Among the many romantic gifts, a special place is occupied by those with which the most legendary legends are associated. different nations. There are especially many such legends in the East, where you can easily find something interesting, and even accompanied by a beautiful story. A typical example of this could be floating lantern Lotus, which, among many other water lanterns, stands out precisely because of its story, sad and romantic, just right to give such a gift to lovers or those closest to you.
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In terms of its design, this floating flashlight is simple, all that is needed is for it to accept its best view– spread its petals, light a candle, and float it across the water. It looks very beautiful in the dark!
Let us, in setting out the legend, call a spade a spade, and then much will become clearer. In ancient times, when a tribe of people had just begun to settle on the shores of Lake Khanki, the girls of this tribe competed with the dawn in the radiance of their beauty, but, alas, they were no different in intelligence, which led to sad consequences.
The first sign of trouble was love triangle, in one corner of which was the proud and unapproachable Eine, in the other - the overly ardent young man Entoy, and the obtuse corner, as one would expect, was voluntarily occupied by the main character Lot, who had the whitest skin and, obviously, the best genes.
However, instead of giving them a continuation in their offspring, heeding the voice of reason in the person of another young man who had long sought Lota’s love, she was in permanent depression. The rival also didn’t think too much: instead of something specific, she gave her boyfriend an order from the category “go there, I don’t know where, bring something, I don’t know what” and a year to complete it. It is not difficult to guess that the enthusiastic Entoy immediately moved to the left in search of an unknown gift.
As you know, if you ask a fool to pray, he will bruise his forehead. Naively trying to follow exactly Eine’s instructions, the young man was a little late completing the quest, and Lota decided that he had already given up, and without hesitation, she went off to feed the fish. Poor Lake Hanki even rumbled and turned black from such an outrageous violation of the environment.
Meanwhile, the unlucky Romeo was returning with nothing, and saw on the lake beautiful flower, glowing from within. Well, don’t go to Eina empty-handed! And the flower, being caught, was presented to her as a consolation prize. The girl, hungry for more than a year, no longer turned her nose up at the gift, and then lived happily ever after with Entoy. Legend says that they had many children, but how many children did Lota, in the form of a luminous flower, have to watch the happiness of this couple forever?
But everything could have turned out differently if the girl had found the strength to understand that the light did not converge on Entoy... Although, why the subjunctive mood in the ancient Eastern legend? What is much more important is what they live with modern people. Perhaps history floating lantern Lotus will be useful to someone in life, will help to understand the obvious and accept necessary solutions. Give this flashlight to those who are dear to you, float it along the water, and let the beauty of the shining flower on the water lead to many important thoughts.
Yes, yes, despite the snow and frost outside, today we decided to launch water lanterns. I think if the gnomes suddenly needed to travel on water, they would definitely choose something like our lanterns as a means of transportation.
Making such a flashlight is not at all difficult. We will need corrugated paper- green for leaves and any suitable for petals. And also something that floats well on water for the base of the flower. I use circles cut from foam grocery backings, but if you'll be launching your lanterns in a real body of water instead of at home, I implore you - use something more eco-friendly! For example, cork coasters for mugs or wooden cuts, or even cones fastened together. Well, or tie strings to your lanterns so that after the end of the event you can catch them from the water and dispose of them properly.
One floating lantern will require two foam circles, 5 green leaves and 9 petals. Each leaf and petal must be pulled with both hands in the middle so that the corrugated paper stretches slightly and the petal gains volume. This movement is difficult to explain, but if you once. try it and you will immediately understand what I mean.
We glue green leaves to the first foam circle, and glue the second circle on top. I use PVA glue.
Then we take the blue petals and glue the first five onto the foam circle as the first row, and the remaining 4 as the second.
We’ll hide the ugly center of the flower, smeared with glue, by gluing a tea candle there. Our flower lantern is ready!
In just half an hour I built three of these lanterns and hid them until the evening.
And in the evening I filled the bathtub and put my flowers in there. The only thing, be aware that such lanterns are very fire hazardous, so you can light the candles themselves only when the lantern is already floating in the water. Well, it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to swim in the bathtub where these lanterns floated, because... Corrugated paper gradually inevitably gets wet and leaves such colorful stains in the water. By the way, I immediately thought. that we will definitely use this property in some game in the future.
In the meantime, I turned off the light and called my son to watch the surprise.
Magic! In such a flower-lantern one immediately imagines floating, if not a gnome, then certainly some kind of fairy or elf. And my son liked best of all blowing on the lanterns, which made the flowers on the water begin to spin, and the shadows on the walls danced intricate dances.
Water lanterns can be made from various available materials. Their launch is considered a mass event, which Lately takes place regularly and attracts an increasing number of people who want to plunge into the world of mysterious rituals of making love wishes. There is a wonderful legend that water lanterns - either in the form of a paper lotus flower, or in the form of a white cube with a lit candle inside - help to fulfill your most secret dreams and desires.
Lanterns for making wishes come true
There are two options for flashlights. To make your romantic and spiritual dreams come true, a flashlight in the shape of a lotus flower will help. And to fulfill material or ordinary pragmatic dreams, cube-shaped lanterns will help.
To make your dreams come true, you should light a candle in the middle of the water lantern, then stand with it, holding it in your palms. And at the same time, think about your deepest desire, concentrating and using the power of thought to attract the fulfillment of your cherished dream. And then you need to launch the attribute into the water, like a boat, and let it float with the flow. All good things must come true!
Often, water lanterns are launched not only by young dreamers and romantic types, but also by people of completely different age categories. They approach the pond in pairs or one at a time, because everyone wants love and well-being, no matter what social status what kind of Family status or age.
Even families with children are suitable, so that every child is happy. The spectacle at such moments is mesmerizing, when you see the eyes of a child, making his own wish. cherished wish a personal water lantern and believing that his dreams will definitely come true.
Legend
The legend tells that on the shores of Lake Khanki there lived a tribe in which there were girls of unearthly beauty. One of them was called Lota, and she was different from everyone else in her white skin tone. However, she was sad all the time, because she was unrequitedly in love with the young man Entoy, and he, in turn, loved the unapproachable Eine.
One day, Eine sent Entoy to get a gift that no one had seen before. But a year later the young man never returned. And Lota committed suicide in the waters of the lake, because she could not stand parting with her lover. But still Entoy returned, having not found the right gift, and saw the flower into which Lota turned after her death. Having torn it off, the young man gave it to his beloved, and they began to live together happily ever after.
And the flower later received its name in honor of the deceased girl - Lotus. And it withered only when the young man died. From that moment on, lotuses grow on the water, and people who remember this beautiful legend launch floating lanterns into the water in the hope of finding true love.
DIY water lanterns made of fabric
To make such a flashlight, you will need to use light material (tulle or organza), glue, scissors, a marker, thin wire, and backing. Even a beginner can handle the work on the product.
Sample
First you need to cut out 8 petals for each of the lanterns according to the template.
Then cut the wire into 8 petals with a length of at least 30 cm. Then you should shape the petal and glue it to the fabric part.
Using a backing, it is necessary to cut the blank in the shape of a square so that the flowers are buoyant and stay on the water. Then, starting from the top, you need to form a couple of rows, in which there will be 4 petals.
Then you need to glue a circle of cardboard in the middle - this will be a support for the candle.
Finally, all that remains is to light the light and test the flashlight by floating it in the water in the bathroom.
DIY water lanterns made from corrugated paper
This method is similar to the previous one. Water lanterns made from corrugated paper have the most realistic and magical look.
For the manufacture of of this product You will need to use corrugated paper of different shades, polystyrene foam, glue, and scissors.
Execution Process
From a piece thin foam cut out a couple of small circles that will be needed to create one flashlight.
Then from corrugated paper using ready-made template, make 9 petals and five green leaves. After the workpiece, you need to twist it a little, thereby giving them the desired realistic volume.
Using the petals, form a flower in two rows and attach it in the middle small size a candle under which you can hide the stained core.
The output should be original, delicate lanterns.
If you try out the skills that were acquired after studying the master classes described above, you can design other variations of water lanterns, examples of some are shown in the photo below.
As you can see, it’s quite simple to make your dream come true. The main thing is to stock up necessary tools and materials, choose a time for creativity and have a strong belief that the wish released on the water with the help of such a flashlight will definitely come true!
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If you thought this was some kind of prank or joke, then you were mistaken. This pocket flashlight It really only works on water and nothing else. Each of you can repeat it and make the same one for yourself, especially since there are no scarce elements in it.
How it works?
Now in more detail. The flashlight consists of a compartment where water is poured and a boost converter on one transistor that powers ultra-bright LEDs.In the water compartment there are two electrodes made of different metals. And when water gets inside, a potential difference appears between them, resulting in flow electricity. This is a kind of galvanic element. Since there is only one element, its voltage is not enough to make the LEDs glow. To do this, it is connected to a boost converter, which increases the voltage to the desired level. As a result, the flashlight shines quite brightly and for a fairly long period.
Will need
- Housing made of pvc pipes: an adapter and a piece of pipe, threads need to be cut between them so that there is a strong collapsible connection.
- The reflector with a circuit board and three LEDs was taken from a broken battery-powered flashlight.
- For converter: bipolar transistor any brand, 1 kOhm resistor, ferrite ring 2 cm in diameter, copper wire 0.5 meters long and 0.25 mm thick.
- For a galvanic cell: copper and zinc plates. Instead of zinc, you can use galvanized iron.
- Paper napkin.
Making a flashlight that runs on water
First of all, let's make the battery itself. We take a copper plate and make a couple of turns around it with a paper napkin.
We attach a zinc plate to this bundle and make 3 more turns with a napkin.
To prevent everything from unwinding, we’ll fix it copper wire. The napkin will prevent the plates from closing and will perfectly conduct liquid through itself.
In the transition cover, which will separate the transducer compartment from the compartment with water, we glue the element leads hermetically with super glue.
Next we move on to manufacturing the converter. Here's the diagram. This is the simplest self-excited converter.
Wired assembly.
We solder everything onto a board with LEDs. You can read how to make such a converter here - or here -.
Now let's put everything together. Solder the input of the converter to the output of the element.
We put everything in the case. We glue the separation plate with super glue.
We insert the converter with the board and reflector inside. We also put everything on glue.
At the end of the tube we make a transparent plexiglass plug. Glue and cut.
Now you can observe everything visually.
