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the balancing boy is very simple to make and you require plastic box, lids, wire. now you
poke a bamboo skewer in the middle of the box. this is a toothpaste tube lid. and then
you put a head on it. with wire you can make hands and legs. this is the entire assembly
of the balancing boy. now if you peep below you will find that the stick is popping out
and there are also magnets. magnets are placed around the rim of the balancing boy to lower
its center of gravity. this helps in balancing now place the tip of this boy on a bottle
full of water. if you give it a twirl it will go round and round in circles for a very long
time. this balancing boy can wobble, it can dance, it can do all kinds of funny actions
which are going to entertain you for a very long time. and this is all because it has
got a very low CG and therefore it balances beautifully. this toy is entirely made from
scrap materials and costs no money to make.