Has a piston stroke of just 6 millimeters

January 23, 2016 2:05 PM

The origami engine: Incredibly detailed tiny V8 motor made of paper revealed (and it really works)
posted by Michele in California (9 comments total)

Warning: Daily Mail! Thanks, Kitten Block!
posted by JHarris at 2:39 PM on January 23, 2016 [1 favorite]

YT link. People are crazy and wonderful.
posted by hat_eater at 3:21 PM on January 23, 2016 [3 favorites]

Looks good for about 150 womblepower at the crank.
posted by MarchHare at 4:48 PM on January 23, 2016 [3 favorites]

He keeps it in a kinderegg yolk!
posted by moonmilk at 5:05 PM on January 23, 2016 [1 favorite]

Not in fact origami at all because a lot of cutting, and very little folding. Very disappointed.

Here are some real origami nuts and bolts and here is a real origami Swiss Army knife to tide you over.
posted by lupus_yonderboy at 5:14 PM on January 23, 2016 [3 favorites]

"It really works" is a bit of a misnomer for something that can rotate when fed compressed air, not actually produce power on its own.

(Also, if Daily Mail links could be labelled as a warning, that'd be fucking swell.)
posted by Dysk at 12:38 AM on January 24, 2016 [1 favorite]

Would it be ok if the link was swapped to the youtube one? Also, neat!
posted by Ned G at 8:02 AM on January 24, 2016

Mod note: I can make that change if the OP asks. Otherwise, people can find it in the comments for now.
posted by Eyebrows McGee (staff) at 8:04 AM on January 24, 2016 [1 favorite]

Feel free to change the link and note the original in a comment.

(I happen to like a lot of the articles on the Daily Mail as they often have a density of information I cannot find elsewhere, but this one isn't really that well done.)
posted by Michele in California at 12:16 PM on January 24, 2016