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AIROGAMI.

Airogami is the subtle art of spinning a small piece of cleverly folded paper, usually a cigarette paper on the end of a finger in a similar fashion to a small propeller.

The name, is 'AIRogami', not to be confused with AERogami, which is the art of paper aeroplane making.

The origins of this art form are still unknown.

The basics include. THE FOLD TAKE OFF 360 degree flight figure of 8 flight 360 loop

WHICH PAPERS ARE BEST.!?? Well that depends. There are certain factors that will dictate the best paper to use. I learnt to do airogami in the Uk, where there is a much larger range of cigarette papers. The Rizla company make several types of paper from quite thick (red) through to green blue and the very thin silver, so there is no problem finding the correct weight for the conditions at hand.

BEST FLYING CONDITIONS Hot and humid weather makes the worst flying conditions. The fingers must be dry when creasing up a paper, or the sticky part will stick to the paper. Humid weather will also cause the paper to wilt. So the best paper in these conditions would be a thicker weight paper. Ideal conditions are cool dry and windless, then a lighter weight paper can be used, which will deliver more speed and subtle control. A thick paper requires greater force to spin and means that you will have to keep moving quite fast to avoid the paper falling off your finger. If outside, and windy, it will be almost impossible to fly your skin in a normal way, although it will, with practice be possible to fly it in quite windy conditions. The problem with wind is that it will be generally coming from one direction, so that as soon as you change direction, the wind will blow the paper off your finger…

More info coming soon