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A Broken Plant Pot
Used Bottles
Cardboard boxes
Old door 
Old sofa 
Old books
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Contents:

 

1) A Broken Plant Pot

2) Used Bottles

3) Cardboard boxes

4) Old door

5) Old sofa

6) Old books

 

When working on these you are advised to read the instructions before starting work.

You are also advised to ensure that the owner of whatever you're using doesn't mind. It should be noted that none of these descriptions are guaranteed.

Engineering Department

Recycling Department

Fun Stuff

1) A Broken Plant Pot

 

You can-

1)Make a bomb shelter*

2)Make a dish

3)Make a notice

4)Make a spade

*You will need more than one.

 

1) A BOMB SHELTER.

You need:

- 8 or more plant pots. (Large flat trays actually)
- All weather glue, concrete or cement
- Straight bits of wood or metal
- Knife
- Earth/ soil/ compost/ mud/ clay/ ...

And

  1. Put bits of wood or metal in ground and put two plant pots on the sides (We're guessing that you have 8 handy).
  2. Put plant pots on top. Make sure that they fit!
  3. Put your adehensive (e.g. glue) onto the bits of wood or metal- which, incidentally, should all be the same size.
  4. Leave one side without glue on. This will be the door. Make sure that the ridge is inside the bits of wood or metal.
  5. Check that you can get in and out through the door and that you are comfortable inside.
  6. Pile the topping (e.g. earth) over the plant pots after making sure that it is all firm ( the shelter, not the topping).
  7. Make sure that it is still firm.

And

Get a bomb. Drop it (or throw it) onto the shelter. Check that there is nothing inside the shelter before you throw the bomb. (Not even the next-door-neighbour's cat!) When you know that is safe (two or three goes in a row with no trouble) you can use it as a real shelter in a terrorist attack.

On a good bomb shelter there should be a burn mark ONLY left to show were the bomb went off.

 

2)DISH

You need

- Plant pot (Tray!)
- Bit of metal strip, china strip or plant pot strip
- Knife
- Glue
- Clean Water
- Soap

And

  1. Cut off rough part.
  2. Cover with metal strip, china strip or plant pot strip.
  3. Glue on.

And

If you want to use this at the table, have the decency to wash it with CLEAN water and soap!

 

To make 3) NOTICE have paper with your writing on rather than soap and water. Glue this in and put the notice in a sensible position.

 

4) SPADE

You need

- Plant pot (Tray!)
- Wood or metal
- Knife
- Glue

And

  1. Cut of the sides of the plant pot
  2. Stick on wood or metal.

And

Use as a spade.

THIS SPADE IS NOT GUARANTEED

 

End of Plant Pots

2) Used Bottles

You can:

1) Make a bottle circle*

2) Make a rocket**

3) Make a Mini Slug House

4) Make a big CLANG!

5) Make a Sea Message

*You will need more than one

**You will need an extra large area

 

1)A BOTTLE CIRCLE

You need:

-Bottles
-Large circular area of ground

And

  1. Get bottles
  2. Put them in circle

And

It might be an idea to tip a bit of water into each so that the don't fall over too easily.

 

2) ROCKET

You need:

-Bottle
-Circle of thin rubber with small hole in.
-3 yards squared of ground (roughly 2.7 metres)
-1 pint of water (roughly 500 ml)
-Bicycle pump
-Props
-Glue

And

  1. Pour the water in.
  2. Stick the rubber to the bottle, but not to well.
  3. Put the bike pump in, and pump in air.
  4. All persons, except for the one doing the pumping, must stand well back from the rocket

And

When the rocket has enough pressure in it, it will go off automatically.

THIS ROCKET IS NOT A TOY. ANYONE UNDER 18 MUST BE SUPERVISED BY AN ADULT.

 

3)MINI SLUG HOUSE

You need:

-Bottle
-Knife
-Plant
-Slugs/Snails
-Land

And

  1. Cut the neck off the bottle leaving a jagged edge (if you are using a glass bottle wrap your hands up in a thick towel and very carefully break or smash it off).
  2. Put the bottle next to a plant.
  3. Check evening and morning.

And

Note: THIS MINI SLUG HOUSE IS NOT GUARANTEED.

 

4)CLANG!!!

You need:

-Bottles
-Hard surface

And

  1. Make sure that the surface is level with you or lower.
  2. Throw bottles at surface.

And

THE DEPARTMENT of ENGINEERING WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY CLAIMS ABOUT INJURY WHILE DOING THIS (OR ANY OTHER) ACTIVITY.

 

5)SEA MESSAGE

You need:

-Bottle
-Paper
-Pencil
-Sealing wax
-Large area of water
-Cork

And

  1. Write on paper.
  2. Put paper into bottle.
  3. Cork and seal bottle.
  4. Throw bottle into water, make sure that it is going the right way, and wait.

And

DON'T COMPLAIN IF IT DOESN'T WORK.

End of used bottles

3)Cardboard boxes

You can:

1) Make a castle*

2) Make a tunnel*

3) Make a tent

4) Make a robot

5) Make a seed tray

6) Make a bed

*You may want more than one

 

1)A CASTLE

You need:

- Cardboard boxes
- A large area
- Lots of spare time
- Scissors/knife
- Glue

And

Put the boxes together so that you can move around inside. You can make it as complex as you like.

And

DON'T SUE US IF IT ALL COLLAPSES ON YOU.

 

2)TUNNEL

You need:

-Cardboard boxes
-Glue

And

  1. Open all of the flaps.
  2. Stick all but two lots of flaps together.
  3. Wait for glue to dry.

And

Open flaps at one end (close the others) to crawl in.
Close flaps.
Crawl through.
Open flaps.
Go out.
AND DON'T COMPLAIN IF IT FALLS IN.

 

3)TENT

You need:

- Cardboard box
- Superglue
- Floor

And

  1. Glue flaps at one end together so that they do not open.
  2. Glue the top and bottom flaps inwards.
  3. Open flaps at other end and go in. If it is big enough you could go to sleep in it.

And

If you don't like it make one the shape of a triangular prism. (It probably won't work.)

DON'T COMPLAIN IF IT FALLS IN.

 

4)ROBOT

You need:

-Cardboard box
-Pencil
-You
-Knife
-Glue

And

  1. Cut off the flaps at the bottom.
  2. Glue the top ones together.
  3. Draw a face and flashy "press here" buttons.
  4. Put the box over your head.
  5. From the inside, cut a wide hole to see through.
  6. Take it off, and draw a face round the hole.

And

Go - round - very - slowly - saying - things - like - this.

 

5)SEED TRAY

You need:

-Box
-Seeds
-Garden
-Knife
-Glue
-Soil or compost

And

  1. Cut off about 12 inches (30 cm) of the bottom of the box.
  2. Put the rest tidily to one side so that you can use it on another project.
  3. Glue the bottom flaps together.
  4. Put in the compost.
  5. Plant the seeds.

And

This is designed for INDOOR USE ONLY!

 

6)

CLICK HERE TO MAKE A BED.

End of cardboard boxes

4) Old door

You can:

1) Make a raft

2) Make a bomb shelter*

3) Make a bed

4) Make a fence*

5) Make a flying carpet

6) Make an arch

*You will need more than one.

 

1) A RAFT

You need:

-Door
-Water

And

  1. Put door on water.
  2. Sit on it.

And

DON'T COMPLAIN IF IT SINKS.

 

2)BOMB SHELTER

You need:

-3 doors
-Four, Six, Eight... similar bits of wood or metal
-Square piece of metal
-Glue
-Earth/ soil/ mud/clay/etc.

And

  1. Put the wood or metal into the ground in a cuboid shape.
  2. Put metal on at one end.
  3. Check that it fits.
  4. Glue it on.
  5. Put doors on three of the sides. Leave the fourth open.
  6. Check that it is solid.
  7. Pile earth over it.

And

Use with bomb.
Observe safety.
WE, THE ORDER OF THE BED ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY CLAIMS OF INJURY, DEATH, OR MENTAL PROBLEMS GAINED WHILE USING THIS PROJECT.

 

3) BED

You need:

-Two cardboard boxes
- One Door
-Tube of glue

And

  1. Glue the box flaps together.
  2. Glue the door to the boxes.

And

Go to sleep on it.
Hope that it won't collapse.

<<<Back to Cardboard boxes <<<

 

4) FENCE

You need:

-A large number of doors
-Plenty of garden space
-A spade

And

  1. Dig a long narrow trench.
  2. Put the doors into it.
  3. After each door fill in the space in front of it and behind it so that it can't wobble.

And

If you did it across your garden, hopefully you remembered to put in a gap that you can get through.

 

5)FLYING CARPET

You need:

-Door
-Maybe a floor
-Maybe a high up window

And

  1. If you went for the floor:
  2. Put door on floor.
  3. Sit on it and pretend to fly.
  4. If you went for the high up window (you are really bonkers or just suicidal)
  5. Sit on door.
  6. Get a couple of people to throw you out of the window.

And

DON'T BLAME US IF YOU ARE INJURED!

 

6)ARCH

You need:

- 3 doors
- Glue
- Space

And

  1. Put two doors on the ground carefully facing each other.
  2. Put glue on the top.
  3. Put the top door on.

And

Hold it up for an hour or two while the glue sets.

End of doors

5)Old sofa

You are advised not to use a new sofa.

You can:

1) Make a play house

2) Make a rabbit hutch

 

1)PLAY HOUSE

You need:

-Sofa
-Sofa cushions

And

  1. Put the cushions on the bottom of the sofa seat at the front standing upright.
  2. Leave a hole.
  3. Put the back cushions on the top with the spare front one. You are advised to have the door in the middle.

And

Go in. Make sure that you don't kick it over until you have finished inside it.

 

To make 2)RABBIT HUTCH put all of the bottom cushions at the bottom and the top ones at the top.

And

It isn't guaranteed!

End of old sofas

6) Old books

You can:

1) Make a building

2) Make a paper holder

3)Make a Parthenon

 

1)BUILDING

You need:

-3 books or more (use odd numbers- 5, 7, 9, 11. . . -only)
-Floor space

And

  1. Put one book down with its sides at right angles. Don't worry about the pages.
  2. Put the other book round in the same way, opposite and facing the first one.
  3. Keep on doing this, two on two, until you only have one book left.
  4. Put this on as the roof. Try to make the top two books leval.

And

Don't complain if it all falls in.

 

2)PAPER HOLDER

You need:

- 1 book
- Paper

And

Put the paper into the book.

And

When the book is full the spine will split.

 

3)PARTHENON

You need:

-21 books
-Plenty of space

And

  1. Put 20 books into 4 piles of 5.
  2. Put the last one (the biggest) on the inner corners as a roof.

And

Don't touch

End of books

 
A Broken Plant Pot
Used Bottles
Cardboard boxes
Old door 
Old sofa 
Old books
Engineering Department
Recycling Department
Fun Stuff

Last modified 18/03/11

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