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A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This… And It Was Worth Every Single Second. WOW.

A designer named Luca Iaconi-Stewart spent 5 years of his life creating an almost-perfect 1:60 scale replica of an Air India 777-300ER airplane. One of the most shocking parts of this story? He used only manila folder.

He literally made the best paper airplane in the world. 3rd graders everywhere should be feeling pretty ashamed of themselves (I know I do).

He began the project by tracing a can of cocoa on some paper. Simple enough, right?

A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW

Then, he began gluing the cross section of the plane together.

A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW

The skeleton was ready.

A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW

Then he needed to add the “skin” of the fuselage.

A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW

(There was a lot of “glue drying” time during this project, we have a feeling.)

A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW

Perfect.

A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW

This project has been five years in the making.

A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW

He was inspired by models he saw in architecture class that were created out of manila folders.

A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW
A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW

He measured, cut and glued tiny pieces of paper together… over and over and over.

A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW
A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW
A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW
A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW

He made every piece of the jet to scale (1:60).

A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW
A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW

Each seat would take him approximately 20 minutes to craft.

A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW

And those were just economy seats.

A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW

… there were lots of them.

A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW
A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW
A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW
A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW
A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW
A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW
A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW

The doors, engine, windows and seats were all perfect models of their bigger counterparts.

A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW
A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW
A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW
A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW
A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW

The doors and hatches worked like a charm.

A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW
A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW

Even if they required tweezers.

A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW

This attention to detail is unique. And mind-blowing.

A College Dropout Spent 5 Years Of His Life Doing This And It Was Worth Every Single Second WOW

Luca became so obsessed with this time-consuming project, he dropped out of his college classes to complete it. The engine, doorways, seats, landing gear, galley and sections of the plane were so meticulously created to scale, they all work. (The landing gear is even retractable.)

It’s hard to imagine spending this much time dedicated to anything, let alone building something so perfect. To see a video about this incredible process, visit Luca’s YouTube channel.

Source: Luca Iaconi-Stewart via time.com

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