This is a cute little quickie and quite magical to look at. Two separate trombone-type wire paper clips suddenly jump into the air and, when they land, are seen to have become linked together! A marriage of convenience if ever I saw one!
What You Need
Two paper clips and a bank note (1). An ordinary piece of paper will do if you are broke!
What You Do
Fold the bank note in half along its long edge (2). Fold this into a "Z" formation as shown (3). Sections A and C are the same length and a little longer than section B.
Slide one of the paper clips over sections A and B (4). Make sure you get this right. Place the second clip over sections B and C as shown (5).
Hold the ends of sections A and C firmly and pull sharply in opposite directions (6+7). The two paper clips slide towards each other, join together and jump up into the air all at the same time (8).
Afterthoughts
Make sure you place the paper clips in the correct positions! You could weave a story around this simple trick: Boy meets girl - they fall in love - money comes between them - but they finally get it together and get hitched (9). A little imagination is all you need!
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