The Triplefold Dart is so simple to make, it’s practically folding itself. 🚀 It is a sleek, lightning-fast flyer ready to zip across the room. It’s the kind of plane that makes you say, “Wait, where’d it go?” Blink, and you might miss it!
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And here are the detailed, step-by-step instructions. Feel free to refer to the video when it gets harder to follow along. Click on the image thumbnail to see a higher resolution image.
Step | Image | Instruction |
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0 | Take a rectangular sheet of paper. | |
1 | Fold it in half along the longer edge. | |
2 | Unfold. | |
3 | Make a fold so that the right edge touches the central crease. | |
4 | Fold the left edge so that it touches the central crease as well. | |
5 | Pick up the top right corner and make a diagonal fold such that the top edge touches the central crease. | |
6 | Repeat the fold on the left side. | |
7 | Pick up the angled right edge and fold it such that the angled edge touches the central crease. | |
8 | Repeat the fold on the left side. | |
9 | Pick up the new steeper angled edge on the right side and fold it such that it touches the central crease. | |
10 | Repeat the fold on the left side. | |
11 | Flip the paper. | |
12 | Pick up the left side and make a fold along the central vertical crease. | |
13 | Open it up and use the center layers as fuselage to hold and toss the plane. |
Here is a quick run through of the steps to fold the triplefold dart.
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