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fascinating hand-held origami hang glider (watch the first video)

100 points by jashmenn 16y ago

zach 16y ago
Is it wrong that before I even build one of these I'm more interested in making a robot that follows the glider around?
bigiain 16y ago
The other end of the same game... An (unpowered) "toy" glider with just a hill and the wind to provide the energy, does 445mph! Thats over half the speed of sound, with no motor... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt1MBKXfV7s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt1MBKXfV7s Details in a thread in here: http://www.rcgroups.com/dynamic-soaring-126/ http://www.rcgroups.com/dynamic-soaring-126/
- defdac 16y ago
  I wonder how many g:s it's pulling when it is in the fastest part of that loop in the video..
defdac 16y ago
Have anyone tried this with fishing line connected to the glider and the laptop and had it flying "forever" besides the laptop (diverting the fan outflow with a piece of paper)? Is it even possible?
barrydahlberg 16y ago
I was just watching my son in the bath, learning how to squeeze the rubber ducky to make bubbles and fountains. I can't wait till he's old enough to do things like this with.
binarymax 16y ago
What an amazing teacher. Its difficult enough keeping students engaged and interested, but to do it while simultaneously following scientific principles (hypothesis, repetitive experimentation, proof) is a feat. This is the way to teach science.
ThomPete 16y ago
This is how teaching should be done. From this exercise alone you can teach students math, science, art and physical exercise. Not just as an intellectual discipline but in a way that they can relate to and experiment with. For anyone interesting in a different approach to teaching I can recommend Seymore Paperts book "Mindstorms" where he talks about using computers to teach math to kids. It's written in the eighties and quite fascinating.
jcl 16y ago
Minor nit: "Origami" usually refers to paper models made through folding, without cutting or gluing. Since these models involve cutting and taping (and almost no folding), they might be better described as "kirigami", "papercraft", or simply "paper".
qq66 16y ago
amazing

100 points by jashmenn 16y ago

zach 16y ago

Is it wrong that before I even build one of these I'm more interested in making a robot that follows the glider around?

The other end of the same game... An (unpowered) "toy" glider with just a hill and the wind to provide the energy, does 445mph! Thats over half the speed of sound, with no motor... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt1MBKXfV7s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt1MBKXfV7s Details in a thread in here: http://www.rcgroups.com/dynamic-soaring-126/ http://www.rcgroups.com/dynamic-soaring-126/

defdac 16y ago
I wonder how many g:s it's pulling when it is in the fastest part of that loop in the video..

defdac 16y ago

Have anyone tried this with fishing line connected to the glider and the laptop and had it flying "forever" besides the laptop (diverting the fan outflow with a piece of paper)? Is it even possible?

barrydahlberg 16y ago

I was just watching my son in the bath, learning how to squeeze the rubber ducky to make bubbles and fountains. I can't wait till he's old enough to do things like this with.

binarymax 16y ago

What an amazing teacher. Its difficult enough keeping students engaged and interested, but to do it while simultaneously following scientific principles (hypothesis, repetitive experimentation, proof) is a feat. This is the way to teach science.

ThomPete 16y ago

This is how teaching should be done. From this exercise alone you can teach students math, science, art and physical exercise. Not just as an intellectual discipline but in a way that they can relate to and experiment with. For anyone interesting in a different approach to teaching I can recommend Seymore Paperts book "Mindstorms" where he talks about using computers to teach math to kids. It's written in the eighties and quite fascinating.

jcl 16y ago

Minor nit: "Origami" usually refers to paper models made through folding, without cutting or gluing. Since these models involve cutting and taping (and almost no folding), they might be better described as "kirigami", "papercraft", or simply "paper".

qq66 16y ago

amazing