Origasmic: model V12 engine made from paper
by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) on Jan 24th, 2008 at 11:58AM
click to view more high-res pics in our 30-image gallery Some ideas look better on paper than in reality, but in this case the two are one and the same: a zany Canadian named Yee has crafted a model four-stroke V12 engine... out of paper. The very impressive creation is made from no less than an entire tree 1,978 pieces of paper (don't tell our tree-hugging friends at AutoblogGreen), plus some supporting sticks, tape, a dozen LEDs to substitute for the spark plugs and a few basic electric parts to make it move. Yeah, that's right, it actually moves: each little paper piston oscillates in its... Read More
