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The answer to that question was first understood and documented and proved by a Britney Gallivan.
She first had to make a definition of what a fold was (bending paper over is not true folding) Then went on to find out why paper had a limit. The answer is each time paper is folded there is less paper left to contribute to the next folding.
A lot of complex math was reduced to the final formulas on her web site. She published the work to have it critiques by college professors and skeptics who agreed with her results.
The paper is increased in thickness by double each time it is folded in half.Look the diagrams carefully at her site and you will see how the edges of folded paper are not actually contributing to the actual stacked folding. The number of times a piece of paper, or other non compressible material, is not 7 but only limited by the dimensions of the paper. She folded paper and gold in half twelve times.
She was a consultant to the Mythbusters TV program that folded 17 taped sheets of paper some 11 times.
Discovery channel:
Mythbusters: episode 72:Original airdate: January 24, 2007 "seven folds"
It was impossible to fold a piece of letter-sized (8.5" × 11", 216 mm × 279 mm) 20 lb (75 g/m²) copy paper with perpendicular folds more than seven times. The thickness of the paper grew geometrically with each successive fold, and after the seventh fold the paper was just too thick to fold without breaking. Breaking the rules of the challenge, Grant showed that folding a particularly thin sheet of paper in the same direction 4 times then 4 times the other way, it is possible to fold the paper 8 times. The MythBusters then laid out a football field-sized sheet of interconnected paper (170 ft × 220 ft, 51.8 m × 67.1 m), and due to the reduction of its area-to-thickness ratio (and with help from a steam roller and a forklift), were able to perpendicularly fold the paper 11 times. Other methods of folding a piece of paper (such as with alternating folds) proved able to break the fold threshold of 7 for letter-sized paper, and perpendicular folds of more than 7 are theoretically possible with thinner paper.
The paper is bound by the visible universe, so it should be seen that this question begins with an improper premise. The visible universe is but a tiny portion of a percentage of the entire universe; and so a more pointed question might be aimed at how we view it.
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Did a high-school graduate solve the paper-folding problem by folding a piece of paper twelve times?
Think about it, a single piece of paper that is folded 12 times would end up being 2 raised to the 11th power in thickness. It's one of those problems that seems easy, but in reality doesn't make sense. Within just a few folds, you aren't really "folding" the paper any more, it's more like "bending" it, and besides, the original piece of paper would need to be quite large so that you could keep folding it. IN ADDITION: If you fold a piece of paper 7 times, you have expended the area that you have to fold. So unless you have supernatural abilities, you cannot make more folds, if you have any more, tell me.
How thick would be a piece of paper folded 103 times?
Depends how you fold it, but if you fold in such a way that each folding doubles the thickness, that would be 2 to the power 103 times the thickness of a single sheet. (You CAN'T do that with any real paper.)
How can you make your own barrie j davies sculpture?
1. Take an A4 piece of paper and fold it in half. 2. Write you name on it somewhere. 3. Fold it in half again. 4. Fold it again in half. 5. Then turn the paper around and fold it in half. 6. Fold it again in half. 7. Write a name of something that makes you happy on it 8. Fold it in half again. 9. Fold it again in half. 10. Then turn the paper around and fold it in half. 11. Fold it again in half. 12. Write today’s date on it. 13. Fold it again in half. 14. Unfold all of the folds. 15. Screw it up into a ball. 16. Throw it in the bin.
How do you fold a piece of paper 10 times?
AnswerA piece of paper can be folded ten times by simply following the simple procedure in a simple way which is simply given below.Steps for folding a paper ten times.First of all take a piece of paper.Now, slowly make a fold in the paper.Press tightly to form a crease.Now, move on for the second fold.Be patient don't be in a hurry!!!!!If you are in a hurry, you may commit a mistake which might make you pay a lot afterwards. So, be very careful.Now, it's good time for the 3rd fold.Ensure that the 3rd fold is done properly.Always make straight lines while folding.Now, move on with your forth fold.Don't think that now you can just skip the remaining procedure as you have understood what to do. Always read the warning section and the guidelines section carefully.Now, it's high time for your 5th fold.After the 5th fold, it's time for the sixth one, so don't waste time and do it sincerely.Now, what are you thinking of????Yes, you have got it right. It's the correct time for the 7th fold..Now, be careful as the real tough thing starts now.If you want, take physical and mental rest for 10-15 minutes as one small mistake will make everything go wrong.Don't sleep in between....I hope you would be felling better after the rest.O.K. take a deep breath in and get ready for the eight fold.Don't panic!!Have hope in yourself, it is not at all hard, you can do anything and everything you wish to.Ninth fold is to be done now.Now, it's the last part of it - the tenth fold, just do it-you can do it-it's your aim and goal in life.Congratulations!!!!!!!!! you have done it!!!!!!!! it's party time. Don't forget to invite me.I knew it that you would be surely able to do it.Precautions and warnings:-Don't take a fresh paper. Take a old and used paper for the activity and try to consume less paper. In this, way you would save paper.After the activity, don't burn the paper. The paper can be recycled and reused.Don't think that it is easy and don't skip any of the steps.Share this with all your near and dear ones.Take the guidelines and help of a elder (Your parent, guardian or teacher) inn case of any doubts.All the Best and do well!OR GO TO http://www.pomonahistorical.org/12times.htm FOR A NOT SWEAT SOLUTION
How do you make origami count dooku?
Fold bottom paper back fold both sides in half fold top down fold top corners back not to big!DRAW
If you fold a piece of paper in half 50 times how tall would it be?
You can't fold a piece of paper 50 times
How many times can you fold an A4 piece of paper in half?
It is generally believed that an A4 piece of paper can be folded in half approximately seven to eight times due to the thickness of the paper increasing with each fold, making it increasingly difficult to fold further.
If you fold a piece of paper 20 times how many layers will there be?
If you could physically fold a piece of paper in half 20 times, it would result in 2^20 layers, which is equal to 1,048,576 layers. However, due to physical limitations, it is practically impossible to fold a piece of paper that many times.
How many times can you fold an A1 piece of paper?
6
How do you fold a snowflake?
snowflakes have 6 sides, so you fold the piece of paper 3 times.
If a piece of paper is folded 9 times how many sections will there be?
It's physically impossible to fold a piece of paper more than 7 times.
How many times would you have to fold a 1 mm thick piece of paper to reach the moon?
It would take 42 times to fold an average 8.5 by 11 piece of paper to reach the moon!<3
What is the limit of even folds you can fold in a piece of paper?
7-8 times
How do you make paper claws?
Get a square piece of paper. Fold it into a triangle (diagnol half) two times.Then, fold it 3 times. Then,fold the little thing in, and you're done.
Why cant you fold a piece of paper more than 7 times?
You can. The present record is 12 times
How many times do you need to fold a piece of paper to make it reach to the moon?
42
If you fold a piece of paper in half 9 times how many sections would there be?
512
