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Office Ninja Grappling Hook

Office Ninja Grappling Hook
Need a grappling hook to close your door? Well instead of getting up build a grappling hook to shut it for you.




 
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Step 1Materials

Materials
You will need:

Three (3) large paper clips
One (1) small paper clip
Fishing line or dental floss




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Aug 14, 2011. 12:18 PMbeatlemania503 says:
its a little blurry
Feb 28, 2010. 2:38 PMKenton says:
Can we use ducktape to reinforce it?
Jun 6, 2011. 12:36 AMThaAWESOMEducttapeguy says:
This ible is awEsome,but I don't know if it's awesome enough for duct tape
Apr 9, 2010. 3:36 PMHappehwalrus says:
I made one of these earlier this week and took it to school. I took it out of my pocket after I had finished my test (nobody else had finished), then my math teacher saw it. She came up to me, took it up, and told me it was a weapon and that I had detention. olawdy, what is considered a weapon by schools these days? (Our math teacher is like 60 or something-- maybe she thought it was a fishing hook?) Anyway, nice instructable. Very easy to follow.
Apr 2, 2011. 6:21 PMzack attack says:
really?
Sep 5, 2010. 4:11 AMPenguinScape says:
Thx man! I managed to make a good door-closer.
Jan 10, 2008. 11:56 AMkunistar15 says:
sweet.!!!!!!!!!!!! how much free time do you have
Feb 10, 2008. 5:04 PMzaro12345 says:
anyone that is a member on this site has infinite amounts of free time. trust me.
Aug 25, 2010. 10:02 AMOctobeam says:
Yeah. Heh. Just like /b/... *gasp* I just broke two rules at once! NOOOOO!
Feb 5, 2010. 7:07 PMmitchblahman says:
straight trippin dawg
Jan 21, 2010. 6:23 PMMegaMaker says:
Indeed.
Aug 9, 2009. 2:05 PMPryo Chain says:
totally.
Jan 31, 2009. 11:21 PMtoolman883 says:
yah big time
Aug 12, 2010. 2:23 AMkctrooper says:
I really enjoy this it actually helped my heel... i have had heel problems for quite a while now and i made this and my heel is better .............. i was also wondering if there was a way to launch it out of a airsoft gun or a launcher for it
Apr 16, 2010. 2:49 PMaRejectedKitten says:
y not just scoot/roll over and close it
Mar 19, 2010. 2:38 PMBaddi says:
I made this, it rorcks
Jan 23, 2010. 5:18 PMwoodstock246 says:
 Next time use a mini camera stand when taking pics. It is a bit shaky otherwise it is pretty good 
Apr 30, 2009. 6:17 PMKidz_Creator says:
i like these, i'll make one...i made one that was better once, but now i forget how to make it , and my mom threw it away... ;(
Apr 18, 2009. 2:17 PMwacs2326 says:
that is cool
Apr 1, 2009. 7:41 PMkeylimepie2009 says:
nice that is cool
Dec 31, 2008. 4:02 PMjjjjake says:
wait in step 2 do u use the big and small clip or 2 big ones
Feb 8, 2009. 4:42 PMtemp says:
2 big ones
Sep 21, 2008. 8:31 PMjillg says:
it works great! but instead of a small paper clip i used a rubber band. it was easier to hold together than bend a paper clip
Aug 17, 2008. 6:24 PMmattdelux08 says:
I don't really understand what it means by slide the clips on top of eachother to make them interlock some 1 wanna help me
Sep 17, 2006. 12:30 AMbigpinecone says:
this is awesome! i'm sitting here at my desk and i made one, i don't have any fishing line nearby, so i have to go to my room to get it =(
Jul 23, 2008. 11:57 AMRedgerr says:
lol, almost worked ;)
Jun 18, 2008. 5:51 PMmr.dr.prof.joel says:
im sure this is the reason they were invented, because someone was to lazy to go inside a building and go up an elevator/stairs.
Jul 23, 2008. 11:56 AMRedgerr says:
lol climbing up a wall is probably harder than stairs so i think it would be more for extremists ;)
Mar 31, 2008. 2:49 PMgrimfig says:
i cant figure out exactly what to do here i think you should upload a clearer picture
Mar 15, 2008. 4:34 PMConstructo Man says:
I am making a knex fishing pole/thing grabber, and was possibly considering this for the hook. Would you mind if I provided a link to this instructable for the making of the hook part? -Constructo Man
Oct 27, 2007. 9:40 AMgbosbiker says:
nice but I made a stronger 1 out of and old plastic coated metal coat hanger
Sep 8, 2007. 10:19 PMthe commentor says:
Not bad, but i couldn't see too clearly on the second pic.
Oct 9, 2006. 5:53 PMUnforgiven_God says:
i've got a great way to shorten this instructable......buy some string for 10 cents and tie it to ur door handle!
Jul 21, 2007. 9:59 PMInvader Grim says:
yes but it would ruin the point of the grappling hook. duh
Jun 18, 2007. 9:21 PMhg341 says:
damm funny!!!!!!rofl lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jun 7, 2007. 4:56 PMchemy999 says:
twine hurts your fingers
Apr 19, 2007. 7:47 PMSESS says:
FrenchCrawler and Mutant are nerds
Mar 8, 2007. 6:47 AMastrosapien says:
That is really cool, but i can imagine the paper clips bending or breaking instead of closing a door.
Jan 28, 2007. 3:12 PMlemonie says:
What is it with the grappling hooks? I've seen three at least, and they're all paper-clip based. I'm unsure as to the value of these (if any).
Dec 23, 2006. 11:57 PMdalton2021 says:
hey french crawler you seem to get around really well on this website ur on every instructable ive looked at!!!
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