How to Get Through 3x5 Notecard??

Question

In my science class, my teacher gave us a challenging assignment: I have to find a way to get my body completely THROUGH a 3x5 notecard. I have some sort of idea but i would like to know yours, so please help. Thank you.

P.S. the notecard has to be in one piece.

Answer 1

fold the note card in half long ways and cut very thinly but carefully from the folded side close to the other side but not all the way. start very close to one end of the piece of paper. turn the paper around and repeat the cut. continue this until you get to the other end.

open the piece of paper up and cut along the fold but not the two end sections. cut those and it will fall apart. you should then be able to stretch it out and if you've done it fine enough over your whole body.

Good luck. Ive heard that it is possible with a postage stamp and really small scissors!

Answer 2

wtf? what are the exact specifications of the task? it would be easiest to find a loophole here.

Answer 3

Punch a hole in the center

Stick sharp scissors into the hole and start cutting in concentric circles until the hole gets bigger and bigger and bigger.  By the time you're near the end, it should be large enough to step through it

Answer 4

I want you to type down the words on the assignment word for word. I bet there is a riddle to it. Or a trick to the wording that makes it totally completely simple.

Answer 5

Your body is made up of atoms and so is the note card. If you look in your science book you will notice that atoms are composed of mostly just space. So if you were to really look at your body and look at the note card it would be mostly space. I think it is the same way our souls leave our body when we die. So if you see that they are both just mainly space, it wouldn't be to hard to get through it.

Answer 6

its possible i've done it when i was small you have to cut it in a pattern from the centre so its in one piece but you can pass through it

Answer 7

This simple topological experiment can also turn into a challenge. The idea is to start with a standard 3X5 index card, and cut a hole in it that is large enough for you to fit your body through. That may sound impossible, but as we saw with the Mobius Strip, by playing with shapes and spaces, we can do all sorts of things.

You will need:

a standard 3 inch by 5 inch index card. You can also use a 3 X 5 piece of heavy paper.

scissors

a ruler

We start by folding the index card in half, from side to side. It is still 3 inches high, but is only 2.5 inches wide. Next, we will make a series of cuts in the paper. Read these instructions carefully. If you do not, instead of getting one big hole, you will get one big mess. Even better, watch the video, to see how it is done.

There are now two sides to the card. One side is the folded side. The other side is the side with the two edges of the paper. Measure down 1/8 of an inch from the top. Start on the folded side and make a cut across the card, stopping 1/4 inch from the edge side. Measure down another 1/4 inch on the fold side and make another cut, again stopping 1/4 inch from the edge. Continue making a cut every 1/4 inch, until you reach the bottom of the card.

At this point, you should have a folded card that has a cut every 1/4 inch, with a thinner 1/8 inch flap at the top and bottom. That gives you ten 1/4 inch flaps, and two 1/8 inch flaps. Starting from the edge side, you will cut down the center of each 1/4 inch flap, stopping 1/4 inch from the fold side. You will wind up with a zigzag shape. Again, see the video.

Read this part VERY carefully before you make any more cuts. Looking at the fold side, skip the first flap, and then cut the fold of each strip, also skipping the bottom flap. Read that sentence again. DO NOT CUT THE TOP OR BOTTOM FLAP. You skip the top strip of paper. Then you begin cutting the center fold, but stop when you get to the bottom strip.

Carefully open up the paper and you will find that it is now one huge hole, which you can put your body through. Be careful, as the paper will rip if you pull too hard. Carefully open the entire hole and go through it.

Understanding the Science

This is another example of the science of topology, the science of surfaces and shapes. When you thought of cutting a hole in the card, you probably first thought about cutting out a circle of paper to make a small hole. With that method, you can't cut a hole that is larger than the piece of paper you are using.

Instead, we cut a zigzag slit in the paper, cutting the paper into a long strip connected at the ends to form a large circle. That left a hole in the center that was large enough for you to go through.

This experiment has been around for a long time. The oldest record that I can find of it is from the 1890's. That book called for using a playing card from an old deck of cards, and it was one of the after dinner science tricks that were very popular then. Instead of watching TV (Imagine no TV, no radio, no computers), people would sit around talking and doing parlor tricks, which were often science experiments. As much as I like my computer, it sounds like a great idea to me!

If you feel that you are very good at cutting, try it again, making the cuts closer together. This takes a lot more skill, but it gives you a hole that is bigger! When I originally sent this experiment out, I had several students that made very thin, very large holes in the card.

Have a wonder-filled week.

Answer 8

This has been answered before, see link below