Roll your own UFO

You can buy one of these for several dollars, or make one for free.

Step 1: Materials

All you need is a piece of paper.

The best shape is a rectangle much longer than wide. I generally use the off-cut from a piece of A4 trimmed square for some other project.

Comments

[ilpug]

I remember seeing a toy like this once that supposedly flew 300 feet. Apparently it was designed by NASA. these are good fun though.

[JoshIsAwesome]

It worked!! :D Thats awesome!!

[Kiteman]

Thank you.

[somerockenguy]

My one beef with this is if you know what it is its not a UFO.

[Kiteman]

And what would a real UFO look like... ?

;-)

[the_burrito_master]

Well i found a UFO because idk what it is so make this out a paper lol I saw this while waiting for an air show to start back up again idk what it was but definetly not a bird because it was flying backward.

[Kiteman]

That's a shark kite.

[Kiteman]

(I forgot the link)

[somerockenguy]

no one knows because there unidentified.

[Kiteman]

Then how do you know this isn't one?

"UFO" is just the name - you didn't really think I had posted an ible about building a starship, did you?

[somerockenguy]

i know that im not that stupid. i know thats what it is called i use to make them all the time in school i just wanted to give you a hared time.

[chriskarr]

Well, see what happens when you give people hared times? It comes back and bites you in the hared bottom. =)

[ilpug]

Yeah, it definitely looks like a shark to me.

[zoltzerino]

Just to be picky:
The object is identified - a rolled up piece of graph paper in the form of an open-ended cylinder.

ZZZZ

[FrozenStar]

Pretty cool, my friend used to make these but he would never tell me how but now I know :D Thanks!

[estonianmk]

i made one and wraped it with strong tape so it can take hard landings and so it won't fall apart in flight

[estonianmk]

i can't seem to get it to spin.

[Kiteman]

Hold it at your hip, like a gun-slinger, palm towards your hip. (engage slow-motion) Move your hand forwards. Let go with your thumb first, then flick your fingertips upwards to add the spin. (end slow-motion) Otherwise, I've made these with kids who then throw them overhand, like an American football - try that.

[Mattrox]

It looks cool and works very well

[stuffman366]

add a wavy traling edge and it performance skyrockets

[Kiteman]

Hmmm....

_{Considers revising for 'plane contest}

[comodore]

Great project! Well done!!! Simple but effective.

[salviano]

Great !!!

[cipshadow]

thanx kiteman u are great! ;)

[cipshadow]

Its great , very very interesting and very easy to make!!! U can make another things like that coz i am interesed.

[Kiteman]

If you want to see my other projects (many as simple as this), then click here.

If you want to see other projects for paper planes, then use the search box (top right of the screen).

[kontrastas]

Fantastic, great performance and so easy to make.

[cstrike pwner]

is this a bad copy of a X-Zylo?

[Kiteman]

No, it's a cheap version of the paper aeroplane that the X-Zylo was based on.

[cstrike pwner]

X-Zylo is a flying gyroscope this but works ok

[snipeyouout]

pretty cool i found the best way to throw it is to do a hook punch kind of throw

[andy60]

bravo! i love it i gave you a pluse! thanks ; )

[taka21]

wow this is awesome easy to make and easy to get materials i would give you pluses but i cant cause when i click on either the plus or the favorite button it takes 1 katrillion hours joke but i takes long

[AT]

I love this design. We use to make these back in Jr. High in the 70's. In our social studies class, we made this as an assembly line to show how that was more efficient than the same number of people making the whole thing by them selves.

[atwoodx]

such a simple design can have this special effect...lol

[Chris Bilton]

Nice piece of office play stuff. Love the excuse to the boss, the wearable office, that opens up a whole load of new ideas. Bracelets and necklaces made of paper clips, hats from faxes, CD ties, the list is endless. I will be the best dressed ex-employee of the month!

[!Andrew_Modder!]

.also you can get these for free when you buy Poweraid. The little logo thing comes off and can do the same thing! Also you can 'Pop' them! :-)

[twisted]

wait... what? please expand....

[!Andrew_Modder!]

Ok when you buy a regular sized poweraid my friends and i found out you can take the logo off "take it off by the glue in back, then press it back together" that forms basicly the same thing as a UFO, which also you can put on one hand then QUICKLY clap down to 'Pop' it! :-D . I dont really know how to explain it better.

[twisted]

ahhh hte lable. lol. i understand now. thanks! i though you ment the bottle itself! lol(I was not really thinking)