Despite their lacy, delicate appearance, the toothpick models have astounding strength. A small bridge, for instance, that tips the scales at less than half an ounce will safely support a flatiron weighing six pounds, 192 times its own weight.
Giant Engineering: Wooden Toothpicks City
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Giant Engineering: Wooden Toothpicks City
MAKING scale models of giant engineering projects with flat wooden toothpicks and household cement serving as the structural materials, is the unusual spare-time occupation.
Despite their lacy, delicate appearance, the toothpick models have astounding strength. A small bridge, for instance, that tips the scales at less than half an ounce will safely support a flatiron weighing six pounds, 192 times its own weight.
Despite their lacy, delicate appearance, the toothpick models have astounding strength. A small bridge, for instance, that tips the scales at less than half an ounce will safely support a flatiron weighing six pounds, 192 times its own weight.
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