John Collins, better known as “The Paper Airplane Guy,” has devoted himself to designing, folding, and flying the world’s finest paper airplanes.
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How This Guy Folds and Flies World Record Paper Airplanes | WIRED
Peter Olbrisch
02.03.2023I once had a cool one that came as a centerfold in Omni magazine. After folding, it flew really well, it would dip midflight then rise a bit then go on straight before landing.
Myenergy
02.03.2023Dang dude
joe soap 73
02.03.2023You should check out this video on YouTube.
Paper airplane takes flight at soccer stadium. I think he may have broken a record too
gRosh08
02.03.2023Thank you for sharing.
Coldsmoker
02.03.2023Finally an airplane I can afford
Winston Smith
02.03.2023The boss at being a kid. 🎉
Shahram Pezeshkpour
02.03.2023This is another example of how smart a human brain can be. Very interesting hobby to have.
sholland42
02.03.2023I pull this one up every few years, just for fun. We all loved paper planes but this freak took it to a different level.
Tnt Creeper
02.03.2023I made the plane with loseleif paper and I can't get the paper when I fold it to match up with the other side but it still works
Dave’s Channel
02.03.2023I don’t think they are machines like he says, its just paper.
ravenfeader
28.02.2023The kids use to love this we made and threw thousands of planes . They have all grown up now but we still do it when we all get together . The best memories are always the simplest of things .
Shnabbles
28.02.2023Good souls are always so easy to see.
Kevin Wolf
28.02.2023His hair looks like a paper airplane
Fro bro
28.02.2023I like this
Pete B
28.02.2023Even his hair has wings!
Aaron Moses
28.02.2023This guy is living his best life.
David Jackson
28.02.2023In Jr. High school we would fly paper air plans across the basketball court during lunch break lol
Awesome Seba
28.02.2023This guy spent 40 years of his life learning about paper airplanes
big socks
28.02.2023Thanks algorithm
Jerry Rivera
28.02.2023Ya I was interested in this when I was lk 12…I remember Itwas a distance flier too it.looped in the air 2x then can back it was cool..
Wolfie
27.02.2023I liked making paper airplanes as a kid but not nearly as much as this guy. Lol
Wolfie
27.02.2023The bat paper plane is unbelievable. Like a toy in lord of the rings or Harry Potter
Sonny Darvish
27.02.2023He's wearing a tie about his career 👔
Asbury Clarke
27.02.2023I first saw this on subscription TV….it was pay per view!
George Platt
27.02.2023Brilliant!!!
Steve Pilla
27.02.2023my algorithm “he’ll watch anything at this point.”
Aerospace Engineer
27.02.2023I'm an aero engineer and this guy's knowledge on aerodynamics really impressed me.
NITRO_GAMING
27.02.2023Finally the use of 0.25x 💀
duk
27.02.2023Where can I find both boomerang planes instructions? Just wondering
Conan Mukherjee
27.02.2023Wow.. beautiful.. thanks for spending time thinking about this..
Pressure_1234
26.02.2023I tried to build a paper airplane a month ago. Thought the paper was the problem. Turns out I was
Jacob Sosa
26.02.2023This is why the rest of the world doesn’t take us serious & why aliens never stop by to say hello… 🤦🏻♂️
Wlkosan
26.02.2023👌✌👍🖖
james allen
26.02.2023You wouldn't believe how much stem students suddenly get iterative design when making paper planes
Ezekiel D Guzman
26.02.2023Love doing this when i was young & One of the memorable moment when i was a kid (7-8years old) is when i flew a paper plane for good 20sec in the air. Thats because the headwind was just right the momentum of the plane was equally countered for few second. The plan keep "nodding"
Kendrick Preston
26.02.2023So I’m a 30yo on the toilet looking at this to impress my 5 year old here in a few mins…wish me luck…ahh being a dad oh the places you’ll go (on YouTube)
Jacob Marshall
26.02.2023Dang…Conan O'Brien really took that sabbatical to heart.
Glad he found a new outlet for his creativity.
Let J.R. Wudel Show You a Story
26.02.2023Please be nice Mr. Sayles. Flying a paper airplane with Ryan Crecelius would have been a pleasure. —Foster Children
Gerald Terencio
26.02.2023Ok been watching these obsessed guys, now I'm thinking what's gonna be my thing….booger guy that makes stuff out of it like play doh
Hruaitea1
26.02.2023👍👍👍👍👍👍
Mason Shucart
25.02.2023I wonder if this guy plays disc golf.
Gabriel Martins
25.02.2023i might learn a few, my little brothers will love throwing them jn class hahhaha
Sam Chen
25.02.2023Thrown by a quarterback is great! But if he really optimized, he could've gotten a softball athlete to throw
Ami Raj
25.02.2023The really Awesome 🤣🤣🙂🤑😂😂
U.V. S.
25.02.2023J. K. Rowling: You need magic to make a flapping paper plane.
This guy: You know nothing about magic!
U.V. S.
25.02.2023Awesome engineering, awesome explanations.
J S
25.02.2023This man looks like he is about too scream about vietnam in my face. (The dude)
Shawn Davis
25.02.2023Homie just did a speed run of my entire majour lol
BUD 200
25.02.2023"Men only want one thing and it's disgusting"lol
WIRED
25.02.2023John is back! Check out his new video where he breaks down how these planes actually fly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KqjRPV9_PY