Ten-Point Rubber Band Star

When I was growing up in Viet Nam, I had some fun playing with rubber bands. Not that I didn't have toys to play with. There were lots of plastic farm animals, wild animals, soldiers, cars, wooden blocks, etc. As a matter of facts, some kids in the neighborhood sometimes came to our apartment to watch me and my siblings play with our toys. Perhaps those kids lack imagination and enjoyed seeing us play. I cannot remember what we played other than that one repeating theme is sort of like "last one out of here is a rotten egg". We would have the animals talk to each other and sneakily remove one by one until there were only a few left then everyone scrammed.

One use of rubber bands as toys involves connecting them to make a string for high jump. Two kids would hold it across a hallway or other suitable area, and another would try to jump over it without touching the rubber band string. The string started out at ankle level and slowly moved up to chest level or whichever height the kids can jump over.

Combined with one's thumb and index fingers, with some nicely rolled up paper, a rubber band can become a very effective slingshot. It really hurts if you get hit by one of these paper projectiles.

Making shapes with rubber bands is somewhat of an art form. The simplest shape is the five-point star. From there, you can make a tank, complete with gun turret, and then a pistol. I suppose all that came from Viet Nam's long history of war.

I used to be able to make the ten-point star without looking, but over time I totally forgot how to do it. Originally, it was supposed to be my niece Carmen doing the star for the camera. It was her who first showed me how to do it, after I've forgotten how. For some reason, when making the star for the camera, she had to undo the entire five-pointed star before making the ten-point one. In the end, I had to do it.

From the ten-point stars, with more rubber bands, I used to be able to make a tower. If I ever have the time and energy, I may try to do that.

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[Fartmanofdoom]

I can't get the last part

[qaptainqwerty]

I'll try to make another video, with all the parts stayed in the camera's view.

[CuteKristy179]

I am a Vietnamese person too. My mom grows up at Vietnam but she didn't know this one I think.

[nuclearpsychopath]

I've done this all the time, except with some variations to add an arrow, 4 point star, and you can collapse it into a butterfly and a gun afterwards.

When i'm bored i do this without looking, and i always mess it up.

[omgiheartmusicxxx25]

slower please!

[smartidiots]

@vinh32y me 2!!! thats where my cousin showed me how to make a rubber band 5 wing star but i forgot

[tub944]

wow this really isnt a 10 point star its just a star in a star...

[lilKenshin]

Lol i usto know how to do this when i was little but growing up made me forget

[trech23]

haha..

when i was a grade 1..

i learned that trick =D...

[KellyyL257]

It's BASIC KNOWLEDGE!!

AlmOst all kids in VN can dO that!! ^^ x

[sssyyydddney]

that was good :) i learned that too :P

[stephenbfmv]

plz can u do sum tutorials XD