The Physics of Origami: Can It Be Applied to Playing Cards?

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The discussion explores the physics behind a specific origami piece that consistently lands face up when dropped, raising the question of whether similar principles can be applied to playing cards. It highlights that the origami's stability relies on crimping three points asymmetrically, creating an unstable position when upside down. Applying this concept to playing cards presents challenges, as all four corners would need to be crimped asymmetrically for similar stability. The conversation emphasizes the complexity of achieving this effect with playing cards compared to the origami design. Overall, the physics of origami may offer insights, but practical application to playing cards is more complicated.
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I came across this piece of origami a while back and was wondering about the physics behind it. When dropped, it always lands face up. http://youtube.com/watch?v=_ZszGCK4R54" Can the same principle be applied to a playing card (I'm a magician).
 
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The origami works best when the three "points" are crimped so as to be asymmetric; then it is very unstable when it is "upside-down", either way it will be totally stable when it is "face-up".

It is more difficult to do this with a playing card, because you have to crip all four corners in an asymmetric way.
 

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