Alcoblog Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 I had the telly on last night but was paying no attention as was on the phone. I did however hear someone asking 'if it were possible to fold a piece of paper in half, then half again, and again, and again ... etc, presuming the paper is 0.1 mm thick, how many times would you have to fold it to reach the Moon?' I'm not sure if they gave the answer (still on phone), but was intrigued enough to work it out. The answer was very surprising! Anyone else know any flabbergasting facts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampent Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 I had the telly on last night but was paying no attention as was on the phone. I did however hear someone asking 'if it were possible to fold a piece of paper in half, then half again, and again, and again ... etc, presuming the paper is 0.1 mm thick, how many times would you have to fold it to reach the Moon?' I'm not sure if they gave the answer (still on phone), but was intrigued enough to work it out. The answer was very surprising! Anyone else know any flabbergasting facts? NO! FACT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoPro Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 You can fold a piece of paper a maximum of 16 times. FACT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 You can fold a piece of paper a maximum of 16 times. FACT! Erm ... I did say 'If it were possible' ... f*c*! (BTW ... If you folded a piece of paper 16 times (presuming it's 0.1 mm thick, it would be 7m thick!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hardie Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 You can fold a piece of paper a maximum of 16 times. FACT! Depends entirely on the size of the piece of paper. Sixteen times would require a very large piece. Perhaps larger than what is manufacturable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoPro Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Depends entirely on the size of the piece of paper. Sixteen times would require a very large piece. Perhaps larger than what is manufacturable. Nope. Doesn't matter if you have a blue Rizla or a 266 gm/M^2 A4 sheet. Go ahead and try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Food Analysis, Chemistry and Technology (Fact) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampent Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Food Analysis, Chemistry and Technology (Fact) Farting Around, Chuffing and Tendens = FACT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mym8scallmeh Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 You cant snap a strand of dry spaghetti into 2 pieces, it always breaks in to 3 bits( or so I have been told) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 You cant snap a strand of dry spaghetti into 2 pieces, it always breaks in to 3 bits( or so I have been told) Just tried it with Sainsbury's Linguine ... dead easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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