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So, when I was a kid, my mom could never find a working flashlight because I was always taking them apart and using pieces for experiments. I'll bet this guy's mom had the same problem. 😂
As long as the blades are distributed evenly-ish, ensuring some blade overlap, it would function. 4 blades stacked next to each other probably wouldn't work though, as the first would bump into the last as it closes.