Okay, so I saw this cool thing online – a teacup that looked like it was about to tip over, but it didn’t. I thought, “I gotta try making that!” So here’s how it went down.
Getting Started
First, I grabbed an old teacup and saucer that I didn’t mind messing with. I also got some strong glue, you know, the kind that sticks anything to anything. And some coins, I used a lot.
The Leaning Tower of Teacup
- First try, I just piled the coins inside, tilting the cup. Failed! The cup just kept sliding off the saucer. So, my first idea? Nope. Didn’t work.
- I tried a small stack of coins, then glued them to the cup. That didn’t work either.
- Then it hit me – I needed to build the weight gradually. So, I started gluing coins one by one, starting from the inside of the cup, down towards the bottom edge where it would touch the saucer.
Coin by Coin
This part took forever. Seriously. I’d glue a coin, wait for it to dry a bit, then add another, and another. Slowly, I built a kind of curved wall of coins inside the cup, leaning it more and more.
The key was to keep testing the balance. Every few coins, I’d carefully set the cup on the saucer, seeing if it would hold. If it tipped, I’d add more weight to the opposite side. Lots of adjustments!
Success! (Finally!)
After what felt like a million years and a mountain of coins, I finally got it! The cup was leaning at a crazy angle, looking like it was defying gravity, but it was totally stable. It’s all about the weight distribution.
Honestly, it was more trial and error than I expected. But, it looks awesome on my shelf now. I had a lot of fun during this process.
