle axle. This results in the broomstick bowing down and storing energy Fig (7). On releasing the car, the stored energy in the broomstick propels the car forwards Fig (8).arrest arfera FH fects wht axe eres ate ong b A AT. wel Geren | ae arr age BY eras EI seh a ga AT A ae Ay BRO dh & sty “way ot ante BAW cere ow UT BI aa fey oe a ow ae a Te a Rael fa eh aie wrehs hea (1) fara A HE eel & Setdta eo Bq wash fer (2)! ete A thers & ara ar yw MTA ai “tree ar garg wre Aa (3 J ger nes gant wh eer at 3 fre wal Pra (4) | sia emery 70 SEAS er oH aT ate setae ort Bat 8 fhe a gears ore ear Tat Pe ee ‘iter & wor S ewe TeX ah & chat fit A ways aah wey fore By Stra & ged Ste eh fara (5)! oer eens oe ET A wafers a ater agiat | fe (6) aka A gue o ihe ee ore ae feat ab | are ere Ie fet ah eT ora oT aT Set Bergen she ga eB are 3 aR eh oe ae BA TE Fira (7) 1 ort at et 28-8 aes oA ae Bh gas BAP st Rawat ah GO - NO - GO MATCHBOX This toy was also contributed by Mr. K.¥S. Kartha an active member of the Kerala Shastra Sahitya Parishad, Well, this matchbox is a very obedient one, It will instantly obey your orders. When you say GO then it slides down the string. When you say STOP then it immediately halts. ‘To make it is quite easy. Take a cardboard matchbox drawer and cut two V notches in the midate of its two long edges Fig (1). Make a clear hole ia the centre of both the ends of the drawer Fig (2). Cutan old ballpen refill equal in size to the width ofthe drawer Fig (3). Affix this refill in the V notches of the drawer Fig (4). ‘Weave a 70 cms, long thread through the two oles in the drawer. The thread should go over the refill. Tie small pieces of folded paper at the ends of the thread for a good grip Fig (5). Carefully cover the drawer with the outer shell of the matchbox Fig (6). The ‘outer shell keeps the refill in place, Now hold the wo ends of the string upright. On pulling the two ends of the string, the string inside the matchbox rubs against the refill and brakes (oa stop Fig (7). On loosening the tension even slightly the matchbox slides down the string because of its own weight. This simple toy is based ‘on friction and gravity.at wrafenat TE chi fi wrafteat at 8 ert € ste ee ae A anes BI wee scorites & ew her feok ot era ah fi (1) zat fava oe aera GA Bigs ae we Pare crs he are ga PraTet 2 ener ooh mea ww eee ere ere A wet Fe (2) 1 ot feet ot at oer Ft ok chow Tees & ws Tir wert raat & ratty wos Bz aah oe Sue 2 Meer eM “Ares aa gargr Gar ah fr (3) Sree gad & arae eH ort aE sre fea (4) re (art eee) TA SH | Ana ah oh wa ew ad Sat flea (5) get cua fmte a feat a aretl fem ot! fira (6)! sear ‘rare # nem arch fly (7) 1 fo 8 sgt ar eRtaTer we AT oer dry Uw ae ae ea Hat at area Te Roa a fora (8) 1 a Fah & the Hews 9 Hee ore Are I GG ‘ererene age 2h ft (9) ver er a eae TH aT ee ‘Pitre a ort GE sia | fs (10 )I YE & Se fert Bt oes mre ate B Bat a Roe a Te ee Bs Ate ah oa ‘adh 8 a fea (11) TWIN TURBINES Both these rurbines work very well and are very easy to make. Take the plastic lid of any round tin. A pan masala tin tid is ideal Fig (1). Mark out six equally spaced lines on its rim. Cut these lines and also cut about 1 cm. of the perimeter Fig (2). Offset the cut portions to make the blades of the turbine. Make a hole in the centre ofthe lid and press fit a 2 cms. long piece of used ballpen refill in it Rig @). Put a long needle inside the refill bush to ‘complete the turbine Fig (4), Hold the turbine trier a water stream and see it spin Fig (5). For the second turbine take the outer cover ofa cigarette pack Fig (6). Cut it into half its length Fig (7). Using the existing creases fold three equally spaced blades. Trim the blades into equel size and stick them Fig (8). Affix a 6 cms. long used balipen refill through the centre using some give Fig (9). Put a long needle through the refill for the axle Fig (10). Hold the two ends of the needle and blow or else keep the turbine under a stream of water and see it spin Fig (11).agg Tan UE ater Pesta eevee sh rel ant ho we ark Te 25 Sete eT AUST TT TH IT FA OF HT ATA TH ay frets a & see ae aera | Pe (1) | aH wer eave fra (2) 3 Rear ar fra (3) # Rreang ones a sod whch ah HSH OM ome! ome Bt Se GE Eas a vw Sar ceaiat | fera (4) ce fs am ater wh dad & Oe HS Rte wa serra shar 2h fra (5) or ater ek Be ¥ ahs eh ra arenes a fen Pre and eer 8 gerah she ae eH ra Et aS wet BH gagor at oe OLS eB et Tw AT A ~ age ant fir (6) are sin’ she Saferah eae wt aera GH a} eA H Ren a aaa THA wo a egh 8 wand A ane oa te Ra E- GS ae oe yo as |e wet A aft shy Rreare ew AS oe a ee core aes cer orosrene aoa ay hay, Feat are See Are site yen & MAGIC WINDMILL ‘This windmill is essentially a propeller on a notched stick, Its working has puzzled and fabled people for over a century. Take a 25 ems. long reed stick, or even a used sketch pen, and cut notches, on it using a knife or a triangular file Fig (1). The notched stick is shown in Fig (2). The long ice-cream stick shown in Fig (3) is, used to stroke the notches. Make a small propeller about 3 cms. long from another ice-cream stick Fig (4), Put a loose pin oF nail through the propeller hole and fix itat the end of the notched stick Fig (5). Holding your forefinger on the far side of the notched stick and your thumb on the near side, stroke the ice-cream stick back and forth on the notches. The propeller will turn in one directio> Fig (6). Now loosen your forefinger and let your thumb press against the stick, stroking the stick back and forth all the while. The propeller will now turn in the opposite direction. The horizontal and vertical vibrations of the notched stick are not of the same frequency and amplitude. The resulting vibration ‘motion of the stick and thus of the pin is elliptical. Depending on the finger pressure and the side which is rubbed, these elliptical vibrations can be clockwise or anti-clockwise. The friction between the pin and the propeller sets the propeller in motion.om aed Rac AIST a vw sod oh ste we Am ots Gia erst - a RT swe ae es Are fara (1) fared ger wang sore FASS Roiiex Ho ell ord eH AAS ww VS oH a Ee caret fara (2)1 ga gad A feargee aA ates Yah Be Tra Fk (3) (ae Og mae A ote a eae a, ae ahs BE A ate Ba ge Tes bel A gerd aera A oer Gas ret few (4)! ‘iret gat gaR ord aI fs a Sat & chet otk rex Prec fer (5) image ate oe wer ee at gat wre SH TH eve PRT Fea va Rand eat Soh Riel iS A aed eos ah weary 2p fare dia dy GS BS aT ww eT ach wet A HAA AT eeR-aee Reread al & ora aril Skat ah v wae A at hirer geet a a fet a Stat & feet wh gost & fore or we Ta Bre aie 1 Pas (6)) ora aha & as a PHA aes A eT A! Saat Fee PAR CER wre S Meret | ora IRR a Tear Ghee eae wr GT GK TIT flea (7)! Saat BY Ser wr aw v gos Aa a TTT! cae Rectan onion & frgra oe omenfta &1 CLIMBING TOY ‘Why buy atoy when you can make it yourself, This toy is certainly «delight to make and play with. Take an ice-cream stick and make three pairs of notches - (wo near the ends and one at the centre Fig (1), Froman old rubber slipper cut out a 5 ems. wide strip. Cat aV shaped piece from this strip Fig (2), Make two holes in this V rubber piece using a divider point Fig (3). These holes should not be divergent or parallel. They should be pointing a litle inwards, Insert old ballpen refill picces in these holes Fig (4). The refills should be jutting a little out of the rubber Fig (5). Cut two pieces of 125 cms. long strong string. Tie one end of each string to the ‘end notches of the ice-cream stick. Tie a string loop at the centre of the stick. The notches prevent the string from sliding, Now weave both the strings through the ball pen refills of the V rubber, Tie small rubber pieces as handles to both the string ends Fig (6). Now hang the centre loop on the stick from a nail, Hold both the ends of the string and tug at them alternately. The V rubber piece slowly climbs up Fig (7). On loosening the tension of the strings the V rubber falls down. This simple toy is based on friction,— frorcht ars Cc cs eid seq & wa an at steer aed 4 oy wy fea oT B SS rie ti aca deer sik ft bon a he aT A gue frm 8) wae = rh ated ret age ae Ph am A TB fer a er Gere A eB eee ea TE 5 TA. eat Aire wT GersT ah Ge ere A hes Prom ah et Pach 3 ae Ite fiero Bea Reta GI BO aT age cee ey Rare | sa dara aw a at wa AT A BOT AT eh ATE TH aE I wT I aT TAT cry Te Rt (1) are & aha Ra ae oe he ner a ss carmai rs (2)1 wet BR | fer: wrt ane BA. HE ea a ote oT a Reargee tar @ va de me a Prt (a)! ae ae oe Ae eae wa Va-atos aeTae Sher ah flea (4) | Se flers at ats terre Set CHE wet HPS ae Si om a Oe Fe ares tee ah ge hs fla (5) arheex wr GT Oy Ae wer te ee ftom ters hee ah RA ra eT sah fr rae argare cas fra (6) te Rea a a fe ce oem ate nf eet At GET SIMPLY ELECTRIFYING tien children find it dificult to solder a wire 10 a toreh bulb. This simple electrical probe and a torch bully holder does not requite any soldering An old bullpen refill can be used to make an excellent probe. The Thrass tip of the refill has ctrical resistance. Take a5 g used hallpen refill. Revove its brass tip. Slip a thin cleettical wire through the refill, so that some of ts wire strands come out from the other end. Now wedge the brass tip back into the plastic refill, along withthe wire strands. The plastic refill makes ta excellent holder and the brass tip fine probe Pig (1). Fix two such refill probes on the two endls ofan electrical wire Fig (2), For making the torch bulb holder-cum-switch, take a piece of 5 mim. thick rubber and make a hole in its centre with adivider point Fig (3). Place a paper elip on it and fix it in place with two rubber bands Fig (4). Open out the clip to aecommodate the wv. Insert the 5). The otherenkt to this pro e the brass button and the plastic Fis the right hand probe as shown in Fig (6). On pressing the paper clip the circuit will be completed and the bulb will ight up.tie a aaa PoP atc an dana ead hs BRA ae Ie aT a ET aT Siew aera age ara 8 war oT aoe TAY, Ga we wai at one wed E, ot ooh He ane a daw aig aeawet ar cheng feat Be B vee ert tg ah rae & 2 feed A ret ee fet re Preah ae TE ae ARI SR a Shi ve gw sett SR GUN fry A vw Her eT SPs (1) 1 ve AA ater BA st rer a ale ote gy ore afet oe shear arte Bhs ot-sten I BH Oy al wa SA A Sree are BY Th fra (3) | ove TAN oe sire Bt ad ae & eH er aor Gast fra (2) |e aE A sheng fy abe ah ate ahere aa ae setter atch ea TH weeT eae GG awe Soa GAY fra (4) |e St t ATI FIREMAN, HUNTER, OFFI ER’S HATS The captain did not use a new newspaper everyday. He would simply give his old cap a few more folds and transform it into a brand new cap. So, hold the Sailor's cap in both hands and start Fig (12) 0 collapse it Fig (13) into this shape Fig (14). Fold up the top layer bottom point Fig (15), Press the paper flat so as to make Fig (16), the FIREMAN'S Hat Fig (17). Press the paper flat and turn it over from side to side Fig (18). Fold up this bottom point Fig (19). Hold the front and back of the fat. Carefully open out and the hat Fig (20) will again collapse to make Fig (21) the HUNTER’S Hat Fig (22). Press the paper flat Fig (23). Fold up the top layer from the bottom of the hat Fig (24). Press the paper flat and tum it over from side to side Fig (25). Fold up this bottom layer Fig (26). Open the paper out to make....Fig (27) an AIRFORCE OFFICER'S CAP. The captain's story continues onoa ae Gar wal er we 3 ae a fe aor cw sera a UTA aT wel TET ‘wee WE? eae fre fra (29) & att ata at etaay we Te ash firs (30) 18 arars chdtetare a ET | rm areTreD gE A ET sige Gam ana & - Gk a Rach Bead & otk ae TTT firs (31) age 4 SoS oe vedt ¥ i yw Sh oe TET ait ok & cam WO ais eh (ee fee at org 2) Re (32) 108 ote ware ore Gera ant wie 8 career va aie aA qe ad fet ors &) fea (33) Tw ARE eR aT AAT sree GET fata Gert ae BAe (GH Aha a rata fe as wt fira (34) ora wera gat-gas aay she ae dra aE A er | eT eT UT eheTene ear ATT STAT A Ee | at ee ‘as ore Hare ahead oh ga a HAH Srv Fen Te TT GT ai oreo wR teh) fra (35) aH 3 oT FO AE aa (ga ma fee ror fre et) flea (36)! fab wa oh Ow TA p09 aftara| fra (37) 1 fa em seaare GGA a arora ake vA eta, eT ote oat orga afar wa ward a1 OF SHIPS AND SHIRTS Well up till now we had been talking about the captains’s caps. But what about the captain's ship! Well now, pinch the two side (29) and pull them apart to make traditional newspaper 0). This isthe captain's ship. Now you begin to cell the story. There isa storm at sea Fig (31). There is ightning and thundet aand the ship gets stranded in the storm. One huge wa Knocks off the stern (yo re ship) F Another wave comes and knocks off the bow (you tear the other comer of!) Fig (33), One last huge wave knocks off the bridge (you tear the triangle in the middle) Fig (34), Now the ship is sunk, The cuptain loses all his hats (you start to unfold what is left) Fig (35). The captain has nothing left! (put your head through the hole) Fig (36) but a TORN SHIRT Fig (37) So. with just one old newspaper you ean make four different eaps and x ship which you tear up into pieces to make a shirt, What fun!free a SU 8 aah ah ae frdre oa cw RTF vera aA EL oT ves aft ot aga ah gare & caren FI qe an wi aon ag swan ah oh aeat ah fhe Ae ahi fra (1) 28 ww @ fied STH Ue em Sa ws ST Ara ow om aha flew (2)1 ore are FAX aH aS Freee HIST te are eet Gh Rhea (3)! waar a8 a eater aes ott fea (4) gah oe a wrod ard aa at A aigh fra (5) ore woe age w Frach aw aea-frg ow ata a (6) ae al at aaene a te Fe arn ger een 2h Fw (7) se ee eet wh wee sh wy ore aH ate ete (8) | aca a ot Pert (9) 3 Peary res & oer a vor and erer Yr ae AT cael ote gat me Gat aH wt caret flea (10)! ge fro at 8 eat we ree a ote war few (11) I Corre} 57 9 a) CRICKET CAP This lovely cap can be made using a newspaper and some sticky tape. The flap in the cap will help o shade your eyes from the sun. Take a full newspaper and cut it into two parts Fig (1). The cap will be made only from one part. Take one part and fold it in half from top to bottom Fig (2). Then fold it in half from side to side and unfold it again Fig (3). Fold one half of the top edge in so that it ies along the centre fold line Fig (4). Fold the other half down, as well Fig (5). Fold the top down to meet the bottom edge of the paper Fig (6). Unfold the paper again Fig (7). Fold in each of the long sides along the fold lines Fig (8). Then fold the paper in half away from you Fig (9). Hold the paper from the top centre point as shown, Put your tight hand thumb inside and forefinger on top Fig (10). Push the top right comer down inside itself along the fold line Fig (11). (Continued on nest page)free oa (a7at) Fao oA 3 few (11) a fren at Pra (12) 8 vere eo, ea 8 Rarer er 88 feat ene wrest BA eT AT a ATE he ont fant ht oat oat at Ge eter ae ate fea (13)! wre wh eaTO were wy ob re Pra PH aH a Hen-teT TH Promeny aheh | frst (14 )1 Gas ae fe ae te AST lr (15) ga feet wh eh-S0-B face a fra (16) B Bob ae ora Bl ae a fre A a Ree wa oT TT | are Pre zat 8 a ax aw aT Ae Pra (17) BAT GRE Praag ar at A eq ae ore Ash fira (18) rae rw are ow eres ats fra (19) 1 9a ant aM at A ta ae OT sgh fara (20 )1 vet ake ard Bh at Ah Ate or aT Fe (211 co Seat what wh Seh-ea eerepy freon 2h flea (22)! owe ‘wemrer@e tet She GE Sth ar aT ah fera (23) ae fe eT five toa wt fare oe crmae We | fr (24) CRICKET CAP CONTINUED Fig (12) show Fig (11) in more detail. Similarly, posh the left corner inside itself too. Fold the right hand edge of the top layer of paper into the centre. Also fold the lefi-hand edge of the top layer of paper into the centre, Press them flat Fig (13). Then fold the bottom edges up to meet the middle horizontal line Fig (14). Fold them ‘again over the middle Fig (15). Fasten them down with sticky tape. Turn the paper over Fig (16). Fold up the bottom right-hand corner to meet the centre Fig (17). Then fold up the bottom left- hand comer as well Fig (18), Fold up the bottom point to the middle Fig (19). Then fold the right-hand corner into the middle Fig (20) and the left-hand corner as well Fig (21). Fasten the comers down with sticky tape Fig (22). Open out and press it into shape Fig (23) and then wear your cricket cap Fig (24),w ain TUB ocean gs ah orem arern ae 3H Meal ae em ATT a eT esr ete fs we ORT GY fare A fre ASH We URS gen a1 area at she se one # att frat (CO) 1S RY at Grae A oe Tea GS and ate a aH at sem Rear aay HT Fe (2) |e Pah emrarenre we A aE TE one stat ga eel at gare fe or A ate Ath era (3) Bah re REAR Bh vere weer am fore Per eM oR a ‘ae fra (a) ara a te ant fel at ez or ahs fra (5) ear are Praha ted wrath sash fra (6) Pra fee ah ee mreh gare fre ars shy are a he te hea (7) 1-3 BS eave ero ehh Sh hE rs (10) | ore wae Ate wt Are Beet re ah flea (8) a aT at Shah A wee vaio ra (9) she fre G8 Are Boa SY TEAR (11) 1S ant oe thet (arr) 7 9e TE) With a sheet of newspaper you can make three different kinds of caps. Take a double spread newspaper and fold it into half Fig (I). Keep the folded edge on top and fold the top left and right comers to the middle-fold line Fig (2). Fold up the top layer of paper from the bottom into half. Then double fold it Fig (3). Now turn over the paper Fig (4). Bring the left and right edges to the middle line and crease Fig (5). Fold the bottom left and right hand corners Fig (6). Fold the bottom portion into half. Fold it up once again and tuck the edge inside Fig (7). This cap looks like a KING'S Cap Fig (10). Now fold the top comer to the mid-point on the base and tuck it in Fig (8). Open out the long edges Fig (9) and wear it like a NEHRU CAP Fig (11). (Continued on nest page)agen, 1h, fsa (fect da 8 arf) ‘od eH a ew ha flea (11) oF Geer oe Uw RT sagen ara Fira (12) garage A gE rors as aH aural oa ret gy (od) wt Se ote Yaa eer oy a fia (13) Gre ote Ae at at Ate ae asl che ow TE sfteat & orae gar or fers (14) ota fe (15) # Ree gee saan By eed ote va and ahi at dn oh ww att oT seo 2h flea (16 ) ae che Reema veer tnt ee Ar et art 8) fea (17) gay a wt wae BF Sw ore tate fee wa aren #1 fra (18)! ye fet ah aah & fire ge area), the, efter one A werd Tet sth ae feet ores aE oH at at wis, Te she Hatt & fery aga ouch #1 ve fea a gat & Gay sre Oe cr B wes are fe or ren BI flr (19) STS STATE eT HTT Ha TET HTT S ote TAT EH ferent & Geetha tet ae eee THREE-IN-ONE CAP CONTINUED ‘The NEHRU CAP can be inverted and used a a very nice purse Fig (12). Slowly press the purse and squash such that A meets B Fig (13). Bring the top and bottom comer points to the centre tucking them under the parallel strips at the same time Fig (14). Now open out the mid-line as shown in Fig (15) to form the cap shown in Fig (16). This looks like a HIMACHALI CAP, of a KULLU, CCAP to be more specific Fig (17). The comers of the Kullu cap can be straightened up to form a square box Fig (18). These boxes can be used for a variety of sorting out and storing activities. One box can be overturned as a lid on the other to make a closed gift box Fig (19). Using different sizes of newspapers you can make big and small boxes too,aja eis 6 5. [5 6 S164 4 US rv wi vw ones frets Bi ga gS SAT ga wa Ge a BAP We Ue AUN ee SF TOT we 10 8A. x10 8A. ae orn aT the aH Rt a weet & fore area va ow B whe ate gue aap a HeteT erat area & | went weet state wera a Rete wae at Tiere wre cite F arst fara (1) 1 ore aprrai al Gta ate) site ate crest ret Ate ora wh AA Sore Sh fra (2) eae Ts few (3) ST Peete ge ee mar Greta we what erg Pret are ae wet were ae whan ae Pw (4) 8 Peay argere ae fer ‘Tae Te wrra wh flrs (4) 4 ay oe ste en A vere | ort Pract wire wae Gor oT ore fra (5) i ge ae & aE ate fra (6) 4 fey ager vay Tell Bae ae GAY & aR art 44.6.5, 3 ex aie ths i ftra (7)! (ot ot ae or) FLAT FLEXAGON The great thing about this almost magical flexagon is that you do hot fequire any tools to make it. All you need is a 10 ems. x 10 tems, square of bond paper. For convenience the paper is white on cone side and tinted on the other. Fold the tinted side into 16 equal squares Fig (1). Fold into half and cut or ear accurately along the bold line Fig (2). Remove the central cut square Fig (3). Write ‘numbers 1, 2 and 3 on the twelve tinted squares as shown in Fig (4). Then turn the paper overas shown in Fig (4). On tuming twelve white squares will be exposed Fig (3). Write numbers 4, 5 and 6 ‘on these twelve squares as shown and then turn the edge numbered 4, 4,6, 5 inwards along the axis shown in Fig (6). An intermediate stage is shown in Fig (7). (Continued on nest pagedayer grag (a1) re ee a eG Re A yes RAE a a we TE 16.4 carat RAE aH ahah Fira (8) Se Te 56,2 Te RE ah ate Ra (9)i 9a and wera 15 erat erat wt are aA abe agli fera (10) Be oRE FH ae Sa fr (11) H aH iw 3 ¥, Tey UH sia 2 Sie med Ef an sia 3 atl ew fee eH Gara fs (10) Rat ¥ ame ar ord € gad ara By ad wt a So eH Oe aa a8 Ege era eS nM GUTS A Uw TE aT TTT ST TT ifs (12)! we meres & grease & ear 4 wed wis wre FHT wa wi ear ay ato ote ae a a UT UT WE 9 TA 2 ifr wher (13) ae greg fra (1 9) 9 Rae ver aisay Gert & at Gr A 6 or a on GTM fra (14,15)! Bae g at gH TE GT aa wea Ow ae we 1 86 TH Tae GUT oT es Tel rer srerT fer FAIR FH Ae, Wea ony af wos a AE FLAT FLEXAGON CONTINUED Now keep folding one edge in the clockwise direction. Fold edge 1,64 as shown in Fig (8). Now fold edge 5,6,2 as shown in Fig (9). Also fold edge 1,5 in Fig (10). The square Fig (11) thus obtained has three 3’s but one odd man number 2. We want all the four numbers to be the same - namely 3. For this we come back to the stage in Fig (10). Lift up the comer marked with the black dot and bring it to the centre, locking the flexagon in the process Fig (12) This lock is very crucial so try making it a few times. Now all the four small squares will have the number 3 on them Fig (13). Flex it along the axis shown in Fig (13) to get the face with number 6 on it Fig (14,15). This flexagon can be endlessly rotated / flexed to get faces with 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 (not necessarily in the same order) written on them. You could draw different pictures on this flexagon and use it to depict a cycle or a sequence.argh wisn We thet arr at a eee wa an 8 HaHa (1) a FAY woe ae on A eT fa (2)! rate area feat wt enter we gh ira (3) oS & SH est a egal ach ‘ag rents fir (4) ee Ta tse Flr (5) She Prd ora ee amr AS ome oh Te wt tees Tee Frere fr (6) | arex ah ae te ee iat (Fira 7) ora oer a a reg ate ore ra ree tw at AY aw shee ew A eh Tah | fara (8) 1 oor he At & frat wh ond # fee a Rr (9) rena rvs en ede flea (10) rs at ara Tee = et Fran fear woe an ore steer wt a ene eI we Rrenere anet Bret fara (11) at Fare eae wt ag oh eat ea (12) 1 ate wares eo ct et Pra (13 Jy ase ed he ae wet Swe ae wh fea (14)! ahaa ooh ta Swe, Yeh ate oa west SH at GeraT 8 TALKING CROW This delightful piece of action origami can be made with a square of paper. Turn the square to look like a diamond. Fold and unfold it in half from side to side Fig (1). Fold it in half from bottom to top Fig 2), From the top point fold the sloping sides in to meet the ‘middle fold-line Fig (3). Fold the bottom points up into the position as shown by the dotted lines Fig (4). This should be your final result Fig (5). From the top point, pull the inside layer out Fig (6) Keep on pulling until the layers separate Fig (7). Arrange the two layers one over the other, Fold the top point down as faras possible Fig (8). Fold the two points across tothe right Rig (9). Your paper will look like this Fig (10). Turn the paper over. Fold it into half, from side to side Fig (11). Pull the points across tothe left Fig (12) and press them down neatly, so as to make the erow’s beak Fig (13). To complete the crow, draw eyes witha felt-tip pen Fig (14). Open and close the crow's wings to make him talk. It is even possible to pick up small lightweight objects in the crow's beak.OPT BT STAT, WH 10 Settee gH aren chet arr at fea (1) ge hehe ABCD at at 4 stare wen-ter EF asi | fra (2)! art B ae I aera EF Wy TaaN we ae oe SRA asi, wa Te ar BA arg a4 A 8a URL ore AG BY wee war at | fra (3) ta Be ST AGB THT ee siete eT | Tait Pre ABG Hr Te PIT ABG Fad set an & (ale wera HI ve Sra t) she BATT AG ae sie are, gate Gee wt BAG ae ait aT ‘err | fara (4) ore Pract Braet a ar BG wy Fisae oe freteT ABG ® 4h fern 21 fra (5)! aa arg fee AD @ ABR TeEee ‘ats ct send oT DAB (30 ai) at feat A de eT ge RE TT Fm PAB sia 15 sigt a eh! aaifs wher PAB ye wre & ‘wafery att APB 75 it wr erm! fra (6)! WH ora & SMM 15,30, 45, 60,75 she 90 sia % who siftra #1 fers (6) & BH P (75 aia) six G (60 aie) wt ‘Ghee 150 ste 120 si wm aT on Hed El aE SMTA wa Weal 8 fo RT we A ww ora Bisex eH HI Hee! PAPER PROTRACTOR ‘Take a 10 cms. x 10 cms. piece of square paper (ABCD) Fig (1). Fold its middle line EF Fig (2). Fold corner B and move it up and down on mid-line EF until line BA. passes through the left-hand comer A Fig (3). Crease AG Fig (3). By doing this angle AGB will become exactly 60 degrees. Now consider triangle ABG: as angle ABG is right angled - being the comer of the square, and as angle AGB is 60 degrees, so the remaining angle BAG will be 30 degrees Fig (4), Now fold the lower triangle along line BG and tuck it below triangle ABG Fig (S). Bring edge AD and AB together so as to bisect angle DAB (30 degrees) into half. Now angle PAB will be 15 degrees. As angle ABP is a right angle - being a corner ofa square, so the remaining angle APB will be 75 degrees Fig (6). Now we have a beautiful paper protractor with angles of 15,30,45,60,75 and 90 degrees marked on it. Comers P (75 degrees) and G (60 degrees) can always be opened and doubled up to make angles of 150 and 120 degrees. So, next time if you forget your ‘geometry box there isn’t much to worry about. Just fold a paper protractor.ula eM aren frat Gia ot arn frre oo} ree aera ah are Te sige 81 8 FG os a eT TEE rere wy re TER YAS ST a od AST Era (2) ara Ga are are aH on set fra (3)! aT at Fa Ow a AMOS oe ow one a aAST | fera (4) lore ore ys STA ast BY ‘wees Tatat | flea (5) | sea wry FY gare tery fra (3) arch feat A orga eat | ot arg ste Pract aea-fargalt 3 she ¥ after ‘what aiet firs (6) 9 are Px Pret ner-ig & a fet wT set fea (7) sta sae ar fooe Freel Hea-Pig @ arte Rt a sigh firs (8) ora Frect-ang ott at facet ons ae Higa wh feet at may sarah fra (9) ote # few (10) # fea wet fed a areas oem az aoe was Hara ate TE ae aha we ren Rarer Prefs (11) FIVE POINTED STAR This is a very easy way to make a five pointed star. All that is required is a few siniple folds and just one cut with the scissors Lay a single newspaper flat on a table Fig (1). Fold it in half from bottom to top Fig (2), Fold it in half from right to left Fig (3). Fold itagain in half from bottom to top Fig (4). With your thumb press the paper flat Fig (5). Open out the paper back to the start of Fig (3). From the middle of the bottom folded edge and the right hand edge, fold the bottom right-hand comer over Fig (6). Again from the middle of the bottom folded edge, fold over the right hand side Fig (7). For the last time, fold over the right-hand side from the middle of the botiom folded edge Fig (8). Fold over the bottom left-hand corner, so that it lies along the sloping edge of the right- hhand side, and press the paper flat, The folding may not be exact but this does not matter Fig (9). Cut away the shaded part with the scissors Fig (10). Open out the small triangle to make your five pointed star.ua at Ue of & an gad ocr ae ws om TS RI aT Te dee @) cia ayer al 4 aie ward a1? Fa SRT ST eT GR Rr ge fie gue A arama TE aa TE aT aT * ive dele orra at ote wet om on fire argh gee aT aoTsit & nea-firg fiftaa a one ga eRe chet Bie aa wt Giger a ee THY SAT VH-VS HU} Tait | se GTS} Vara Br Set wreme UR gwy arent a | flrs (1) 1ST WA gavel at Ghser GH fara (2) 4 fear ete Ghe arf we Hara eh we oft WARM US aren Ger Gar Pat wh fee gare & Pere Ho SMH RT ae uich fet i aga A ara tive af aan geal i Te TA are of sara wig aga widest vai eh eee! ABCD WH Ale Brera ar ast ar thay 81 fg E yon Ba oh yz H yoT BD & Fe firg &1 EC, CH atx HE Yara & fre cre we are aH fra (3) 1 sr Gar ore a Bret a | et Gast B shee GT a TT a a fers fia wt eee ROM aren ae AA TARE ST omer ef & 1 FIVE SQUARES Dividing a square piece into four equal squares is no problem at all. But dividing a square into five eaual squares is no easy task. It will keep most people scratching their heads. But itis quite easy. First cut a square and fold a plus sign along the dotted lines. This ‘will fix the mid-points of the four sides. Now matk one diagonal each, of the four rectangles formed by joining two small squares each. Cut along the dark lines Fig (1). Now arrange the nine pieces into five squares as shown in Fig (2). PUZZLING SQUARE AL first sight it looks so easy to assemble a mere four pieces that were originally cut from a square. Yet the fact is that most people are not very good at making up certain shapes from a jumbled collection of other shapes. On one square of paper (ABCD) find point E at the centre of AB and H at the mid-point of BD. Join up EC, CH and HE, then cut the paper along the lines you have drawn Fig (3). You will be left with four triangles. Hand them to your friend and enjoy the sight of a perplexed puzzler trying to put the four pieces back together as a square.‘ag’ (1) 1 AA Pe sia ah oR ote Sa ae aT ogee - aR Te aT Am te wee B ya 8 a oT wane) see fy Ge we TS saftrs A te at a are ots x Pera eT we Te we St aarray tard erst | tart & Ga Tt GA safer ot et (rere fore) a eres fer eave teh wr ea ard Sag & ava fire! feeb ae rad vel fe aheh fet ae Hee FHA ore St ae Pea A eo BY GT a VA ATT we Pret Hh dean Sar 8 Sh ae oe aa eT rare & Pag anre 100 ae Pronk ae Att eTET 62 a wl 8, at 200 a 62 8 am ati gam wan wae 9.2 ST TA ‘rt ates are Sieh Pro ag’ reer ay aT Ta A fet a orgs Bt eh aa ae aT PR weeT Ph ae om de wy oe wh atx fired 81 ore Get at oes & ai ie ape at ae yer ae a eh i gare oe ar are Ph ah aes & eh Hh were 8 GST 8 a1) HOW & WHY OF PI (7) Strange as it may seem there is a way of calculating the value of Pi (x) by dropping a match stick on the floor. Place a paper on the floor with paraltel lines drawns on it that are as far apart as the Jength of the match stick. Remove the sulphur from the matchstick head. Simply drop the stick many times Fig (1). Keep counting the number of times it falls on a line, Double the number of times you drop the stick and then divide it by the number of times it fell on a line. The result will be the value of Pi, For example, if you drop the stick 100 times, and it falls on the line only 62 times then divide 200 by 62. The result is about 3.2. This is nota very accurate value of Pi, The more times you drop the stick the more accurate you will get, When you drop the stick, whether or not it crosses the line depends on where its centre falls, and how it is turned about its centre. When a stick turns around its centre, it moves around a circle. 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