Introduction: Periscope
A Periscope is useful to have to see over the heads of people at crowd events or over walls / around corners.
Here's how to make one using a couple of inspection mirrors. It's so simple to make you will be wondering why you haven't already made one.
A periscope can also be made from 2 different sized inspection mirrors. The one above can extend to 102 cm but when compact is only 21 cm long - short enough to be carried in a jacket pocket.
Supplies
Two inspection mirror on telescope handles
Duct Tape
Step 1: Get Ready
Assemble your tools and material.
Required:
- A couple of inspection mirrors on telescopic handles
- Duct tape
- Pair of scissors.
Step 2: Easy As.
- Have the inspection mirrors facing away from each other.
- Cut off some duct tape with the scissors.
- Bind the two inspection handles together with the tape as shown above.
Step 3: Operation
- Position the top mirror to be on a 45 degree angle facing foreword.
- Position the bottom mirror to be on 45 degree angle facing backwards.
- Extend the telescope arm.
- View through the bottom mirror - looking at the image in the top mirror.
Step 4: Things to View
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