Monday 30 April 2012

Walk Through A Piece Of Paper

Do you know that u can cut a hole in a piece of notebook paper big enough for you to walk through ? Does it sound impossible ? Lets make it POSSIBLE


REQUIREMENT :


       (i)Scissors             (ii)A Ruler
       (iii)An 21.5cm x 28cm piece of paper


PROCEDURE :


(i)Fold a piece of paper in half from top to bottom.


(ii)Start cutting along the folded edge . Make 8 parallel cuts about 2.5cm (1 inch) apart . Do not cut all the way to the open edge . Stop cutting about 2.5cm (1 inch) from the edge of the paper .


(iii)Now start cutting along the open edge . Make 7 parallel cuts in the middle of 8 cuts . Again , stop cutting about 2.5cm       (1 inch) from the edge of the paper . 


(iv)Carefully unfold the paper and then flatten it out . Cut through all the folds except the two end sections .


(v)If you carefully stretch out the paper , you should be able to walk right through it!




SECRET :
        
      Its the work of topology . topology has helped you solve a problem that first seemed impossible

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