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Can you fold paper more than 7 times with hydraulic press

Hydraulic Press Channel · demo · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

The Hydraulic Press Channel folds an A3 sheet of paper past the supposed seven-fold limit and then crushes it with a press. It is a short, quirky experiment.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Linked in paper folding threads as a fun demonstration and as the video that made the channel famous.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “That whole channel is full of interesting things being flattened.”

    Video with interesting ending; channel flattens interesting things

    mtreis86, 2016-05 · Recommendation · in “Folding Paper with a Hydraulic Press”

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Topics: hydraulic press, paper folding, experiment, crushing

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