It was unknown for a long time: The matriarchal organized ancient people of the Amazons mastered in a perfect way the fighting methods of the Far East. With a standing jump the female warriors threw down their male adversaries who were helplessly left to their mercy.

It was unknown for a long time: The matriarchal organized ancient people of the Amazons mastered in a perfect way the fighting methods of the Far East. With a standing jump the female warriors threw down their male adversaries who were helplessly left to their mercy.

The handle moves a crank slider. The free end of this lever is fixed to the figure and carries out an elliptic motion. The result is a jumping movement. Arms and legs are moved by strings which tighten during the jump.

Author: Walter Ruffler
Crank mechanism Size: 7,5 x 6 x 26 cm
2 construction sheets DIN A 4

Difficulty class: middle

Published by: Walter Ruffler Paper automata