Origami Water Bomb

Need a water balloon but got no balloon? Regular old paper and skills of a fold-ist will have you drenching your foes in no time, with stile to boot.

Step 1: Parts Layout

(1) a sheet of paper
(2) a second resource for showing how to do this origami: http://www.fishgoth.com/origami/basics5.html

Comments

[mk2001]

did you get it from "easy origami" by john montroll

[gertth]

nice but to easy

[FunkNattidelic]

there is a you tube video on how to make these except you fill it with gas from a lighter and put the flame at the small hole. They call it a paper jet engine

[lucariothelegend]

when i did it, my friend is watching. I sill it w/gas, light it, and POP... "OUCH!" It shot forward, curved, and hit my friend in the corner of the eye

[I died with my head in a washing machine]

try filling them with lighter gas then hold a lighter up to the hole then BANG they fly across the table at break neck speed

[lucariothelegend]

oh yes that's so safe :P

[origamifan]

how do you do it

[stanstan009]

would the water drench the paper? making it kinda usless?

[codongolev]

not if used immediately. and you could also try making it out of wax paper.

[alkard]

i like it but add more details i can't seem to make it please fix it

[Instructables Robot620]

I made out of wax paper exploded pretty good and water didn't affect tie shape or performance

[DaNerd11]

nice post, but.... there wasnt that much explanation to the pictures, but still, gj

[layter]

Oh thats so easy i learned that in the therd grade!!!!

[QuestionableDoubt]

AND ARE YOU STILL IN THE THERD GRADE?????

[mr.dr.prof.joel]

or mabey hes a teacher that teaches third grade. so he may have learned it at any time

[CheesySnackMAN]

lmao...

[sword fighter]

there is another fold where you have two flaps on each side of the bomb you fold them down and put it into the flaps of the corners

[xplode]

Filling it with gas is porbaly... stupid' (Great idea mine works great)

[unbentcrayfish]

water + paper= soggy paper

[halomaster007]

this is copied from an origami book. it's called the balloon, but you could fill it with water. smart idea anyways.

[kmaunder]

I am going to have my daughter color these and hang them on the tree, with string lights shining in and pin holes for more effect, wow. Great post.

[123abc123]

.........ahh sick fold corners ect. ect!!!!!!.....

[Naruto_Uzumaki]

mine workers its so cool!!!!!!!! the blow bit is the coolest

[cstrike pwner]

no it sucks, almost all origami sites have this. Plus it's EASY postsome thing harder like im going to a origami scorpion. When you pull it's head it's legs take a step sideways.

[cowscankill]

lol the instructable shows you how to make them wrong anyway

[cstrike pwner]

http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-water-balloon.html THIS is the good site (it has one too and a dimond and alot more)

[cstrike pwner]

that is true

[Naruto-Uzumaki]

realy?!

[randomness43]

ii lovee it! it is soo cool to make but i havent tried filling it with water yet...

[brainiac]

mine doesnt hold water it just falls appart

[poopsiedoopsie]

Try making it out of foil, or laminated paper. Sometimes card paper works

[poopsiedoopsie]

I also know how to make a bunny-oragami-ballon-head-thing. I'll post it when I get the chance. I still haven't posted anything.

[TheWiseOne]

Thats Pretty Cool

[poopsiedoopsie]

If you write a message or draw a picture on one side( the side that turns into the inside)you can make a secret message thing. All you have to do is look inside the hole.

[Mike Cortes]

ive known this for gaes.

[brainiac]

i have no clue how to do this

[musicalbee2003]

With a variation on half of the ballon, you can make a rabbit...Have to remember how and post!

[flooferson]

you should add a video on how to make it

[pyro king]

dude my friend used to make those all the time and he said he thought of it without anybody else or without books also you r supposed to blow in the hole and it inflates like a balloon not a water balloon!!! it will get all soggy and break!!!

[rickick]

The fold in the 3rd image is very hard to understand could you by any chance siplify this for me?

[dezire]

Wow this is really nice,step 5 looks like an oragami hat =d. It would help of you had more directions though. 9/10.(But with more directions 10/10)

~DEZIRE @(>_<)@

[roylin007]

Nice

[Oblivion]

i find this quite complicated. can't do yet. best sight on how to do though i think.

[Parth]

can u plz explain a little more between step 5 and 6 by the way this is really kool

[rollerdame]

now pop these little beauties over some little white christmas lights and... ahhhhh : )

[KiTTi]

Could you explain a little more between steps 6-7? I don't get it.
Also this was recently featured on MAKE: Blog. http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/06/origami_water_bomb.html

[Havoc481]

Between Steps 6 & 7 what you do is blow in the hole to inflate the water bomb

[pooboy]

YOU CAN ALSO CUT THE HOLE BIGGER

[pooboy]

DUDE THIS IS AWSOME!!!!!!!!

[mattsmad]

this is realy kl thnxk

[giselle]

learned to make these as a child from an origami book in the 60s. don't remember the filling them up part. we wrote secret message on inside center, folded & blew up. when you hold it up to the light, you can read the message. recently saw colored paper balloons on top of bookcase in pottery barn kids catalog!

[slasher]

nevermind got it

[slasher]

how do u do step six wat do u fold

[Spike401k]

In structions aren't clear enough, help?

[kerosene-soaked-clothes-arent-fun]

i seen this on TV but it always shows it too fast ,thx

[kookles]

after the foldy triangle i dont get it at all

[0.775volts]

you can save a ton of time and use a paper lunch sack (if you have them) also my preferred method for soaping fountains, but dumping the soap in a shopping bag, then turning the bag inside out in the water also works well. but that's wrong, so don't do it. ;-)

[SyBerWoLff]

The bomb is great It was fairly easy to make (using the alternative directions you posted) I havn't test it but I will tommorow morning its late now. You really should be more in depth with your text directions. I couldn't understand your text ones I had to goto the alternative.

[Ian01]

This is actually called a water bomb fold, it's used in some paper airplanes.

[mrbob1000]

it also helps if in step 6 you tape the 2 flaps down so when you blow it up its tighter and it leaks less

[howtern]

good suggestion!

[mrbob1000]

hey cool i think i will try it on the ones in my room

[fillyfolly]

Make some and put them on a string of Christmas lights. Just pop the lightbulb into the hole. Cheap and pretty.

[fungus amungus]

Step 6 needs some more information. Those are two folds that you crammed into one hazy detail.

[radiorental]

regarding step 6, do it and you will see, its really obvious once you have the thing in front of you.

[fungus amungus]

I've made plenty of these before. His second picture shows the idea, but it's a little cleaner to fold the excess in half and then fold it into the pocket.

[Octi84]

Needs more pics, but when done it is sweet. Can't wait to try radiorental's idea!

[parasymboligist]

it's almost as fun as using a douche bag as a water gun! ^_

[radiorental]

these are also cool if you grease the paper and fill with washing up liquid, then drop in to your local corporate fountain I heard (o;