electro-magnet crane

I made a cool electromagnet using insulated copper wire wrapped around a nail.
it was able to pick up paperclips!!!!! :P

Here is video of the crane I made using paper, cardboard, string and tape
The main problem I had was the boom bending, I had to stabilize it by shortening it and folding it
I used a bowline knot to make a lasso for the bottle I could operate from behind the crane.
It raised the bottle 81 cm.

my new online gallery :D

http://manigallery.myphotoalbum.com

Library Competition

In the holidays there was a competition at the library in town to read almost every day and I won one of the major prizes, I got 10 free passes to the pool in town and 3 each for the hydro slide for me and my family I also got a certificate and chocolate bar (though everyone got something like that).

First Post :O

Creating the blog was no problem. I'll use it to reflect on my work but also I will use it to note interesting stuff and maybe display my photos etc.