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In this twitter proof we will see how the exponential function can mess up with objects from our daily lives!..
Claim: with less than 50 folds, a piece of paper will be so thick that it will cover the distance from the Earth to the Moon.
Twitter proof: a common sheet of paper is 0.1mm thick. If we fold it once, it becomes 0.2mm thick. Folding twice, 0.4mm. Folding 49 times, the paper becomes 249×0.1mm thick, which is around 5.63×1013mm or 5.63×107km, 141 times the distance from the Earth to the Moon (398818km).
Claim: with less than 50 folds, a piece of paper will be so thick that it will cover the distance from the Earth to the Moon.
Twitter proof: a common sheet of paper is 0.1mm thick. If we fold it once, it becomes 0.2mm thick. Folding twice, 0.4mm. Folding 49 times, the paper becomes 249×0.1mm thick, which is around 5.63×1013mm or 5.63×107km, 141 times the distance from the Earth to the Moon (398818km).
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Twitter proof: folding my way to the moon
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September 24, 2018
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