Comments on: Attack of the giant paper bugs http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1465 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:20:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Mary http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1465/comment-page-1#comment-1529 Mary Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:48:35 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1465#comment-1529 Regarding that first comment: Really? It seems to work on my computer; sorry you're having trouble. The address is: http://www.discover.com/issues/jul-06/features/origami There are several photos you can only get to by scrolling down and clicking on the patterns to reveal the creations they match up with. Oh, and Dawn, thanks! I'm starting to feel better, thanks to the power of drugs. (The medical kind, I mean.) Regarding that first comment: Really? It seems to work on my computer; sorry you’re having trouble. The address is:

http://www.discover.com/issues/jul-06/features/origami

There are several photos you can only get to by scrolling down and clicking on the patterns to reveal the creations they match up with.

Oh, and Dawn, thanks! I’m starting to feel better, thanks to the power of drugs. (The medical kind, I mean.)

]]> By: Dawn Lorraine http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1465/comment-page-1#comment-1527 Dawn Lorraine Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:40:48 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1465#comment-1527 Mary, Thanks for that post. I was reading paper facts the other day...please don't ask. Anyway...I came across this fun fact: no matter the size or thickness, no piece of paper can be hand folded in half more that 7 times over. P.S. Hope you are feeling better. Mary,

Thanks for that post. I was reading paper facts the other day…please don’t ask. Anyway…I came across this fun fact: no matter the size or thickness, no piece of paper can be hand folded in half more that 7 times over.

P.S. Hope you are feeling better.

]]> By: n2y2 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1465/comment-page-1#comment-1525 n2y2 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:27:38 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1465#comment-1525 I read about Robert Lang a few years ago. His work goes far beyond cool origami scultures. His work has been used for: - making auto air bags smaller (when folded) and safer - Hug fold-out telescopes for space - studing the folding proteins in living organisms. I find that more cool than the bugs. The bugs are still pretty awesome. I read about Robert Lang a few years ago. His work goes far beyond cool origami scultures. His work has been used for:

- making auto air bags smaller (when folded) and safer

- Hug fold-out telescopes for space

- studing the folding proteins in living organisms.

I find that more cool than the bugs. The bugs are still pretty awesome.

]]> By: l http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1465/comment-page-1#comment-1524 l Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:19:34 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1465#comment-1524 i would love to see them, but the link is not functional. i would love to see them, but the link is not functional.

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