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14-Year-Old Wins $25,000 for Origami That Can Hold 10,000 Times its Own Weight

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14-Year-Old Wins Prize For Origami That Can Hold 10,000 Times Its Own Weight

While most 14-year-olds are folding paper airplanes, Miles Wu is folding origami patterns that he believes could one day ...

A 14-year-old won $25,000 for origami. He discovered a pattern that can hold 10,000 times its own weight, he says.

Miles Wu, 14, said an origami fold could hold over 10,000 times its own weight, the equivalent of a NYC taxi cab holding over 4,000 elephants.