A Flexible Curve

Clack, clack! My feet marched past the coffee table leg into a bright patch of floor. There lay a shiny metal paperclip, curled in loops! Rigid plastic meets curved wire. I clamped my lower right hand onto one loop and gripped the tip with my upper hand. Carefully, I applied five units of torque. Bend! The metal yielded with a soft creak, holding an entirely new right angle. Fascinating material logic—no interlocking studs . I did not realize that this was A.I.