# Paper Sizes/Paper Airplanes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-sizes-paper-airplanes/339339>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [January 10, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-sizes-paper-airplanes/339339 "2006-01-10T18:07:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rocket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@Rocket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocket)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-sizes-paper-airplanes/339339/1 "2006-01-10T18:07:44Z")

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Of course the standard 8.5 X 11 paper size is so that you can make a decent paper airplane out of it.

[http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3\_017.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_017.html)

[http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3\_016.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_016.html)

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**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-sizes-paper-airplanes/339339/2 "2006-01-11T04:16:26Z")

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Of course :smack: ! _That_’s why only Americans can make decent paper planes!