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After 1,500 miles of alternative fuels vehicle driving, we found that you can run a truck with a wo...
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Patterns, instructions and diagrams for building a wooden rocking horse and dump truck....
Now hand this little stumper to a friend and tell him or her to insert the base of the "arrow" into the main block of wood, hook the dowel's notch over the rubber band and then pull the arrow out until the rubber band pulls it back with a sharp snap. Try as your friend may, however, he or she will never be able to do that, despite the fact that you seem to do it every time.
The trick? It's all in that smoothly rounded and finished pyramid. You won't be able to hook the rubber band either. But by tightly squeezing that slick pyramid between your fingers as you slowly pull the arrow out of the main block, you can suddenly make the movable assembly fly back with such a quick, loud pop that your "mark" will be absolutely convinced the rubber band did it.
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