History is full of engineers making (or attempting to make) things out of the wrong stuff, from massive wooden aircraft to boats made of ice and sawdust. [PeterSripol] is attempting to make an ...

Have you ever made a paper airplane only to be disappointed when it took flight? All that intricate folding resulting in a swift and catastrophic nose diving airplane - it’s usually a sad state of ...

Paper airplanes, in general, show how easy it is to build something out of nothing. You can either go minimal, or turn it into a Rube Goldberg project for amusement. For their senior project as part ...

Ideally, an aircraft would be made of something reasonably strong, light, and weather resistant. Cardboard, is none of those things. But that did not stop [PeterSripol] from building an ultralight ...

Pretty much every kid loves playing with cardboard boxes — and even some adults too! But rather than pretend these cartons are a car or house, why not turn them into these items? From pirate ships and ...

You might think paper airplanes are fun, quick-to-make toys for kids, but there is a world of paper plane–makers who are dead serious about the creation of record-setting planes. John Collins, The ...

An anonymous inventor who looks like Walter Sobchak from The Big Lebowski recently posted a YouTube video in which he demonstrates a self-made machine gun that folds and fires paper airplanes that ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Arturo Valdenegro, 12-year-old Tucson resident, made paper ...