27M views · Oct 31, 2015 · 3:23 · 1 HN recommender · 3 mentions · discussed 2016–2026
The Hydraulic Press Channel folds an A3 sheet of paper past the supposed seven-fold limit and then crushes it with a press. It is a short, quirky experiment.
Why Hacker News points people here: Linked in paper folding threads as a fun demonstration and as the video that made the channel famous.
“It was this paper folding video (and the guy's unapologetic Finnish accent) that launched Hydraulic Press Channel to fame.”HN comment, 2026
“That whole channel is full of interesting things being flattened.”
Video with interesting ending; channel flattens interesting things
Video has an interesting ending this video That whole channel is full of interesting things being flattened.
“Here's what happens if you ignore the mathematical limit and fold it again with a hydraulic press”
Shows folding paper past the mathematical limit with a press
Here's what happens if you ignore the mathematical limit and fold it again with a hydraulic press: this video
“It was this paper folding video (and the guy's unapologetic Finnish accent) that launched Hydraulic Press Channel to fame.”
Video that launched Hydraulic Press Channel to fame
It was this paper folding video (and the guy's unapologetic Finnish accent) that launched Hydraulic Press Channel to fame. this video
