Introduction: House of Cards
This will be the most amazing house of cards you will build in your life!
Step 1: What You Need
Flat surface (preferably carpet)
deck of cards (15 cards per story)
steady hand
Step 2: "The Lean 2"
Lean two cards together vertically (forming a triangle) with the bottom edges one inch apart and the top edges flush.
Step 3: The Half Bridge
On one face side of the triangle, create a bridge with two other cards: one horizontal, one vertical.
Step 4: The Bridge
Repeat on the opposite side.
Step 5: Uno Mas
Parallel and directly to the side about two inches away, repeat steps 1 through 3.
Step 6: The Ceiling
Bridge gap between two structures with three cards running perpendicular to existing structure.
Step 7: Build It Up High
Repeat steps 1 through 5 on top of existing structure at a 90 degree angle to existing structure. See how many stories you can build!
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20 Comments
8 years ago on Introduction
Floor 3 is so tense and stressful! And... I messed it up.
9 years ago on Introduction
Looks like a skyscraper. Very cool! Thanks for sharing it.
14 years ago on Introduction
And then came the big, bad wolf, and he huffed, and he puffed......
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
lolol good one
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
IT'S GOOOOOOOOOOOONE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
Aw..
11 years ago on Introduction
uh that looks really hard to do.
13 years ago on Introduction
YES! perfect! now my house of cards can be more than a triangle! i managed to build a 3 level pyramid of cards once, i find that the good old UNO cards are the best for card houses, there's something about their surface that wont let them slip...
13 years ago on Introduction
Nice.
Green Jelly. I haven't listened to them since I was at school.
Probably because they're not the sort of music that's any good after the first few times, until fifteen years later.
This is neat!
I've only done single depth layers or pyramids before. I'd not thought of doing squares.
It's like Jenga.
13 years ago on Step 6
the center brigde card is neded?
15 years ago on Introduction
Awsome! I cant get more than one story, will try this method
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
That's double the amount I can get (As of now) Now where are my cards...
14 years ago on Introduction
9 stories! (hot wheels) BEAT THAT! =)
14 years ago on Introduction
best I've done was 3 stories using just the lean and bridge.
14 years ago on Step 7
Looks good!
14 years ago on Step 7
ya right :)
15 years ago on Introduction
About 3 years ago, I made a house of cards (one story) that supported just over 8kg. (It was actually hard to find places for the wieghts) The trick is to do the lean, but instead of using one card on each side, use 7 or more. Then repeat. For the ceiling, put as many cards on as you can, they help distribute the weight for one, but also add enough weight to keep it from falling initally.
15 years ago on Introduction
There are other ways to make card houses but this is unique with the single vertical cards.
15 years ago on Introduction
If I did this, it would probably all knock down. But awesome job, if I do it on carpet I might succeed!