From balloon-request@cvs.rochester.edu Wed Sep 20 15:34:21 1995 id AA06139; Wed, 20 Sep 95 15:28:33 EDT Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 13:26:31 -0600 (MDT) From: Noel Bundy To: Balloon Sculpting Mailing List Subject: New Bird in a cage! Message-Id: Howdy, gang! I was recently looking at Larry Moss's Bird in a cage, and I found I didn't like it all that much, because it used so many balloons, so here's _my_ version: Requires: 3 260Q for cage bottom 3 260Q for cage top 1 260Q for bird and perch. First, inflate the 3 260Q that you will be using for the cage bottom _all_the_way_ and then give them a good burp to soften them up. Twist all three together in the center to form a star. Label the ends of the balloons A,B,C,D,E, and F. Do this: v---center of star A *(10)(10)... __/ / B *(10)(10)... __/ / C *(10)(10)... __/ / D *(10)(10)... __/ / E *(10)(10)... __/ / F *(10)(10)... __/ / A *(10)(10)... You should now end up with a fairly flat hexagon, with 6 spokes radiating out of the corners of the hex. Twist these spokes so that they point straight up. Now, inflate the 3 balloons that you will use for the top of the cage. Again, inflate them completely, and then give them a good burp. form another star by twisting them in the center. Make a 1 inch bubble in the end of one point of the star, and twist it to a 1 inch bubble on a vertical spoke. Then make a 10 inch bubble, and twist it to an adjacent spoke. Continue in this fashion to make the top bars of the cage. It should look something like this: _ _____ /|\ /\ /\ / | \ / \ / \ /__|__\ /____V____\ Side view---> | | | \ / \ / |___|___| \ / \ / V_____V Top view-^ Now, you can use a parrot in a swing for the perch, which is like so: Inflate a 260Q, leaving 1 inch tail. >(.5)(1.5)(2)(2)(2)(15)(4) \_______/\___v___/\__/ Bird Body simply use a broken balloon to tie the top of the perch to the top of the cage. Tell me what you think! +------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | Noel Bundy | E-Mail:nbundy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca | +------------------+------------------------------------------------+ "Why do they call it Chili, if it's hot?"