Though it’s necessary to stay at home and decrease person-to-person contact throughout a pandemic, the unavoidable reality of “sheltering in location” is: It’s boring. The technique is to beat the dullness. At WIRED, we have actually always enjoyed a great indoor activity, and we’ve made lots of videos over the years of master-class specialists doing whatever from constructing world-record planes to Rube Goldberg-style kinetic art projects. Now you can find them all in one location– here! Whether you’re an uneasy kid, a stretched-thin moms and dad, or just another resident doing their part to slow the spread of the coronavirus, sailing a mini boomerang around the space can truly rescue the state of mind and conserve you from the WFH blues.
Boom Your Rang
Got a few minutes, some paper, and glue? Follow this tutorial with world champ boomeranger Logan Broadbent to make an indoor “roomerang” that’ll come right back to you in the living room.
Fly an Airplane
John Collins, better called “The Paper Plane Guy,” invested more than a decade refining the art and science of folding up routine old paper and turning it into world-record aircrafts. Get motivated to fold and fly with this video and after that follow along in this in-depth tutorial as he demonstrates how to make 5 of his incredible aircrafts.
Fold Some Paper
Collins (the person above) invested a years knowing origami, and he undoubtedly put it to great use. To learn even more about the Japanese art, watch this video with origami mas
