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T urns out artwork isn't the only thing you can make with pencil crayons. An American artist recently created an electric guitar using 1,200 of the colourful pencils! First, the DIYer, known as Burls Art, cut the pencils into smaller pieces and then stuck them together with a clear glue-like substance, forming a big rectangle. Next, he carved the guitar's body from this slab of pencil crayons. After sanding down the guitar and covering it with a few layers of clear polish, he added the parts needed to make the instrument playable. And—voilà—a pencil crayon guitar. We'd say it's music to your eyes! CAN YOU GUESS WHAT THIS OBJECT IS? A STAPLER B HOLE PUNCH C PAIR OF SCISSORS Quiz Whiz Answer page 33. weird zone STORIES IN THE NEWS STRANGE & TRUE HITTING A COLOURFUL NOTE PLAYING WITH PENCILS N ow this is what you call super-sized! The Backpacker's Closet is an extra-extra- extra-large backpack. Created by a Japanese design company, the oversized bag is so big that a grown-up could fi t inside it. (Not that we'd recommend that!) But this backpack isn't designed for carrying your stuff to school. It's meant to lug around all the gear you need for a camping trip. Talk about one size fi ts all! MEGA BACKPACK 6 OWL September 2019 GETTING CARRIED AWAY

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