A little working paddle-wheeler is simple to make from scraps around the house and, as Rob shows, it works very well, powered only by a single rubber band.
It's interesting that ice-cream came in plastic containers in Australia back then. In the U.S. at that time, it came in paperboard (rectangular solids measuring half a gallon, and cylinders measuring one pint)-but sherbet (often mispronounced) often came in round plastic tubs, measuring one quart.
Cotton Reel.......wow, I had no idea what you meant until you held up a THREAD SPOOL. I learned something as well as how to make a paddle boat (or as you say, paddle wheeler).
I call it a "paddlewheel boat". It seems that Britons and Australians prefer to call thread and yarn "cotton" and "wool", respectively, regardless of what kind of fiber they're made of. Whether they would go so far as to say "nylon cotton" or "polyester wool" (or even "wool cotton") I don't know. You might think that they would call yarn made of cotton "cotton wool"; but, at least in the U.K., "cotton wool" means what Americans call "a cotton ball" and "cotton balls" (and lint is called "fluff").
@@Smickster01 , I think that in America the distinction usually is that a reel has a diameter greater than its height and a spool is the opposite-so thread and cable tend to come on spools, and recording tape is on reels. (Adhesive tape, on the other hand, both _is_ a roll and comes _on_ a roll.) I'm not sure that this distinction applies for ribbon, though. I think "spool" probably beats "reel" for ribbon, regardless of whether it's more flat or tall-but "reel of ribbon" has a nice sound.
It is. It's unfortunate. You'd think UA-cam would come up with a way for an uploader to draw fresh attention to an old video without having to upload it all over again. For someone like me, part of the annoyance is what, to find all the comments written about the same content, you have to find more than one UA-cam video.
What’s more amazing is how he makes his legs disappear
That was a beauty Rob 👍
0:43 Show-off 😂
i made this when i was a kid after watching this episode on tv.
same :)
It's interesting that ice-cream came in plastic containers in Australia back then. In the U.S. at that time, it came in paperboard (rectangular solids measuring half a gallon, and cylinders measuring one pint)-but sherbet (often mispronounced) often came in round plastic tubs, measuring one quart.
Cotton Reel.......wow, I had no idea what you meant until you held up a THREAD SPOOL. I learned something as well as how to make a paddle boat (or as you say, paddle wheeler).
in australia theyve always been called cotton reels....lol, or at least thats what i knew them as in the 70's and 80's
I call it a "paddlewheel boat".
It seems that Britons and Australians prefer to call thread and yarn "cotton" and "wool", respectively, regardless of what kind of fiber they're made of. Whether they would go so far as to say "nylon cotton" or "polyester wool" (or even "wool cotton") I don't know. You might think that they would call yarn made of cotton "cotton wool"; but, at least in the U.K., "cotton wool" means what Americans call "a cotton ball" and "cotton balls" (and lint is called "fluff").
@@Smickster01 , I think that in America the distinction usually is that a reel has a diameter greater than its height and a spool is the opposite-so thread and cable tend to come on spools, and recording tape is on reels. (Adhesive tape, on the other hand, both _is_ a roll and comes _on_ a roll.)
I'm not sure that this distinction applies for ribbon, though. I think "spool" probably beats "reel" for ribbon, regardless of whether it's more flat or tall-but "reel of ribbon" has a nice sound.
@@smadaf ok im gonna concead that youre correct wholly because you went into a vast specificity of dimentions. Lol nice one. 😁
@@Smickster01 , concede? 😄 I was only talking about America. For Australia, I'll defer to you. 😊
Try it on your friends
That was pretty cool. But, is this a re-upload?
I think so. My memory jerked when he said spindles
It seemed very familiar, especially when the reels appeared
Plenty of these clips are well worth reviewing !! What a great show 🏅
It is. It's unfortunate. You'd think UA-cam would come up with a way for an uploader to draw fresh attention to an old video without having to upload it all over again. For someone like me, part of the annoyance is what, to find all the comments written about the same content, you have to find more than one UA-cam video.
Smurfs 😊
looks like a fun afternoon for me and the grandkids.
Where was the riverboat at the end filmed?
River Murray in South Australia - Rob