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| 5-circuit crossing revolution |
| this design doubles as a SUNDIAL for the southern hemisphere. the indicator post goes where the (lower) dot is... hour marks from LEFT to RIGHT are: 6am, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11am, 12noon, 1pm, 2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ,6pm. |
DESIGN VARIATIONS
other configurations of 5, 7, 9, and 11- circuit labyrinths
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7-circuit crossing labyrinth |
with an octagonal configuration, it takes on an ‘i-ching’ appearance! |
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7-circuit revolution labyrinth |
with an offset concentric pattern |
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a combination of two 3-circuit crossing revolution (hybrid) labyrinths in a repeated formation |
so it has 6 circuits but covers a 7-circuit area |
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11-circuit crossing revolution | crossing revolution labyrinth where the spaces feature as coloured areas |
THE STANDARD MEDIEVAL LABYRINTHS
the 11-circuit chartres labyrinth has been adapted to other sizes; here they are in 5, 7, and 9-circuit configuration:
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FUN STUFF
what time do you have there?
!who wants to bake cookies?
free pair of BOOKMARKS
fun with lawn
what time do you have over there?
it’s a clock that you can walk on - or a labyrinth that tells you what time it is!
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you need:
- scissors
- pin
- a sunny day
- you have to know which direction north is
- paper clip
- sticky tape
- stapler/ velcro dot/ your favourite fastening system
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1. print out and cut out the wristwatch shape (pick which half of the globe you live on) 2. using a pin, make a post hole on the dial-face, as shown on the print-out 3. bend a paperclip into shape that allows it to stand with one end of it straight up, as shown |
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4. spike the paperclip through behind the dial-face |
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5. stickytape it into place |
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6. have the labyrinth pointing north and flat [horizontal] 7. where the shadow falls is the hour of day, as shown on print-out aaand... it’s almost 3pm. |
*alternatively*
if you know what time it is, and want to find north point: holding your watch level, align the shadow of the indicator post to the corresponding hour mark on the dial - and it will be pointing north.
solar power... yay! (i haven’t tested this out in the northern hemisphere, will someone let me know if it works.) ...and if you know how it reads under a full moon night, let me know!
>> for-entertainment-purposes-only <<
not a precision instrument.
my legal obligation now fulfilled...
!who wants to bake cookies?
biscuit stamper, made from (fimo®) modelling clay
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roll out some fimo |
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turn it into your favourite labyrinth. this is the mould. bake it as per manufacturer’s instructions |
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get another disc of fimo and make the impression with the mould. this is the stamper. |
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add a handle bake it as per manufacturer’s instructions |
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ta’daa - your biscuit stamper is ready! |
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tea, anyone?! |
free BOOKMARKS
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fun with lawn
flour is fantastic for marking the ground. this includes marking a labyrinth! in the case of marking grass, depending on how trimmed the lawn is, 4kg should do a small 7-circuit classical labyrinth.
my fabulous sister and i ‘drew’ one out on the park opposite her place, in sydney. it’s a tiny park so it was a tiny walk, but effectual.
when you’ve finished, you can hose the flour in, and it will act as a lawn-feed - so in a week the pattern may reappear, as a dark green line :o)
see, white flour is good for something!
SHOP
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