#3033: Origami Black Hole
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How to fold a real origami black hole:
Step 1.
[A square sheet of paper shown folded in half, with a dashed line going across the middle, and an arrow pointing from one half to the other.]
[In each step from Step 2. to Step 9., the paper is shown folded in half again and depicted in the same manner as Step 1. The aspect ratio of the sides alternates between 2:1 and 1:1.]
Step 2.
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Step 9.
Steps 10-189.
[Text shown between tall square brackets:]
Fold paper in half another 180 or so times.
Step 190.
[A labeled arrow points to an apparently glowing black dot]
Black hole!
(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)
Title text:You may notice the first half of these instructions are similar to the instructions for a working nuclear fusion device. After the first few dozen steps, be sure to press down firmly and fold quickly to overcome fusion pressure.