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Questions tagged [paper-folding]

A puzzle based on the folding of a piece of paper (also known as origami).

Puzzles that use paper folding techniques as part of the solving method. Often used to have a piece of paper that shows one thing, to show something else when folded. Not always necessary to physically create the puzzle on paper and fold but often helps.

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Creative Paper Folding

Shown below is 6x5 grid drawn on a paper with various numbers (1 to 9) and letters filling the 30 boxes. By folding the paper grid 5 times or less can you get to a 3x3 grid showing only the numbers 1 to 9. The folded paper should look like with…
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Folding to One Triangle

Given a strip of 10 equilateral triangles, how many folds are necessary to reduce it to a single equilateral triangle? You may only fold along the grid lines. Multiple folds along collinear segments are not counted as one fold. Here's an…
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A pentagon using less than 5 lines

A pen and paper challenge: Draw a pentagon on a piece of paper only draw straight lines draw less than 5 times! The pentagon has to be fully drawn in ink, on the paper in unfolded state. I am not looking for creative answers, e.g.: do not move…
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Create a 1 inch measurement

This is a follow up to the "Create a 3 inch measurement" puzzle, which got a lot of innovative solutions. Using the standard 8.5 x 11 inch paper, can you create a 1 inch measurement only by folding? Again no marking allowed. No ruler either. One…
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