By Jasmine Fellows, 5 December 2019
Written by Celia Berrell A small steel ball in a short smooth tube held in place by a spring, is the kind of switch that works in a twitch and starts an exploding thing.
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By David Shaw, 28 November 2019
String is floppy, so it’s usually a terrible thing to build a tower from. But this tower uses tension and string to hold itself strong!
By David Shaw, 14 November 2019
We’ve collected a few quick and easy designs for you to try, from a looping master to a super-fast dart with a twist.
This paper plane flies quite a bit like a regular dart. But its striking looks make it much more fun. Plus, you get two pairs of wings – front and back – that you can modify!
This is a fun design to experiment with! You can give the plane bigger wings to float more, or fold over the front edge to make the nose heavier. Make a few adjustments and see which modifications work the best.
This paper plane isn’t very fast, but with practice and adjustment, you can make it do loops!
By David Shaw, 16 August 2019
People have been dreaming of flying cars for more than a century, and they’re almost here. There are plans to test a flying taxi from Melbourne airport as soon as next year. Flying cars are quick and oh-so-cool, but are they good for the planet?
By David Shaw, 6 December 2018
If you want to fly, you’ve got to move, right? Birds flap, propellers whirr, and if you’ve ever watched the spiral painted on the middle of a jet engine, you’ll know they spin too. But recently, researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States created a plane with no moving parts at all.
By David Shaw, 20 September 2018
Do you like to prank your friends and family? Give this little contraption a go. It’s the perfect thing to make someone jump, without causing any harm.
By David Shaw, 14 June 2018
Have you ever wanted to draw really small pictures? Here’s a trick – you can just draw normal sized ones, and then use some special plastic to shrink them!
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