tag:www.majordojo.com,2010://3/tag:www.majordojo.com,2007://3.2625- 2010-02-26T09:25:47Z Comments for Cool Paper Engineering A blog about Movable Type, technology, geek-dom, science-fiction and yes, sometimes my personal life. Movable Type 4.261 tag:www.majordojo.com,2007://3.2625 2007-12-20T20:09:11Z 2007-12-21T15:29:43Z Cool Paper Engineering This year for my birthday, Harper hit a home run when he purchased one of the coolest pop-up books I have ever laid my eyes on. The thickness of the book as a ratio to the number of pages I... Byrne http://www.majordojo.com/ This year for my birthday, Harper hit a home run when he purchased one of the coolest pop-up books I have ever laid my eyes on. The thickness of the book as a ratio to the number of pages I think says it all:

2 pages per inch

The book though is unique in that it isn't just 3D, it is practically 4D with layers upon layers of hidden details. Some obvious, and some not so obvious. Take for example the last page of the book in which Darth Vader's mask emerges from the pages in a spectacular display of paper architecture and engineering.

Darth Pop Up

But what is most interesting about this particular page is not the mask, but what is inside the mask.

Anakin Pop Up

And that is just one page. A page in fact that has four other pages that can fold out and pop-up in addition. Like this mini-page:

darth3.jpg

By the way, if you are wondering if that lightsaber is glowing... yes it is.

If you are interested in buying the book for yourself or a Star Wars obsessed loved one like me, you can buy it from Amazon.

Star Wars: A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy

]]> tag:www.majordojo.com,2007://3.2625-comment:166411 Comment from Gordon Torche on 2009-12-17 Gordon Torche Hi there people, all human situations have their ups and downs. We feel those of the here and now but neither see or feel those of the future

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