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A trio of origami and paper plane building enthusiasts recently obliterated (xóa sạch, xóa mờ; phá hủy hoàn toàn, làm tiêu tan) the world record (kỷ lục thế giới) for the farthest paper plane flight by achieving a jaw-dropping distance of 77.134 m (252 ft 7 in).

On April 16, 2022, at an indoor sports venue in Daegu, South Korea, Kim Kyu Tae managed to shatter the world record for the longest paper plane flight with each one of his eight throws. The previous record of 69.14 m (226 ft 10 in) set by Joe Ayoob and John M. Collins had been standing for a decade, but Kim managed to break it on all of his eight measured attempts (71.813 m being the shortest and 77.134 m being the farthest). But Kim was just one part of a trio who worked hard on designing and building this simple-looking but remarkable paper plane.

Kim Kyu Tae is one of the best paper plane throwers in the world, but even his rocket-powered arm can do little to break world records if the design of the plane and the build quality are lacking. That’s where his partners, Chee Yie Jian, who designed the plane, and fellow South Korean, Shin Moo Joon, who was tasked with folding the paper, come in. Together, they became an unstoppable force.

Interestingly, Chee, who hails from Malaysia, wasn’t present in Daegu for the record-breaking event, and he has never even met his two colleagues in person before. The paper plane building community is apparently global, and they were able to coordinate and lay out their plans online.