Ikea is a great place to go if you want to test the limits of your forbearance, but some of the items there are actually good deals---like the Lack table that everyone seems to have.
The $10 items can be used as a nightstand, a coffee table, or whatever.
However, as this video from National Geographic and these Reddit posts show, the tables are basically filled with cardboard. But it’s a special type of cardboard that is shaped like a honeycomb.

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This National Geographic video shows how they’re made:
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