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How to Make Paper Arrows that Are Not too Deadly (Kinda)

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Well, in my other post, I posted on how to make a powerful bow. Well, what is the use of a bow without arrows? Good as a stick, I guess, but not as much as its full potential. This is what my paper arrows look like (roughly): Well, what am i waiting for? Let's get started! The first thing you will need, is, well paper. That much should be pretty obvious. If you want it to succeed, then you will need pretty thick paper, not the magazine type or the newspaper type. The paper should be as thick as printing paper. Some magazines use it, and that is what I use for this kind of project. If you got your magazine, then do the following: The first thing is to remove the staples holding the magazine together. And I mean all of them. Most staplers have a removal tool at the back. Use that. When that is all done, then lay two pages end to end, the width to the width, if you get what I mean. Tape them fully together, as if they were completely attached. DO NOT LEAVE THE ENDS IN THE MIDDLE LOOSE...

How to Make a Powerful (Yet not too much) Bow

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When I tried to make a bow out of a sick and rubber bands, it worked... kinda. The rubber band was flimsy, and when it fired it hit my hand. Then, when I was older, I turned to a more classical method.  So this is how I got the most powerful bow I ever made.     After watching a few YouTube videos, I got a PVC cabling pipe. It was too long, so I ended up cutting it in two, and thus got two bows. The first thing you would want to do is to cut a little groove at each end of the pipe, like this: You will have to do this on both sides of the pipe. Well, after that, get some twine that will not undo by itself when you tie a knot, and attach it on both ends, bending the bow slightly. You will have to undo one end when you are done, so don't tie it too tight! Tie it like this: Pull back, and you will be ready to fire some arrows at a target! Uh, just to be safe: do not fire at a person, as this bow is very, very powerful! But wait! I almost forgot. I didn't show you how to ...

Programming Softwares

Disclaimer: I am new to programming, so feel free to ignore this advice. Also, the only written code I am learning is Python, so this will be mostly about block coding and Python. Well, these are the ten best software and/or websites I find best for programming. Tynker (cons: you have to pay for the full course) (pros: The courses are the easiest and most fun courses I have ever seen. I know I sound like an ad right now, but I'm serious. I used the program when it was free for a short window of time due to the COVID pandemic.)  https://www.tynker.com/ Scratch (cons: the tutorials are not very good) (pros: The workshop is the best, even better than Tynker, though Tynker has written code projects. I built my best-coded projects on this website.) https://scratch.mit.edu/ Python.org (cons: this is for downloading, and the setup is gruelling) (Pros: It is a very good compiler, and very easy to use! Choose this if you favour simplicity.)  https://www.python.org/ Pycharm (cons: this ...

Things to do During Quarantine (for Older Kids)

build with cardboard (recommended) learn to code sew masks run in the backyard aimlessly for less than a minute (did that; it's actually fun!) write a book (also fun) draw, even if it is horrible ruin your Mom's kitchen with your amazing cooking skills read books (I did adventure and violence) study a bit (so that you don't fail miserably when quarantine ends) go through old stuff and get spare parts for your projects (check with parents!) annoy your sibling(s) as much as you can without getting into trouble sit at the computer and use an educational game so that your parents won't kick you off the computer with the enforcement of the despicable law of screen time Well, there you have it! I did all that was in the list except drawing (does doing that on the computer count?) and the ruining Mom's kitchen idea. Good luck with bearing the scolding and the yelling with that idea!

How to Make a Cardboard Hilt

Introduction:     There are many ways to make a hilt. There are those that are quick and mostly 2D, and there are those that are more carefully made and seem more realistic. Choose the best one for your sword. (To see how to make one, check out "How to Make a Durable Sword." For Quick Hilts:     To make a quick hilt, just cut out two mirrored pieces of cardboard. Sick them onto the blade of your sword, just above the handle, and tape the two loose ends together. For More Realistic Hilts:     Now, these ones are tricky. Follow the same steps in the quick hilts up to when you put it on the sword. But instead of just taping the two loose ends together, leave them separated. If your sword is similar to mine, then the two pieces should be about half to one inch apart.      Take a strip of cardboard and bend it so that it is more flexible. The wideness should be the same as the distance between the two pieces of cardboard. Start to cover the empty ...

How to Make a Durable Cardboard Sword

Materials You Will Need: large sheets of cardboard aluminium foil, paint, or markers clear packaging tape a few short wooden skewers or dowels small rolls of clear tape scissors a pencil  Introduction:       In general, cardboard swords are floppy, flimsy, and easy to bend. Once bent, they will just lean over to one side and stay there until the bent part gets torn off. And trust me, that is not fun, especially if you are in the middle of a gladiator match with your violence-loving sister.     I've made quite a few cardboard swords, yet my method may not be the best. The swords still break eventually, but at least they will not need as muck repair if one just traced the form of a sword on cardboard and cut it out. (Tried that, did that, and it failed.)      Okay! If you made it this far, applause for you. Now let's jump into it! Step 1: Getting a Backbone     This is critical for the durability of your sword. I ...