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Who would think of building anything out of these.
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I remember the matchstick building from years ago. It was a cheap hobby.
Nowadays a box of full size matches are a buck a box.
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The Revos apparently are designed to clamp railroad ties and pull together horrifically prepared joints
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50 years ago we built matchstick crosses (wall hangings) in Cub Scouts. My mother was a den mother and we did it for a craft project-our little town was pretty religious so it wasn't an issue. I do remember it being an issue how to get them lit and extinguished-we had no plans.
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That was fun to watch. What a skill. Thanks.
When I was young I sought the wisdom of the ages. Now it seems I've found the wiz-dumb of the age-ed.
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An amazing man doing what he loves to do. Did they mention how he makes a living gluing sticks?
I thought this model of the Eiffel Tower was designated as the tallest stick structure (at that time-2017)? Located at "Ripley's Believe it or Not" in San Antonio Texas.
If I remember- around 24 ft tall. I did stare at it for quite some time wondering how it supported itself.
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Looks like the hanging "things" is a representation of an Indian Sun Dance.
Kind of weird and irreverent to display it in that manner, but it is Ripley's.
