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Afireonthesnow t1_iwzincl wrote

Always got confused how one square of paper could make that many legs without any cuts. Just doesn't seem possible!

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Vusarix t1_iwzter3 wrote

Check out Robert Lang's TED talk. He gives a brief overview of one of the underlying ideas behind making lots of flaps, called circle packing. This model looks boxpleated (based on a square grid) in which case circle packing isn't the design technique used, but the fundamental idea is the same

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GiloronQT t1_iwzyty0 wrote

I just watched this after I read your comment, really great recommendation!

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