Friday 25 March 2011
The Week in Planes :: 12
Double Eagle, 23.03.11
Foldability: difficult
Flyability: poor
The Double Eagle stumped me again. Clever S was able to figure out that I had folded one part the wrong way and helped me solve it. Kinda anticlimactic, really. But I'm glad I know how to do it now. Thanks, S!
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Friday 18 March 2011
The Week in Planes :: 11
You may start to recognise some of the airplanes. As the calendar promised, there are over 40 models with different variations, which means that I'll get better at folding them as the year goes on...!
Piggyback Jet, 14.03.11
Foldability: good
Flyability: OK (better with some tape to hold it together)
Design: still my favourite
Mirage, 16.03.11
Foldability: good
Flyability: OK
Arrowing, 17.03.11
Foldability: good
Flyability: good, smooth
Flying Boat, 18.03.11
Foldability: complicated, did it better the second time around
Flyability: so-so
Piggyback Jet, 14.03.11
Foldability: good
Flyability: OK (better with some tape to hold it together)
Design: still my favourite
Mirage, 16.03.11
Foldability: good
Flyability: OK
Arrowing, 17.03.11
Foldability: good
Flyability: good, smooth
Flying Boat, 18.03.11
Foldability: complicated, did it better the second time around
Flyability: so-so
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Friday 11 March 2011
The Week in Planes :: 10
Orion, 08.03.11
Foldability: fine
Flyability: so-so
P-51, 09.03.11
Foldability: difficult
Flyability: surprisingly, satisfyingly good
Nighthawk, 11.03.11
Foldability: so-so
Design: cool
Flyability: awful
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Tuesday 8 March 2011
lessons about hot water bottles
I asked for a hot water bottle for xmas. I have never used one before, and it took until now to try it. S, my human heater, does not understand why I would want to add more warmth to the bed, so I took the opportunity to use it last night while he is away for work.
The instructions made it clear that I should not use boiling water. I'll admit, I was doubtful that hot water from the bathtub would be effective, but if anything, it gets hotter inside the bottle. It's still warmish this morning. Score 1 for the instructions!
I also discovered that it is not very moveable - once you curl up with it, it'll be there until morning. I tried to shove it to a different position, but it doesn't slide very easily between the sheets. In the end, it was easier for me to move around it, rather than the other way around.
I don't think S will enjoy it very much, but I have something to keep me warm when he's not around now. Thanks again to my sister-in-law for the gift!
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Friday 4 March 2011
The Week in Planes :: 9
P-47 Thunderbolt, 28.02.11
Foldability: difficult
Flyability: bad
Sideslip, 01.02.11
Foldability: fine
Flyability: fine
Wildcat F4F, 02.03.11
Foldability: OK
Flyability: OK
Loop, 03.03.11
Foldability: fine
Flyability: supposed to do stunts but couldn't get good results
DC-9 Airliner, 04.03.11
Foldability: difficult
Flyability: better than expected
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