The second in an occasional series of Flash Mobs to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the year of Star Trek's first broadcast. There'll be a full event on September 8 to mark the day Star Trek first aired, so keep hailing frequencies open for that one!
I'm a big Trekkie, and a fan of 50s and 60s sci-fi films in general, so this is my little tribute to all things Trek and beyond.
Here's the plan:
3:00pm – We'll all meet at the co-ords
3:05pm – Competition to see who's flying saucer can travel farthest (see below)
3:20pm – All gather together for a group photo
3:30pm – Everyone beam up to their respective craft as if we were never there!
The Competition
There are instructions on how to build your own flying saucer below. Bring your craft along to the Flash Mob and the one which travels the furthest, thrown like a frisbee, will win a small prize. I'll bring my tricorder (tape measure), just in case it's close!
That's about it. Enjoy making your saucer and I'll see you there!
In the event of an ion storm (ie, if it rains…), the winner will be the best decorated saucer in Astrotrowel's opinion.
Oh, and as if you could forget…
DON'T WEAR A RED SHIRT!
Paper plate flying saucer
Materials
• 2 paper plates
• 1 paper cup
• Paints, coloured pens or pencils
• Sticky tape/glue
• Toilet paper/newspaper
Directions
• Paint the underneath of both paper plates and the paper cup.
• Roll up the toilet paper/newspaper and tape/glue it to the inside one of the plates.
This is to give the plates some bulk, keeping them rigid.
• Tape/glue the plates together.
• Tape/glue the cup to the top of the saucer.
• Decorate your saucer however you want.
• Your saucer is ready to fly!