Today, I felt like a kid again and decided to get crafty with something I haven’t done in ages – making paper airplanes. But not just any paper airplanes, oh no, these were going to be electric-powered!
First, I grabbed some regular old printer paper. Nothing fancy, just the usual stuff you’d find in any office. Then came the fun part – folding. I tried out a few different designs, starting with the classic dart. Folded the paper in half, creased it real good, then folded the top corners to the middle, flipped it, folded the edges in again… you know the drill. It took a couple of tries to get it just right. My first few attempts were pretty wonky, to be honest.
After the dart, I moved on to something a little more challenging. I remembered seeing this cool design online a while back, so I tried to recreate it from memory. It involved some extra folds at the back to create these winglet-looking things. Let me tell you, it was way harder than it looked. I ended up crumpling a few sheets in frustration, but eventually, I got something that resembled the picture in my head.
Now for the “electric” part. I didn’t have any of those fancy little motors you can attach to paper airplanes, so I got creative. I took a small battery, connected some thin wires to it, and attached them to a paper clip on the airplane’s nose. The idea was that the weight of the battery would help it glide, and maybe, just maybe, the wires would give it a tiny bit of extra thrust. It was a long shot, but hey, why not?
I went outside to the backyard to test out my creations. The classic dart, even without any “electric” help, flew surprisingly well. It zipped across the yard, doing a couple of loops before landing softly on the grass. I was pretty proud of that one. The more complicated design, though, was a bit of a disaster. It kinda just nosedived straight into the ground. Oh well, can’t win ’em all, right?
- Made several paper airplanes of different shapes.
- Got the classic dart working like a charm.
- Tried to get creative with battery to make it a bit special.
- Had a blast doing it.
What I achieved
Finally, I tried the electric-powered plane. I held my breath, gave it a gentle toss, and… it kinda just fluttered to the ground. The battery was probably too heavy, and the wires didn’t really do much. But you know what? It was still fun. It was cool to see my little creation attempt to fly, even if it wasn’t very successful. At the end of the day, I spent a good few hours just messing around with paper and batteries, and it was a nice change of pace from staring at a computer screen all day. Plus, I got to relive a bit of my childhood, and that’s always a good thing.