How to make a mobius strip - DIY

A Mobius is a very unique and interesting shape. Of all the other shapes that can come to mind, they all have 3 dimensions to them when they are witnessed in real life 3-D, but not the mobius.

If you take a mobius and draw a line down the middle of on of its sides, it will end up having that line on both the sides. And if you then take a pair of scissors and cut down that line, you'll just make the mobius twice as big. Its a strange 1-dimensional object that exists in 3-D.

How to make our own mobius:
I recall making my first mobius when I was in 10th grade triginometry. The concept is very simple, and once you get the hang of it you can create it using more interesting materials, but lets start with the basics.
You will need the following:
sheet of regular printer paper, or any other paper of normal size.
scotch tape, or similar.
scissors - basic ones will do, but it never hurts to have more precise cutting tools.

Take the scissors and cut a strip from the paper, either width wise or length wise, it really doesn't matter.
Next connect the end of the strip to the other end of the strip, but flip on of the ends 180-degrees.

This creates a 3-d object that has no edge and only one side - a Mobius Strip.

Try cutting it, coloring it and all sorts of things, you can always make more!

Inside the Mobius strip - Optical Illusion Maze

Maze of the inside of a mobius, that was created by Yonatan Frimer in 2011

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Fish and Volcano Mazes, For the Learn To A Maze Book by Yonatan Frimer

F is for Fish Maze

Click for Maze Solution of Fish Maze
Maze of a tropical fish. The brave swimmers of our planet's waters. Maze starts in the upper left corner and maze ends in the lower right corner, marked by the arrows. This maze goes with the maze of the letter F for the kids book, "Learn To A Maze" Which uses mazes to teach kids the alphabet. By Yonatan Frimer.

You can also find Fish Maze online at these links:

• Fish Maze on Flickr
• Fish Maze on Fine Art America
  
• Fish Maze on Saatchi Online
• Fish Maze on Picasa
• Send a Fish Maze greeting card on 123Greetings
  
• Fish maze on photobucket
• Fish Maze on Twitpic
• Fish Maze Blog Post
  

V is for Volcano Maze

Click for Maze Solution of Maze of the Volcano
Maze of an erupting volcano, with magma and lava forming the walls of the maze. The maze starts in the upper left corner and the maze exits in the lower right corner. This maze goes with the maze of the letter V for the kids book, "Learn To A Maze" Which uses mazes to teach kids the alphabet. By Yonatan Frimer.

You can also find Fish Maze online at these links:

• Volcano Maze on Flickr
• Maze of the Volcano on Fine Art America
  
• Maze of a volcano on Saatchi Online
• Volcano Maze on Picasa
• Volcano maze on photobucket
• Volcano Maze on Twitpic
• Volcano Maze Blog Posting
  

O is for Ostrich Maze by Yonatan Frimer

O is for Ostrich Maze

Click for Maze Solution of Ostrich Maze
Maze of an ostrich, a very big flightless bird that is the largest bird in the world and is larger than an average human. The entrance of the maze is in the upper left corner, and the exit is in the lower right corner of the maze. This maze goes with the maze of the letter O for the kids book, "Learn To A Maze" Which uses mazes to teach kids the alphabet. By Yonatan Frimer.


Source page for this maze of an ostrich
Yonatan Frimer Maze art on Flickr
Maze art prints for sale by Yonatan Frimer
Maze blog
Another maze blog source

Maze of the letters X and N by Yonatan Frimer

Maze of the letter X - Upper-Case
Click here for the Maze Solution of Upper-Case "X" Maze

Maze of the letter X, Upper-Case. This was a very complex maze to draw and I had to label the "bottom" of the maze to make sure I didn't draw it upsidedown! The maze entrance is in the upper left corner and the exit is in the lower right corner. X dazzles the maze, created by Yonatan Frimer

To check out more mazes and solutions, click here

Maze of the letter N - Upper-Case

Click here for the Maze Solution of Upper-Case "N" Maze

Maze of an over-sized uppercase letter N. This maze takes advantage of certain properties of optical illusions to give the effect of lines continuing, when in fact, they are just a trick on your eye. Created by Yonatan Frimer

To check out more mazes and solutions, click here

Cartoon maze of white glove for full cavity search at airports, by Yonatan Frimer

Psychedelic maze cartoon of a white glove for full cavity search.

Maze cartoon by Yonatan Frimer about the invasion of privacy caused by the security measures at airports and the full body scanners.
Click here for a printable, hi-res file of white glove maze.
Click here for the solution to white rubber glove maze.
maze blog

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Article on the topic of this maze cartoon:

Airport security: X-ray scanner or full-body pat-down?

If you object to getting screened at the airport by the new full-body scanners that peer through clothes, you can choose to subject yourself to a full-body pat-down search.

But be warned that the Transportation Security Administration has begun an "enhanced" pat-down procedure at certain airports.

TSA officials confirmed that a new procedure is in use. But they declined to describe the procedure or say where it is being used.

"We are in the process of evaluating and updating our procedures at airports across the country," said Nicholas Kimball, a TSA spokesman.

According to the American Civil Liberties Union and news reports from Boston and Las Vegas, the new procedure may involve some heavy patting and probing.

"To call it a pat-down is a euphemism," said Christopher Ott, a spokesman for the ACLU in Massachusetts. Ott said he has heard from several passengers flying through Boston's Logan International Airport.

Under the older procedure, TSA officials pat passengers to identify hidden objects, using the backs of their hands to search sensitive areas of the body. Under the new procedure, Ott said, TSA screeners feel and prod passengers with their palms and fingers.