Make a string telephone Making a string telephone is a fun way
to talk with a friend or your sister or brother after the lights
have gone out. It may be simple technology but before the days
of mobile phones and computers, people had to be more inventive.
Get calling your friends today! Number of Players:2+ What You
Need: - 2 paper cups or tins - sharpened pencil or skewer Poke a
small hole just big enough to fit the string through the centre
of the base of each paper cup or tin with a sharp object, such
as a pencil for cups or a metal skewer for tins. Draw the end of
the string through one of the cups/tin and tie a knot in it to
anchor it in place. The knot should sit inside the base of the
cup/tin. Repeat these steps with the second cup/tin, tying a
knot in the string through the base of the second cup/tin too.
Your string telephone is now ready to test. Hold one paper
cup/tin up to your mouth and talk loudly into it. Your friend
should walk away as far as the string will stretch and keep it
tight. Your fri