Introduction: 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
Step 2: Square Your Rectangle
tear (or cut) paper to make it a square. Fold the paper as shown in the picture and tear the flap. A clean tear can be made but folding along the tear line multiple times and licking along the crease (avoid paper cuts!) then tearing.
hopefully the pictures on this slide show what's going on.
Step 3: Fold and Label Square
Make creases from corner to corner and mid-point to mid-point across the square. A good crease forms when folding the same line forwards and backwards a few times.
Then, label the ends of each line as shown in the picture. (these labels can be "mental labels," for book keeping)
Step 4: Begin to Fold...
...but don't give up! (get it?)
fold points 1 and 2 onto 3 and A to A' and B to B'. Do it in one fluid motion and it will look like the picture.
Step 5: Fold Up Corners of Base
now that you have this folded-alot-triangle (from last step), fold the two free edges on each side to the top corner. Turn over the base and do it to the other side, too.
Step 6: Final Folds
fold in corners, etc. etc.
Step 7: Blow Up, Fill With Water
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70 Comments
7 years ago on Introduction
sexy
and stupid
10 years ago on Introduction
did you get it from "easy origami" by john montroll
11 years ago on Step 7
nice but to easy
14 years ago on Introduction
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
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
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
12 years ago on Introduction
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
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
oh yes that's so safe :P
12 years ago on Step 4
how do you do it
13 years ago on Introduction
would the water drench the paper? making it kinda usless?
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
not if used immediately. and you could also try making it out of wax paper.
13 years ago on Step 6
i like it but add more details i can't seem to make it please fix it
13 years ago on Introduction
I made out of wax paper exploded pretty good and water didn't affect tie shape or performance
13 years ago on Introduction
nice post, but.... there wasnt that much explanation to the pictures, but still, gj
14 years ago on Introduction
Oh thats so easy i learned that in the therd grade!!!!
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
AND ARE YOU STILL IN THE THERD GRADE?????
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
or mabey hes a teacher that teaches third grade. so he may have learned it at any time
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
lmao...
14 years ago on Step 7
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
14 years ago on Introduction
Filling it with gas is porbaly... stupid' (Great idea mine works great)
14 years ago on Introduction
water + paper= soggy paper