Jurassic Japan creates giant origami dinosaur
Updated on 25 August 2009
Dozens of children and volunteers gather in Tokyo to help fold 25 meters of paper into a giant Spinosaur.
Starting with over 25 square meters of paper, volunteers and staff folded, creased and wrinkled the massive papercraft into being.
With so many folds and such a large piece of paper, coordination was essential to keep the material from ripping and tearing. Adults also had to make sure they got the smaller children out from between the folds in time.
"We got inside the paper so that we could bend and fold it," explained Kana Watanabe, one 11-year-old elementary student.
"Doing the first few folds to the inside was really difficult," said Akinojyou Oguchi, another 11-year-old.
Cranes lifted up the final product to unveil the final Spinosaur.
Creator Kazuya Matsumoto told Reuters: "In terms of origami dinosaurs, I'd have to say that this is probably the biggest in the world.
"For now though, I'm just relieved it's over," he explained, adding they had no plans to apply for a Guinness World record.
Spinosaur - meaning 'spined lizard', lived in what is now North America some 100 million years ago. Its paper version coincided with the Dinosaur Expo 2009 event, where hundreds of dinosaur fossils were on display.
