Paper Roll Pitfall

A simple pitfall: a toilet-roll tube standing in a box, hidden by tissue paper.

Build time15 min
CostLow
Items4

How to make it

  1. Stand a cardboard tube inside a box.
  2. Cover the top of the box with green tissue paper.
  3. Put a coin on the tissue directly over the tube.

What you need

  • Box
  • Cardboard tube
  • Tissue paper
  • Coin

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