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An original origami airplane test model, to be constructed with heat-proof paper to withstand high temperatures as it enters the atmosphere of the Earth

University of Tokyo professor Shinichi Suzuki, who is behind the scheme, examines a test model

Osamu Inamura, University of Tokyo research associate, tests an origami plane in a wind tunnel

Video: how to create the perfct paper plane

1 posted on 02/07/2008 8:36:25 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster

space paperplane, ping!


2 posted on 02/07/2008 8:37:12 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Litterbugs!


3 posted on 02/07/2008 8:38:45 PM PST by John123 ("What good fortune for the governments that the people do not think" -- Adolf Hitler)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

“Why not just build a wicker tank?” /VeryObscure


4 posted on 02/07/2008 8:39:14 PM PST by NonValueAdded (Who Would Montgomery Brewster Choose?)
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To: markman46; AntiKev; wastedyears; ALOHA RONNIE; RightWhale; anymouse; Brett66; SunkenCiv; ...
Those crazy Japanese....


7 posted on 02/07/2008 8:45:03 PM PST by KevinDavis (I will support John McCain..)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

I expect the plane will get hotter than 300 C.


8 posted on 02/07/2008 8:50:45 PM PST by blam (Secure the border and enforce the law)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Guess there are no more important problems left to throw money at.


9 posted on 02/07/2008 8:51:57 PM PST by Kirkwood
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Reginald Van Gleason 111 would open a window in his office and sail a paper airplane out and then close the window.

A few minutes later he would open the window and the airplane would fly back in.

10 posted on 02/07/2008 8:56:56 PM PST by Syncro
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To: TigerLikesRooster

As if there is not enough junk up there already


11 posted on 02/07/2008 8:59:27 PM PST by truemiester ((If the U.S. should fail, a veil of darkness will come over the Earth for a thousand years))
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To: TigerLikesRooster

The plan looks good on paper, but ...


14 posted on 02/07/2008 9:02:37 PM PST by vamoose
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Whimsical and cool. Good old Japan.


16 posted on 02/07/2008 9:04:35 PM PST by Yardstick
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Are they aimed at Pearl Harbor?


17 posted on 02/07/2008 9:05:51 PM PST by La Enchiladita (Ruh Roh.... Mitt-Mobile is stalled...developing...)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

This is form of art is reaching new heights.


21 posted on 02/07/2008 9:53:52 PM PST by KittyKares (.)
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