Various & Sundry VI

After school the other day, one of my fellow pedagogues threw a paper airplane at me. It got serious airtime. I’d forgotten totally about it until (somehow) I ended up on Ken Blackburn’s site this morning. This guy holds the Guinness World Record for keeping a paper airplane aloft: 27.6 seconds. Yowza.

In service to the public, here is a recipe for building a simple, effective airplane to get you started on your way to breaking Blackburn’s record..you know, just in case you don’t have enough to do.

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You need to make one of these while wearing this while you shoot this. Personally, I’m a big fan of the Goodbye Kitty series. These are featured on my white board at school. (Helen knows just what gifts to give. Possibly my all-time fave from her is my beloved “Cat-a-pult” kitten launcher. Awesome.)

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I must admit, though. I love cute bunnies.

All right. Back to the real world. Have a great week…and happy birthday to Mavis!

Image credit: cuteoverload.com

7 thoughts on “Various & Sundry VI

  1. Stein

    Rabbits disgust me. What they eat looks exactly like their poop. Does that black and white bunny remind anybody else of Harry Potter?

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  2. Ross

    good to hear about paper airplanes again. are they making a comeback or did they never leave? either way, for work I have to have a Guinness Records Book on hand, and it claims the largest paper airplane that actually flew had a 45 foot wingspan. Spruce Goose eat your heart out.

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  3. mathman

    I have made that sme record setting airplane but mine did not fly as well as the original. I used to do a project in my class on distance and speed with paper airplanes. I find them to be very interesting

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  4. skylar

    mr. stein, that’s horrible… rabbits are cute. so are cats. I do love the Goodbye Kitty things, though. what would you do if someone happened to get you a cute “Cat-a-Day” calendar? :P ha!
    -srt

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  5. Rat Fink Post author

    @ Ross – a 45-foot wingspan on a plane made of paper is incredible. I read somewhere else about that awhile back, too.

    @ Mathman – I wonder if Hong or Oney would like to use some of Blackburn’s lesson plans he has on his site.

    @ Skylar – good to see your comments, lady!

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  6. BoomR6969

    I just figured out why PC users hate Macs so much!! Maybe if you could get a MacHelloKitty version or mod your Mac so that it’d be ultra-Kitty-Kool, there’d be more peace between the Mac & PC communities!

    I can’t wait for you to dip your toe in the dark side!!! :-) ((HUGGZZZZ))

    …and one last thing related to a previous day’s post (your “list”) – don’t forget about making plans for a stop in the Big D for New Years – I’m buying you & yours a HUGE steak at Chamberlain’s!!!

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