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ck2yesterday at 8:49 PM2 repliesview on HN

Could concept be applied to submarine vehicles to exponential increase their resistance to pressure at depth?


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layer8yesterday at 11:22 PM

Unfortunately it stops working when the paper gets wet. ;)

codeddesignyesterday at 9:04 PM

This is weight distribution on a flat plain. Think of Roman Arches. On a curved plain, weight distribution of THIS origami falls apart as pressure is added horizontally (not just vertically).