John Collins, origami enthusiast and paper airplane savant, walks us through all the science behind five spectacular paper airplanes. Most people know how to fold a simple plane, but paper airplanes can take as much from science as the newest car designs.
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Hey everyone, would you like to see in-depth tutorials showing how to make the paper airplanes in this video? What’s your favorite paper airplane design featured here? Reply to this comment and let us know. We’d love to hear what you have to say.
Ok I am first
Hi WIRED, I had an assignment to do with paper airplanes, and I was desperately looking for the science of paper airplanes video/article. That assignment was due yesterday XD. Thank you for making this video anyways!
Yes yes
Yes
Absolutely yes. We need those tutorials.
1:47 the DART is not bad!
14:42
This suzzane was made in pakistan over 8yrs agoooooo😂😂
Why not move the center of gravity more aft, then have less of a tail down force? This will reduce the apparent weight
How to make it speed and travel big distance
The Canard design is ridiculously cool
14:27
Badhiya
Wow
I made the suzzane but with a bigger and harder sheet of paper
2:06 misleading description and diagram of drag
I love your videos
With this video watching, i was also making my own paper plane simultaneously just like yours, it actually worked & felt hella cool 😅
Thanks Mr. Plane genius ✨❤️
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Ive never seen someone fold the dart like that
watching this might be the best decision ive taken in my study session lmao.
Thanks reminding me of aerodynamics tomorrow morning i’ll make a plane
W paper airplane tie 👔
I wish he was my teacher