Okay, so I’ve been seeing these “Orange 11s” things popping up everywhere, and I finally decided to give it a shot. Figured I’d document the whole messy process, start to finish.
Getting Started
First, I tried to find some good info on what “Orange 11s” even are. Lots of vague stuff, not a lot of concrete how-to’s. Eventually, I stumbled upon this one, and it was good enough, then I decided to take action.
The Actual Doing Part
- I grabbed a piece of paper. Just regular printer paper, nothing fancy.
- Then I folded it in half. Hotdog style, you know? Make a nice, sharp crease.
- Next, I unfolded it. Gotta see that center line.
- Now, the tricky part: I took the top edge and folded it down to meet that center line. Did the same with the bottom edge.
- It’s starting to look kinda like a stretched-out house, right?
- I flipped the whole thing over.
- Then, I folded the top and bottom edges to the center line again. It’s getting skinnier.
- One more flip!
- And, you guessed it, folded to the center AGAIN. Super skinny now.
- I made the folds, top and bottom edges to the center one more time. Now the model is thin and long!
Finishing Up (and Feeling Proud)
Okay, so it’s not exactly rocket science, but I actually made something! I could see something beautiful. It is an orange plane, and it can fly well. Cool!
I guess that’s the whole “Orange 11s” thing. Not super complicated, but kinda satisfying to do. Might try some different paper next time, see if it changes anything.
