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Coffee Cup - Wind Sock

Coffee Cup - Wind Sock

Were you ever drinking coffee and in need of a quick reading of the wind direction? 
This I'ble will show you how to make a coffee cup wind sock.

This is another entry for the "Coffee Cup Challenge". If you like it, don't forget to vote for me or look at my other entries (Honeycomb Sandwich, Ceiling Aid and Lens Hood


 
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Step 1What you need.

What you need.

* A coffee cup.
* A coat hanger.
* A small Tie rib.
* A small washer.
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11 comments
Apr 28, 2010. 1:46 PMSubFusion says:
suck your finger and put your arm up high with your finger streched out...the side that does not get cold is the winds direction
Sep 22, 2010. 7:06 PMMr. Potato Head says:
Neither will this...
Sep 27, 2010. 5:55 AMMr. Potato Head says:
No offense intended, but it would have been just as safe of a statement the day this instructable was posted.
Sep 27, 2010. 7:53 AMMr. Potato Head says:
Just waiting until I have something better to offer than a coffee cup on a coat hanger.
Sep 27, 2010. 10:00 AMMr. Potato Head says:
I was just messing with you a bit. Truly nothing personal. Whadda you say, let's be friends.
Apr 28, 2010. 3:38 PMSubFusion says:
hmm...I guess not :)
I thjnk wirly winds are interesting because it becomes harder to figure out where the main wind is comming from. It can be a corner or a tree that is causing turbulence. Perhabs it could be possible to navigate only by listening to the wind. Radar vs Wind. ;)

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