So, I had this crazy idea the other day. I wanted to see if I could make some cushions kinda “dance” on a piece of wood. Sounds weird, I know, but I was bored and had some spare stuff lying around.

First, I grabbed a plank of timber from the garage. It was an old shelf, actually. Pretty sturdy, though.

Then, I found a few old cushions. You know, the kind you throw on the sofa. Nothing fancy, just some colorful ones I wasn’t using anymore.

Setting Things Up

• I laid the timber flat on the floor. It was pretty long, so I had plenty of space to work with.
• Next, I placed the cushions on top of the board. I spaced them out a bit, trying to make it look somewhat organized.

Now, the “engineer” part of this whole thing… well, that was mostly me just messing around. I took a small, battery-powered fan and positioned it at one end of the board, aiming it at the cushions. I have no control of speed of the fan.

Making it “Dance”

I flipped the switch on the fan, and… well, it wasn’t exactly a graceful ballet. The cushions kind of wobbled and shifted a bit. One almost fell off, which made me laugh. I moved the fan around to find best position. Only one cushion made a bit more “dance” than the other.

So, yeah, my “cushions dancing engineer board timber” project was more silly than scientific. But hey, it was fun, and it killed an hour or two. I might try it again sometime, maybe with a bigger fan, or different cushions, just because I found it intersting after all.