How to build simple machines with paper clips
Updated: 2012-01-31 12:56:56
: The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Tuesday , January 31, 2012 How to build simple machines with paper clips Wanting to come up with a simple and inexpensive project teachers could use to teach their students some aspect of technology , Instructables user biochemtronics came up with this hand-cranked paper clip . machine From the creator's : comments For educators this project is a great way to teach students the physics of mechanical machines including cranks , levers , fulcrum points , rotary and linear motion all while stirring their curiosity and developing their mechanical . aptitude What he has really done is conceive of
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