World Bicycle Day: Odisha youth makes penny farthing model with matchsticks ANI | Updated: Jun 03, 2021 08:35 IST
Puri (Odisha) [India], June 3 (ANI): On the occasion of World Bicycle Day, Saswat Ranjan Sahoo, an artist from Puri district, made an 1870 model of a penny-farthing-bicycle >penny-farthing bicycle, using 3,653 matchsticks.
The 18-year-old took seven days to craft the model, whose length is 50 inches with a width of 25 inches.
Speaking to ANI, Sahoo said, It took me seven days to prepare this model.
The penny-farthing-bicycle >penny-farthing bicycle was extensively used during the period dating back to 1870 to 1880.
Nowadays, bicycles are increasingly gaining popularity for exercise and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
On the occasion of World Bicycle Day, Saswat Ranjan Sahoo, an artist from Puri district, made an 1870 model of a penny-farthing bicycle, using 3,653 matchsticks
World Bicycle Day 2021: A teenager in Odisha took us back to the history of bicycles with matchsticks. Saswat Ranjan Sahoo, 18, an artist from Puri, made an 1870 model of a penny-farthing bicycle, using 3,653 matchsticks.
On the occasion of World Bicycle Day, an artist named Saswat Sahoo has gone ahead and done the unthinkable by crafting a high wheel or Penny-farthing model in just 7 days time. The surprising thing is that the model was made of just over 3000 matchsticks.
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The COVID-19 lockdown made many children and youngsters get hooked to their tablets and smartphones. While most parents have been worried about the time their children have been spending on social media and online games, 18-year-old
Saswat Ranjan Sahoo decided
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teenager from Puri, Odisha, spent his lockdown time to become an artist and started creating unique sculptures with matchsticks. Saswat said he was bored during the lockdown and took to art to keep himself occupied. While most artists have a different canvas or use items like