Today I spent a good portion of the day putting together my son's new bunk bed. After having inspected the new bed, my son gravely declared that Lloyd will now need a parachute. It does make sense; the potential energy is indeed higher now.
So, this is how to make your minifigs go parachuting:
- Print an octagon covering the better portion of your standard printing paper (e.g. A4).
- Cut out the octagon so that it can be used as a template.
- Using the octagon template, cut out an octagon from a plastic bag.
- Put little hole reinforcement stickers (the kind you find among your office supplies) in all the corners.
- Use a needle and thread to put a thread through each hole, use a chop stick or something to ensure that they are all of equal length.
- Loop all the threads through the larger harness hole and tie it down.
- Fold the chute multiple times along the middle, and press hard to make it have a clear center point.
- Throw your minifig into the air with the chute folded and watch the chute unfold and the minifig glide down.
My son was quite happy with the result.
Graystone
