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How to draw a perfect circle without a compass

video How to draw a perfect circle without a compass

Draw a circle of any size without a compass!

Follow the directions from the video.

Tips:

Make sure it is the thumb's nail that is touching the paper, as it will be smoother and easier when rotating the paper.

To adjust the size of the circle, simply adjust where you are holding the pencil. The closer you are to the tip of the pencil. The smaller the circle will be.

38 comments

May 7, 2011. 11:06 AMringish says:

fantastic, this actually works! this is great!

Feb 27, 2011. 10:53 PMLieutenant Dan says:

NICE trick. Only one question: are you able with smaller circles too? I mean, that was a big circle, and I'm trying to do a perfect(sort of) Fibonacci Sequence.

Oct 22, 2010. 6:47 PMgoober6 says:

awesome that is total G--Unit

Jul 26, 2010. 8:56 AMCrazySheep says:

I was told it's impossible to draw a circle without a compass or likewise. Time to prove them wrong! ^^ Congrats on 1st place.

Oct 29, 2009. 9:36 AMLowney says:

Wow 1st place (out of the winners:s) congrats!

Nov 4, 2009. 9:35 PMvickkrish (author) says:

thanks

Nov 5, 2009. 7:31 AMLowney says:

How is the camera?

Oct 12, 2009. 5:29 PM

J@50n says:

haha! very cool and helpfull. wont my teachers be amazed lol!

Oct 12, 2009. 6:06 PMvickkrish (author) says:

lol i was amazed first time i saw the trick too

Oct 12, 2009. 1:04 PMc ssgt seifer says:

Very cool! So that's how my Freshman Science teacher made perfect circles!

Oct 12, 2009. 1:45 PMvickkrish (author) says:

lol there is a trick to everythin ;)

Oct 11, 2009. 8:42 PMquesoman says:

You are a genius. this is brilliant. congratz on winning you totally deserved it!!

Oct 11, 2009. 9:30 PMvickkrish (author) says:

thanks alot...your comment means alot :)

Oct 11, 2009. 10:43 AMbazookaromz says:

excellent! :) now i'm going to draw circles on everything haha

Oct 11, 2009. 9:29 PMvickkrish (author) says:

lol kool :)

Oct 1, 2009. 2:26 PMDeathstick says:

'Congrats on winning!' You showed something useful in 30 seconds that could be retained in the brain long after! Simple but effective!

Oct 10, 2009. 9:11 PMvickkrish (author) says:

thanks :)

Oct 1, 2009. 5:29 PMvickkrish (author) says:

thank you very much...encourages me

Oct 10, 2009. 5:38 PMeulaliaaaa! says:

wow that is so simple and obvious i dont know why the trick has not been discoverd before. But you presented it beatifuly and made very memorable thank you for this great video. And congratz on the win you deserved it man.

Oct 10, 2009. 9:09 PMvickkrish (author) says:

thanks alot :) glad you found it helpful