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Robert Lang: The math and magic of origami

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Uploaded on Jul 31, 2008

http://www.ted.com Robert Lang is a pioneer of the newest kind of origami -- using math and engineering principles to fold mind-blowingly intricate designs that are beautiful and, sometimes, very useful.

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  • Jonathan Gutierrez

    diabolical laughter . . . so annoying

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  • k1tsch83

    Also that commercial is a work of art.

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  • HABHDAY

    Can this apply to recycling newspaper or cardboard for shipping aboard?or other paper products in order to reduce cost. Now I must follow this rabbit into the hole and see where it leads

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  • only20frickinletters

    It's funny because no thumbs up.

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  • thehowtoguy107107

    thumbs up if you could understand

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  • Sid Malviya

    ❤ It

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  • Radjehuty

    It's not that you can't possibly do it with no knowledge of theory behind it...what these theories and principles do though is allow computers to calculate some of the hardest problems for you. It allows for extremely efficient ways to create the base so that we can focus more on the artistic details rather than the mathematical part of it all. These complicated models would likely never exist as it would have taken a life time of trial and error to figure out.

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  • Sam Ralston

    They already have diagrams. You can find some in his book, origami design secrets.

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  • nonnameavailable

    It seems to me that sometimes those ppl laugh at inappropriate times but maybe its just me:D Otherwise it was an interesting video.

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  • thesuperorigamiman

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    *Ancient alien man*

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  • ParkLeeNa

    One guy thinks this is REALLY funny.

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  • trevorguy63

    yeah its awesome...i get goosebumps..... its like it explains humanity itself, and how we developed to how we are now...

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