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Posted by michael on from the no-spindling-or-mutilating-allowed dept.

There's an origami convention convention underway in Japan this weekend, with some truly impressive pieces on display. There's an AP story, but words don't do it justice. See the personal site of one of the professional paper-folders, or photos taken at a previous convention, or just discover the essence of origami.

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  1. Stress Sheep by barks · · Score: 5, Funny

    As a result from stress and aggrevation I've apparently made a couple of origami sheep while in school.

    And I thought they were just cruppled up pieces of paper.

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  2. So much folding... by phita23 · · Score: 5, Funny

    So much folding that it even makes SETI jealous!

  3. Warning by shopi · · Score: 5, Funny
    Don't click next on the dragon paper photo.

    please.

    ugh

  4. the profession by iamdrscience · · Score: 5, Funny

    I know what you're all thinking: "Professional paper-folders? How can that be?". Well actually, it's not too difficult for a talented paper-folder to make a decent living touring the competitive oragami circuits and getting endorsement deals with paper companies and such. They're really a lot like pro skateboarders or Nascar drivers, except they get more paper cuts.

    1. Re:the profession by gordlea · · Score: 5, Funny

      ...and less women.


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  5. Folding? by ragingsamster · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know you spend too much time online when you immediately think of "@home" whenever anyone mentions folding

  6. Watch now on "Pay-per-view" by Charles+Dodgeson · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can't even take the credit (blame) for this terrible pun. But I can't recall who to attribute it to.

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  7. Wow, L33t sk1lz by Johnno74 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Check out the "ball"

    From the artist's caption:
    "This ball is crumpled from a single uncut square. I suggested that they could crumple a ball themselves, but they wanted to defer to "the artist." Who am I to argue?"

  8. Makes ya wonder.... by Prod_Deity · · Score: 5, Funny

    How many of these people are Gentoo users that are tying to pick up a hobby as they're compiling.

  9. Re:Amazing folding by Bastian · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm going to go to the mall right now and show up all those weenie Gap employees with their weenie folding boards.

  10. Origami Boulder by krahd · · Score: 5, Funny

    None of them can compete with the origami boulder!
    :)

    --krahd

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  11. Fold for gold by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So why isn't this an Olympic sport? It has all the requirements - drama (is it another freaking crane?), risk of serious injury (paper cuts), and obviously a worldwide following - but most importantly I might even be able to win a medal.

  12. Re: Origami Database by AEton · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know you've been Slashdotted when.

    Database Stats
    Total Models: 23521
    Total Creators: 1898
    Last Search: Model Name: penis
    Total Searches to Date: 147243
    (google cache from two days ago: 146388)

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