Saturday, November 26, 2005

Playing Around With Paper

  1. Always wanted to test all the iPod color variations available, or just want to see how an iMac would look in your desk? Well...if you have a printer, scissors and some glue...you're all set. Get the pdf from PaperMac and cut your way to having a Macintosh Classic II.
  2. If you have an empty space on your desk, or just a fan of Star Wars....you might want to make a Yoda replica (model, cut-out, etc...) from just 5 pieces of paper! (Click here to open pdf )
  3. Now let me introduce a branch of the popular Japanese art of Origami : Aerogomi ! which deals with aerodynamic paper models....if you want a quick look at it , try making an OmniWing which is a glider of some sort....
    After getting acquianted with the principles of aerodynamics......you get this crazy idea....how long could a paper plane stay in flight ?????

  4. The answer is ultimately with you.....just follow Ken Blackburn's (who holds the Guinness record for time aloft for paper airplanes...update me if this is incorrect) guide on making the record setting paper airplane......which by the way was " in flight " for 27.6 seconds.
  5. Just burned an Audio CD but cannot find a case or plastic sleeve anywhere.....drop by www.papercdcase.com and create yourself a nice looking paper case
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  7. Everybody needs to be reminded sometimes, regarding activities, scheds or just daily tasks....if you need to but do not want to spend on a PDA....just create yourself a Personal Organizer.
  8. If you do not have an available piece of paper ( or if you do but do not want to "waste it" ), maybe you can give the experience of paper-folding a try first....with money origami all you need is a dollar bill and you're fine.
  9. One of the most useful forms of paper is the toilet paper and its history is as rich as any. Here's an excerpt :
    "What did people use before toilet paper was invented?
    • Newsprint, paper catalogue pages in early US
    • Hayballs, Scraper/gompf stick kept in container by the privy in the Middle Ages
    • Discarded sheep's wool in the Viking Age, England
    • Frayed end of an old anchor cable was used by sailing crews from Spain and Portugal *Medieval Europe- Straw, hay, grass, gompf stick
    • Corn cobs, Sears Roebuck catalog, mussel shell, newspaper, leaves, sand- United States
    • Water and your left hand, India
    • Pages from a book, British Lords
    • Coconut shells in early Hawaii
    • Lace was used by French Royalty
    • Public Restrooms in Ancient Rome- A sponge soaked in salt water, on the end of a stick
    • The Wealthy in Ancient Rome-Wool and Rosewater
    • French Royalty-lace, hemp
    • Hemp & wool were used by the elite citizens of the world
    • Defecating in the river was very common internationally
    • Snow and Tundra Moss were used by early Eskimos

    Full article.

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