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Aerodynamics Explained by a World Record Paper Airplane Designer | Level Up | WIRED
John Collins, origami enthusiast and paper airplane savant, walks us through all the science behind five spectacular paper airplanes. Most people know how to fold a simple plane, but paper airplanes can take as much from science as the newest car designs. ►► Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► Also, check out the free…
WIRED
October 13, 2020 at 3:54 pm
Hey everyone, would you like to see in-depth tutorials showing how to make the paper airplanes in this video? What’s your favorite paper airplane design featured here? Reply to this comment and let us know. We’d love to hear what you have to say.
NautyCat
October 13, 2020 at 10:48 pm
YES
Navneet Rathod
October 14, 2020 at 1:57 am
Yes please
Naomi Davis
October 14, 2020 at 2:21 am
hi
M A#np
October 14, 2020 at 12:47 pm
yes olease
Ich Selber
October 14, 2020 at 5:08 pm
I liked the super carard because of its complicated design ^^
Allama Sadi
October 16, 2020 at 2:14 am
Yes!
Orion242
October 16, 2020 at 5:04 am
Yes, please share the tutorials
Rekla Nayagan
October 16, 2020 at 3:03 pm
Yeah,i want✌️✌️✌️✌️
Jbeast AKA JTURD
October 17, 2020 at 2:10 am
Yes
Zin
October 20, 2020 at 4:51 pm
yes we want more john collins content
abhay06976
October 26, 2020 at 5:57 pm
That would be great to learn and actually try out!
陈伟
October 30, 2020 at 8:50 am
Yes please.Make more videos with Jonh M. C.
dileep kumar
November 13, 2020 at 8:19 am
Definitely
Zzz Ep
October 13, 2020 at 11:05 pm
Physics class is all coming back to me
KeanYl
October 13, 2020 at 11:30 pm
16 minutes of watching a guy talking about paper airplanes
i do not regret it
alex ameth
October 13, 2020 at 11:43 pm
Wow.
Sid Skywalker
October 14, 2020 at 12:27 am
Feel like a true aeromodeller!
HFChang
October 14, 2020 at 12:29 am
He smart
pedro mg
October 14, 2020 at 12:36 am
excellent visuals, host, explanation. Really good 🙌
Dr. M. Hfuhruhurr
October 14, 2020 at 12:46 am
I may be ready for ufos & jet propulsion now; whole much thank you!
Navneet Rathod
October 14, 2020 at 1:59 am
I wish he would have taught me in school. I might not have hated Physics that much 😁
Corey Childs
October 14, 2020 at 2:08 am
This video was sponsored by Dunder Mifflin.
Naomi Davis
October 14, 2020 at 2:21 am
hii
Bruno
October 14, 2020 at 2:28 am
👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽
Zack Raheem
October 14, 2020 at 3:12 am
Added to my favorites
Cool One
October 14, 2020 at 5:35 am
I follow him on twitter
KevWebsz
October 14, 2020 at 5:52 am
I’m getting educational kid show vibes. You guys should lean into it more next time lol
Ph
October 14, 2020 at 6:16 am
If my teacher of fluid dynamics explain like him, I would have better grades for sure.
Gogo Gaga Official
October 14, 2020 at 6:49 am
I don’t regret spending 15 mins of my life.
FOLDED ART
October 14, 2020 at 7:08 am
His jokes and perfect explanation as well as his animation makes it even better to understandable, and even his hairs look aerodynamic😜,
But well job WIRED👍!!!!
Ms. Vsk
October 14, 2020 at 9:11 am
Hello guys I have a YouTube channel in which I do the funny challenges….if u like the content do subscribe
Hafiz Othman
October 14, 2020 at 10:03 am
This is awesome 😄
shlok The Pro
October 14, 2020 at 10:22 am
Watch the video in slow motion you will know all his tricks
Sydney Arang'a
October 14, 2020 at 11:20 am
Awesome!
[Name]
October 14, 2020 at 12:15 pm
You also can add oblique triangular wings to tube by folding. it makes it go more stable and more in a precise direction. Or thats how I make my tube paper planes.
M A#np
October 14, 2020 at 12:46 pm
this is really good video
TauntedTiger
October 14, 2020 at 4:25 pm
global warming guy
Boris Trofimov
October 15, 2020 at 4:26 am
holy cow, what a guy! I didn’t expect the video to be so captivating!😄
Elizabeth Brown
October 15, 2020 at 5:45 am
I’m a professional scientist and these explanations help, but I’ll never understand this fully. You can tell me about these forces all day long, and I have done calculations to measure them. I’m glad other people get it.
player
October 15, 2020 at 6:25 am
I wanna try this guys meth
Onkel Pappkov
October 16, 2020 at 9:26 am
Try his math. It’s powerful.
Books Rebound
October 15, 2020 at 7:12 am
I coulda sworn I heard gravity isn’t actually a force because Einstein and an inertial frame of reference or something
ThePaperAirplaneGuy
October 15, 2020 at 11:19 pm
Gravity is not a force, it’s an acceleration. Weight is the resultant force of gravity acting upon a mass. F=ma
Home Lab
October 15, 2020 at 3:46 pm
Will it Explode? Mobile battery on Fire.
Rotchild
October 15, 2020 at 5:16 pm
Tame Impala at 13:27 😉
Li Le
October 16, 2020 at 12:16 am
This is why America is the greatest nation in the world
Mugen Faiz
October 16, 2020 at 2:28 am
Please make the flying bat paper plane.
evo sagara
October 16, 2020 at 8:05 am
I make my paper planes look like an a330 that flies , not origami and they dont fly far tho
Utsab Das
October 16, 2020 at 8:14 am
reposted vids you idiots
Daniel Rieger
October 16, 2020 at 11:55 pm
I like this guy, super good camera presence
Alexander Momberger
October 17, 2020 at 11:42 am
Excellent video! Thank you for sharing!
The Gaming Channel
October 18, 2020 at 7:39 am
A few months ago in lockdown I had online paper airplane lessons by him he made my paper airplanes go to 115 feet
X-treme Gaming
October 18, 2020 at 7:39 am
A few months ago in lockdown I had online paper airplane lessons by him he made my paper airplanes go to 115 feet
Jips Vlog and gaming
October 18, 2020 at 12:05 pm
I’m 12 and I’ve actually designed a plane that flies sorta well
moepskie
October 18, 2020 at 9:03 pm
Quality content
Wayne Karon
October 19, 2020 at 4:23 am
John Collins I’ve made this and adjusted the way you did and its not flying straight
Lili Jai LaGanza
October 19, 2020 at 2:00 pm
If only we could send this video to Arthur Weasley!
Juri Wormsbecher
October 20, 2020 at 4:40 pm
A successful flight is 80 percent dependent on the pilot and 20 percent on the design.
It takes a lot of experience to properly throw a plane.
Juri Wormsbecher
October 20, 2020 at 4:44 pm
The aerodynamics of paper airplanes are paradoxical, and indeed closer to butterfly flight than Boeing.
Sofia Shen
October 21, 2020 at 6:08 pm
isn’t “suzanne” the Nakamura Lock?
Xavier Harvey
October 21, 2020 at 7:51 pm
Rμv-1/2Rμv=(8πG)Tμv
Randy Lewter
October 21, 2020 at 11:13 pm
Yes, a video showing how to fold the Suzanne would be appreciated.
Just some guy from fairy tail
October 22, 2020 at 4:59 am
Beautifully constructed video
Fe Dalanon
October 22, 2020 at 8:42 am
Dude there is a new world record paper airplane it is called black night by Jason Merrill. It flies 230ft
Garnet DMello
October 23, 2020 at 11:51 am
I am constantly telling my dad planes with positive dihedral angle alway will fly further😂
kids got talent
October 23, 2020 at 5:20 pm
Hi mr john your aero dynamics are the best and i couldnt understand this theory i ve been trying to make paper plane by watching other videos. today i made a paper plane using the techniques you tought and that was like a miracle to me because i ve been trying for weeks to make a plane. thank you very much ps- nice joke about the wings hope you are fine during this period
Bert aroo
October 24, 2020 at 7:51 am
The title is spelt wrong but people probably noticed that
Qsie
October 26, 2020 at 7:49 am
Probably bumped views a tiny bit lmao
VINITA GUPTA
October 24, 2020 at 10:12 am
It is world not word
Invox
October 24, 2020 at 6:11 pm
Passionate playful knolegable people is what this world need the most.
Loved this.
Tey Treet
October 25, 2020 at 4:42 am
Thrust? Shouldn’t be any thrust on the graph.
VINITA GUPTA
October 25, 2020 at 5:00 am
Can you give the tutorial of super canard
ThePaperAirplaneGuy
October 31, 2020 at 1:57 am
Posted yesterday. Check the WIRED channel.
KEERTHI VANTH
October 25, 2020 at 9:32 am
Did anyone notice the spelling mistake in the title?
Qsie
October 26, 2020 at 7:48 am
Replying fot a bump, same
AB Divilliars
October 25, 2020 at 12:25 pm
Oh ,this tougher than rocket science
AB De villiars
October 25, 2020 at 12:25 pm
Oh ,this tougher than rocket science
Western Spy
October 25, 2020 at 4:06 pm
Dude talk like a commercial
Juraij Kazi
October 26, 2020 at 6:51 am
I actually made an airplane that is a mix of the dart and the basic glider and its really good at distance. I found out it can travel 10 meters is that good for a plane
Binjie Liu
October 27, 2020 at 1:35 am
This should be the best way for kids to learn physics! Very interesting and attracting.
Memes to watch at School
October 29, 2020 at 11:44 am
I have just won a competition for paper aeroplanes in my school using Suzan (the last one)
Matt Cruse
October 29, 2020 at 6:19 pm
Suznane is like that end game plane that ‘s high on everything. The plane you want.
Joshua Loh
October 30, 2020 at 4:45 pm
so inspiring
Aditya Thaker
November 2, 2020 at 2:39 pm
I want more videos like this….just amazing.
Lex
November 2, 2020 at 8:52 pm
Put them in .25x make them is funny making one then go out play then came again n make the next, go out n play. my nephew loved this, thanks for that
Azi Ternio
November 4, 2020 at 10:31 am
hey john collins thanks for inspiring me to fly paper planes and one day i want to braek the record like u
Dishant Chandra
November 4, 2020 at 7:58 pm
14:30 Messi’s Stats
Ling Ling
November 6, 2020 at 12:40 am
please make a yt channel
Caryl Miles
November 6, 2020 at 3:07 am
Let’s be honest none of us searched for this but we still watched it
A B
November 6, 2020 at 8:28 pm
60k views for this great video makes me sad
Vaishali Raikar
November 7, 2020 at 10:27 am
The Susan airplane does not fly
K0ST
November 10, 2020 at 3:45 am
✌🏼
DECIPULO COLEN DANA
November 10, 2020 at 2:04 pm
I want to make a world record paper airplain.
hahaha
多可青DECIPULO
November 10, 2020 at 2:04 pm
I want to make a world record paper airplain.
hahaha
Belu Estevez
November 10, 2020 at 3:28 pm
I want him to be my phisics teacher
Greg Collins
November 10, 2020 at 4:48 pm
Thank you, I always thought the Bernoulli effect left much to be desired in explaining lift…. (BTW, awesome video)
Yoss Cinematic
November 10, 2020 at 5:46 pm
16 mn very very well spent. Thanks WIRED. You’re awesome 👌🏾
Ian Cox
November 11, 2020 at 1:37 am
I really like this guy
dileep kumar
November 13, 2020 at 8:21 am
I want to know how to make these planes
Akshat Prabhu
November 14, 2020 at 11:02 am
Came for a paper plane, left with the formula of aerodynamics.
Michael McCall
November 16, 2020 at 8:56 pm
theres no way