origami earth
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NGDCOrigami Balloon
Finally --Hold it by the edges and blowsharply into the hole. The balloonwill inflate.
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Start with a square of paperface-down
Crease it diagonally
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Crease it along the otherdiagonal and the midline
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Squash it into a flat triangle
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Fold one point up
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Fold all four points this way
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Fold one of the free cornersto meet the center
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Fold all four free cornersthis way
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Fold down one of thefree points
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Open up the pocket on the left;curl the point into the pocket
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Fold and tuck all fourpoints this way
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Open up the shape andfind the open end
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Origami Balloon Projection and instructions courtesy Flaming Pear Software
http://www.flamingpear.com
The curiously-shattered image of the globe (left) can be folded into an origami balloon (some assembly required -- see below) that reassembles the map. The image is a composite from ETOPO2 topography and bathymetry overlaid with nighttime lights from DMSP. Print this page as big as you can, cut out the entire map square, and strike a blow for world pieces.
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