Paper coffee cup flying & controlled models of hovercrafts

Step 1 Materials & tools

We will need:
- a paper cup
- 1 sheet of A4 (or similar size) paper weight 160-250 g/m2
(you can also use the lid from the children's shoe boxes or foam trays for vegetables)
- a toothpick
- a segment-edge cutter
- 9V battery (or similar size block)
- an adhesive tape
- scissors
- 1 permament marker (not nessesary)
- a hair dryer (not nessesary)
- computer printer (only if you do not have trays or cardboard lid)

Comments

[beshur]

magnificent idea!

[raja681]

could you post a picture of one in action

[Zippo1234]

 this is pretty cool. good job

[doughnutguy1]

omf gosh this so awesome! I so wish i had a coffee cup now

[imshanedulong]

I once made a ridable hovercraft (instructions online) and it won the science fair! They work well. You should make one.

[XOIIO]

Nice. Just like those toys at the science fair that had a ballon., you would fill it up and then they would scoot along really fast.

[Foxik20]

Hey
It's wonderful project! I think it would be a winner at this event.
We're waiting for more models and projects :)
And btw...
Pozdrowienia z Polski :)

[iPD]

Hi !
If you like it, and for that you can understand what I write,
- I have also already a lot of proven projects,
the same time I care about learning English ...
So - who knows ...?
Meanwhile, I invite you to my website (in Polish).
Do milego! ;o)

[jimmerforpoy]

good job. I was wondering how you made those blueprint model thingies.

[iPD]

Thx! This is only Corel Draw 9.
I like this program and  I'm drawing in this a little already...

[iPD]

Hi all!
In the competition participates a lot of great projects - my is first time here ...
I'm very glad if you all liked my project and I thank you all for those really kind words and your votes.
Unfortunatelly, now I can't send you video clip with this flying (I have little problems with processing and sending movies) - but please belive me - it is real great flying! (especially with the foam deck) Easily check it yourself!  With "my" kids we play this already at few years...
Cheers!

[Thaumaturgos]

Witaj, z tej strony Starling z Konradus-a, tak jak obiecaBem oddaj gBos ;-)
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[kcls]

Very nice job, and excellent pictures, too!

[localtalent]

 Cool idea, and very well presented.  Those kids look really happy!

[przem]

Fajna rzecz! Bede musial taka sobie zmajstrowac :-)
Pozdrowienia dla wroclawiaka od wroclawiaka!

A Pomyslowy Dobromil rzadzi !!! ;-)

[sfcsarah]

Seems really cool
Can you add a video of your hovercraft in action?

[rimar2000]

Wonderful, congratulations!

[zigzagchris]

wow verry proffesionally done. Iv been planning on building a rc hovercraft for a bit. I wouldn't build this but a very creative approach to explaining hovercrafts