Pyramid Power 2021 Part 1
This project started as a Joke. During Lip Reading class
we had to pretend we were making a Building out of Matchsticks. As a Joke the
tutor said we could while off for two weeks build whatever we had thought of.
A splendid notion. I am always up for a New Challenge. I
don’t think I have ever made anything out of Matchsticks before. Certainly not
as an adult anyway. So off I go and get some Matchsticks.
Obviously the Instructions didn’t include making Pyramids. I did try and Google Making Pyramids but they didn’t have what I wanted. Naturally I always do things the hard way and what I wanted wasn’t just a Pyramid which was difficult enough. I wanted a Hollow Pyramid!
Counting
Matchsticks
It didn’t say how many Matchsticks were in the bag so I thought it would be a good idea to count them. That way I would know how many I am using up.
Beginning
Base
My first problem was the Base. I soon realised that if I put 2 Across and 2 Down I would have a Rectangle. Therefore I had to come up with a solution. This was to add End to End. It is easier to see than describe so look at the above photograph.
Tri-Angles
It took a while for the Glue to set. Once it had I tried working out the next step. If it was Paper it would be easy. You just have Triangles on all 4 sides.
Unfortunately it doesn’t work like that with Matchsticks. I tried putting the Points together so I could Glue them but they kept moving. I really wish I had some of those knobbly things they had in science when you were making atoms.
Sticky
Situation
After more attempts than I would like to remember I gave up on the Triangle idea completely. I decided to start filling in the Base. At least that way I would have something to work from and it would make the Square more stable.
Of course now I had another problem. The Matchsticks were too big to go inside the Square. I found a knife and started cutting away at some. I popped a few inside and added some Glue.
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