This is a video of maker of things Peter Sripol constructing and attempting to fly a single-person plane made almost entirely out of cardboard, hot glue, and tape. The plane is powered by brushless motors but has to be towed behind a car to take off. But does it fly? SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER: Yes, but only VERY briefly. Like, less than the Wright Brothers’ first flight. He probably should have built that plane with a little more hope. I build all my projects almost entirely out of hope. Granted they always fail miserably, but I save a fortune on supplies.

Keep going for the videos, the second of which is the plane’s build.