r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Disastrous_Role_202 • 1d ago

Video Lego paper plane folder

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u/Erik5858 1d ago

We wanted to see it fly!

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u/kvazar2501 1d ago

It seems to me it wouldn't fly well, because it's missing few folds: nose is too light

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u/ibarelyusethis87 1d ago

It WOULD fly well. Love making those plains.

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u/-DoctorSpaceman- 1d ago

Why not decorate them a bit so they’re less plain?

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u/Incidion 1d ago

Well sure, you make your own auto folding paper plane Lego machine and you can decorate all you like!

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u/Gonoriq2 1d ago

You want to make them less plane?

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u/andthatswhyIdidit 1d ago

What does their affinity to landscape creation have to do with decorating flying objects?

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u/glStation 1d ago

He likes playing white in mtg?

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u/2McLaren4U 1d ago

I always found that slimmer paper planes flew better for me. They would land nicely while the wider ones would stall mid air and nosedive.

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u/Ol_Man_J 1d ago

Maybe the launcher was too powerful? The last plane basically goes nowhere

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u/mrcanard 1d ago

They have the technology but not the Legos?

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u/SenescenseSteel 1d ago

Im not gonna call something a paper plane if flight was not established. This device is merely a Lego paper folder.

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u/WOLKsite 1d ago

I think this machine would fly like a brick.

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u/cedrekt 1d ago

No you pay premium first

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u/[deleted] 1d ago edited 1d ago

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u/Tschib-Tschab 1d ago

Sure, but it wasn’t even about the design or how well it may or may not work, just about the people immediately snatching it out of the air so that we can’t see it launch & fly.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/toetappy 1d ago

Cmooon man, just one for the video?

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u/Tschib-Tschab 1d ago

This isn’t a 747. There is a single row of people and nothing behind them. This isn’t even a busy place at a venue. Doesn’t look like it would have been a problem at all to let one take a flight every once in a while. Don’t need to be launching them 24/7 obviously.

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u/deadspacekillers 1d ago

Wow. Really?

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u/VanillaAdventurous74 1d ago

The problem wasnt the design, but the hands conveniently placed right in the line of trajectory to prevent it from flying.

Had this demonstration included launching, we would have seen it fly.

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u/Rowf 1d ago

Let the damn thing launch!

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u/GreenPeak 1d ago

That was agonizing

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u/skinnergy 1d ago

Came here to say that

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u/shibbington 1d ago

They do the second time and you get to see why they didn’t the first time.

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u/mrwynd 1d ago

On the second one they block it with their hand so we don't get to see how far it would have flown.

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u/HyperlexicEpiphany 19m ago

Yeah, the hand in the way was a really bad design choice. Not sure why they thought it would fly with that obstacle

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u/Benji_Coolman 1d ago

That MF stoping it from flying.

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u/McFuzzen 1d ago

Get em!

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u/wildcardbets 1d ago

Twist his dick!

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u/STheGENESIS 1d ago

The ol' dick twist!

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u/Wakkit1988 1d ago

Probably wants to be an actuary when they grow up. Doesn't want anyone losing an eye in a tragic paper plane accident.

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u/PattyMeltz420 1d ago

This is like the third vid I’ve seen of this and every time they don’t let the damn plane fly.

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u/Xx_idk_xX 1d ago

I watched the damn thing on loop 5 times and they never once let it fly.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/PattyMeltz420 1d ago

you posted the wooden one as well?

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u/deadspacekillers 1d ago

Your post would be awesome if you let the plane fly. You didn't, therefore it sucks.

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u/GarunixReborn 1d ago edited 1d ago

But how does it fly

Edit because apparently people need extra context: I meant how WELL does that plane fly, i can clearly see the fucking turboboosting wheels that shoot it out like a railgun, which clearly does not work as the plane just shoots straight up then falls.

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u/airwalker08 1d ago

By throwing itself at the ground and missing

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u/Carb0nFire 1d ago

But where am I going to get a last second distraction?

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u/ainnurru 1d ago

science

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u/Turbulent_Pass11 13h ago

If you look closely theres a guy blocking it with his hand again even the second time around. The turboboosting could probably work if they let it

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u/HyperlexicEpiphany 17m ago

It’d just do a loop-de-loop up and spiral into the ground

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u/PrestigiousAct2 1d ago

The two wheel at the front in horizontal, they are spinning in opposite direction (left one - anti clockwise, right one - clockwise) giving the plane speed.

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u/GarunixReborn 1d ago

Thats not what i meant by "how"

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u/Excalibator 1d ago

And the wings give it lift and paper is pretty light.

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u/NV1989NV 1d ago

Similar thinking my friend

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u/NV1989NV 1d ago

Theres two wheels spinning near the front which pushes the plane very fast, giving the plane speed.

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u/PFCCThrowayay 1d ago

Kids these days…

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u/DontWalkOutOnTheDuke 1d ago

But will it keel?

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u/PrestigiousAct2 1d ago

Need two Lego towers

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u/Disastrous_Role_202 1d ago

Ball knowledge

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u/BurningPenguin 1d ago

Now i feel lame for only building a car with functioning steering wheel when i was a kid...

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u/ZeInsaneErke 1d ago

That's a doohickey if I've ever seen one

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u/jokeswagon 1d ago

My amazement is eclipsed by my disappointment. Let it fly.

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u/Longjumping-Fly6131 1d ago

cool machine

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u/ebrum2010 1d ago

Great attachment for a fax machine so it sends the faxes over to your desk.

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u/mfigroid 1d ago

Now that is some out of the box thinking!

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u/DionFW 20h ago

Did you get the TPS report?

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u/suh-dood 1d ago

The first catch was clutch, but the second should have just let the damn thing fly

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u/82away 1d ago

Teasing us with a second run through the machine only to be blocked!

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u/Wizard_Sarsippius 1d ago

Aim it into one of those ring-shaped fans?

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u/SevEdg 1d ago

One of those rare cases where its not the final product thats the star of the show

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u/[deleted] 1d ago edited 15h ago

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u/Azzblack 1d ago

I just went down a rabbit hole on this one.

I remember when tecnics came out. It was very engineering based and kind of an answer to K'NEX which was super popular when I was a wee lad. People were making miniature fairgrounds with Ferris wheels and the like. Technics also felt like legos version of Meccano which was also very popular.

Now it seems like Tecnic is still very much a thing, but they tend to focus on more detailed models of say cars, and other licencee brands. I guess that new Playstation thing used some Tecnics parts.

My initial reaction when I saw the video titled "Lego" was ..... "sir, technically that's Tecnics."

If you're anything of a big kid like me, you may like these videos. https://www.youtube.com/@BrickTechnology

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u/Top_Course_640 1d ago

don’t let lockheed martin see this

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u/Estratheoivan 1d ago

Booooo! KJ! Let the paper plane fly!

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u/eassportsmike 1d ago

Won’t fly well. It bends the nose as it goes through

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u/VanillaAdventurous74 1d ago

Are you sure thats not from the boy placing his hand right in the line of trajectory?

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u/ohwhatfollyisman 1d ago

and that plane has more legroom than what most major airlines offer these days.

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u/gibagger 1d ago

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you... AUTISM

Said as an autistic person.

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u/LudwigSpectre 1d ago

We got paper plane printer before gta6

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u/69inthe619 1d ago

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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u/GodotNeverCame 1d ago

Brilliant!!!

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u/Hext666 1d ago

That’s pretty damn neat

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u/SouthpawByNW 1d ago

I'm having dot matrix printer flashbacks. Just praying the paper stays straight through the whole process.

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u/Better_Carpet_7271 1d ago

These people are the future.

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u/FastNFurious4Ever 1d ago

Let it fly maaaannn!

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u/an_edgy_lemon 1d ago

Okay, now do it with laundry. (Please!)

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u/Jumjummf 1d ago

My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.

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u/TheCocoBean 1d ago

I'm beyond disappointed that it got blocked twice.

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u/CertifiedCaosDealer 1d ago

Born to be an Automation engineer

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u/InvasiveThoughts8 1d ago

People are amazing.

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u/Kezar_415 1d ago

This guy gets all the girls

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u/cedrekt 1d ago

It comes with the music?

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u/spyingwind 1d ago

Still more reliable than a printer.

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u/Accepted-Wolf-4690 1d ago

Take my credit card
Bill one for me....

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u/D0NTASKY 1d ago

Hp would like a word..

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u/D0NTASKY 1d ago

Why only one at a time? It looks like it could "rapid" fire at 20 a minute..

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u/Budget_Persimmon_195 1d ago

this is neat, id bet r/doohickeycorporation would like this

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u/b2we 1d ago

another ai video...

(ai = adroit individual)

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u/bcnjake 1d ago

LEGO ideas…

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u/DustyRacoonDad 1d ago

I would hire the person that made that.
I work with people that will make a PLC project drag on for more than a year when someone willing to just build it could do it in under a month, easily. A week if they thought it was interesting.

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u/kumark00 1d ago

Waste of energy

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u/Free_Professional013 1d ago

This is how fancy boxes are made! Used to work in a box factory.

Not the simple boxes you fold and tape, but the more complicated ones like when they have the bottom glued and you pop them open.

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u/nitrojunky24 1d ago

I can't even get a printer to not jam this guy has a paper plane folder.

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u/Smart_Garlic 1d ago

All fun and games until it gets stuck in the Lego printer.

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u/caddywgn 1d ago

Oh wow interesting

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u/cjhallx 1d ago

Video keeps hanging

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u/Defiant_Designer7805 1d ago

Put a huge stack of paper in there and watch the magic happen

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u/Both-Jeweler-6969 1d ago

Fricckin amazing! 👌🏾❤️

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u/HopelessRespawner 1d ago

Ugh, my brain read crane instead of plane... imagine my disappointment 😞

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u/BitBucket404 23h ago

Neat, but it didn't add the weighted nose fold

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u/Pedantichrist 1d ago

The second run through suggests it would not fly ;(

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u/droppedketchuppacket 1d ago

is this really what passes for "damn that's interesting"?

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u/jcrckstdy 1d ago

Only bots would upvote this vid of it not flying

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u/greenmerica 1d ago

Meh. Shitty plane that doesn’t actually fly. Lame.

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u/JumboGlucose 1d ago

are k'nex just referred to as lego now?

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u/GhostriderJuliett 1d ago

Probably, but the machine in the video looks to be mostly made from Lego Technic.

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u/sandrailproject 1d ago

No, this isn't knex.

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u/distractionstations 1d ago

I built hundreds of things out of knex as a kid, and you just reminded me of it's existence! This is definitely Lego technic though

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u/Alonso-Mikeheart 1d ago

When I first saw the Lego machine idk why but my very first thought was Asian kid😏😅🙄

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u/JuicySpark 1d ago

I hope it breaks.

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u/iwaki_commonwealth 1d ago

inferior way to fold paper sirplanes right there

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u/Disastrous_Role_202 1d ago

Let’s see you fold airplanes 24/7 without breaking a sweat

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u/iwaki_commonwealth 1d ago

does that though?

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u/OwlSings 1d ago

I hate Lego

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u/deadspacekillers 1d ago

Did a Lego kill your parents?

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u/OwlSings 1d ago

I hate it when your "hobby" has to revolve around one corporate.

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u/Color_blinded 1d ago

Just so we're clear, you also hate Pokemon, Warhammer, and Magic the Gathering, right? Also, why the quotes?

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u/OwlSings 1d ago

Right. I mean I could watch Pokemon because anime is my hobby. But I certainly won't call the The Pokémon™ Company my hobby and buy their overpriced plastic toys. That's not a hobby, that's brand loyalty.