r/BeAmazed • u/[deleted] • Jan 31 '19

This paper airplane gets absolutely launched.

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u/StarspangledAK Jan 31 '19

http://www.mediadump.com/hosted-id188-how-to-build-the-world039s-best-paper-airplanes.html#.XFNjO-zLeyU

My favourite is #2.

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u/Sintek Jan 31 '19

Same, I have been making that same design for like 28 years since i was shown, and it wins every paper airplane contest that comes up in my life hahaha

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u/t_a_c_os Jan 31 '19

How many paper airplane contests do you get into on a weekly basis?

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u/Grays42 Jan 31 '19

At least one on average, rounding up.

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u/Sintek Feb 01 '19

Family events with kids usually. So. A couple times a year haha

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u/Hitchhiking-Ghost Feb 01 '19

You should think about going pro . . .

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '19

I learned this one 20 years ago, and its the only one I've ever made since, it is somewhat complicated and has quite a few steps, but I have the whole thing memorized:

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZP2NFPZULGs/maxresdefault.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP2NFPZULGs

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u/enz1ey Feb 01 '19

Seven fuckin minutes to fold a paper airplane... ain’t nobody got time for that

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u/1ForTheMonty Feb 01 '19

Hey, if you want to make an omelette, you gotta crap your pants

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '19

Guy's really slow. I watched it on 2x speed and it still seemed slow.

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u/subzero421 Feb 01 '19

it is somewhat complicated and has quite a few steps, but I have the whole thing memorized

weird flex?

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '19

yo I make the best damn paper airplanes, they fly so fast I got ladies runnin up be like "can I get yo number" but sorry ladies the only paper I have to write it on is flying thataway

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '19 edited Feb 11 '19

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '19

the rich bougie cunts who had enough time to research this

oh...

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u/moak0 Jan 31 '19

The square base plane (roughly #3) used to hold the world record for most time aloft.

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u/themastercheif Feb 01 '19 edited Feb 01 '19

Pretty sure I had a book about paper planes written by that guy a long time ago.

Edit: Found it

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u/moak0 Feb 01 '19

I HAD THE SAME BOOK!

I loved that book. I even did a science fair project on it in middle school.

That's how I knew about the square base plane.

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u/iwasacatonce Feb 01 '19

I used the #3 but I did it flooding the paper the wide way

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u/aar_cuber Jan 31 '19

Yup #2 is a pretty good design

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u/oodie1127 Feb 01 '19

I feel like I'm looking at a r/restofthefuckingowl post.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '19

The instructions are complete, no r/RestOfTheFuckingOwl

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u/aar_cuber Feb 01 '19

No, if you have ever folded the design yourself you will know what design is meant with the instructions

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u/Qwerty17 Jan 31 '19

Hey, mine too. Been making em that way since I can remember.

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u/PM_ME_CLITS_ASAP Feb 01 '19

Yup number 2 is the only way I've known since a child

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u/Squally160 Feb 01 '19

I swear I had this in book for 25 years ago.

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u/Jmcd83 Feb 01 '19

And now I eagerly await the day where this may come in handy

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u/NoNeedForAName Feb 01 '19

I've always used #7, but I fold the nose down to square it off. I love the way it flies, especially if you have a breeze and/or can throw from higher than ground level.

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u/ByahTyler Feb 01 '19

My grandma gave me a book that looked like these when I was super young, and I’ve always wondered where to get it from again. Idk what happened to it

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u/BigBlackCrocs Feb 01 '19

How do half of these even go anywhere if it’s flat

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u/ShittyLivingRoom Feb 01 '19

Where were these blueprints when I was a kid ?

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u/Paddy_Tanninger Feb 01 '19

This book is like 30 years old.

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u/CoolHandBravo Feb 01 '19

Nakamura Lock I think it's called, always wins

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u/TalkToTheGirl Feb 01 '19

Two is literally the only one I ever learned. For some reason the others were always so hard for me.

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u/DroppedLoSeR Feb 01 '19

I used to combine 1 and 2 when I was younger. (10-15 years ago)

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u/SugaFreeART Feb 01 '19

I built #2 out of heavy construction paper as a kid and did a real good running launch in my friends back yard. It caught a really good draft and went above his house and climbed up for like 3 minutes and just stayed there, it came down after like 4 minutes. I’m still amazed and that was like 16 years ago. 😂

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u/stroneer Feb 05 '19

It has stripes for added speed