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Paper Mechanisms
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A hexaflexagon is a paper toy, an advertising display device, a “storytelling contraption,” and an interactive demonstration of geometry that requires physical activation in order to be “read.” Through the actions of bending, twisting or rotating, these paper gadgets reveal sequential, looping frames—providing an addic- tive format to tell stories and jokes, to reveal nested information, to create art or simply to provide a satisfy- ing outlet for nervous energy. JPL is making use of this same design to block incoming light from stars, from a source there: "BYU/JPL-NASA team put it forward as a concept, but it hasn't yet been matured enough to fly in space. This structure is frequently seen in Victorian greeting cards and requires a string to lift the "net" of paper in order to reveal the photo underneath.
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