Remember middle school or high school, the school does not support the period with electronic devices, students will always be popular among some interesting toys, they are full of creativity, never tire of playing. Among them was the Rubik's Cube, which sought orderly play from disorder, giving players a great sense of accomplishment when they finally rotated the perfect six sides. Another example is the squeeze toy, players are free to control the surface of the toy from which a bulge appears.
Then there is this toy today - the magic ruler.
Composition of the magic ruler
Our most common magic ruler has a total of 24 sections, in this simple 24 sections we can change a lot of shapes out. It also has 36 sections, 48 sections, 60 sections, 72 sections, 84 sections, 96 sections, 108 sections, 120 sections, 144 sections, 240 sections, etc., can be freely assembled.
How to play with the magic ruler
In the early 1980s, someone compiled a simple recording method in order to record how to play with the magic ruler, using Arabic numbers to indicate the first few squares, and Chinese numbers to indicate the direction of rotation, so that even more complicated patterns can be recorded precisely with a small number to. After mastering this method, people can sing just like watching a short score, as long as they look at those numbers, they can effortlessly use the magic ruler to change all kinds of shapes, without the need to play magic stick with the help of video and pictures. Rubik's ruler, like the Rubik's cube, was invented by the Hungarian Ernő Rubik in the 70s. Can be changed into a variety of shapes, for example: a single 24-segment ruler can be changed into more than 100 kinds of beautiful patterns, there are birds flying in the sky, running giraffes on the ground, swimming in the water duckling, crawling on the ground turtle, can also become ostriches, baskets, balls, crosses, snakes; more than 2 rulers can be assembled into a more complex, exquisite fancy.
The educational role of the magic ruler
Rubik's ruler and Rubik's cube are similar and different, both are simple in color, simple in structure, simple in manufacture, but highly playable and highly transformative toys, which is why they are popular all over the world.
Players rely on their own imagination, understanding of two-dimensional and three-dimensional things, the ruler to put together a large number of interesting shapes. This way of playing is the essence of educational toys, which is truly educational and fun.
