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Why does paper fold so well?

CrowdScience by BBC

Jun 12, 202626:29Science & Medicine

CrowdScience listener Haruka has been making origami cranes out of paper since she was a child. Creating one out of a cloth napkin, however, was a next-level challenge. It gave her a new appreciation of paper’s excellent...

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Why does paper fold so well? is an episode from CrowdScience by BBC. CrowdScience listener Haruka has been making origami cranes out of paper since she was a child. Creating one out of a cloth napkin, however, was a next-level challenge. It...

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Published Jun 12, 2026, 26:29 long, audio available.