A laser cutter is used to create a parachute from a sheet of plastic or paper. (VIDEO)

Polytechnique Montréal

Caption

This video shows how a laser cutting machine is used to apply a kirigami motif on a plastic or paper sheet to generate a parachute.

Credit

Martin Primeau

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CC BY-NC-ND

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