2006-09-13 04:48:33 · 10 answers · asked by Floyd1970 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
I hate to break your bubble but it has been proven that paper can indeed be folded more than eight times. The link I've provided shows not only the photo of the girl who did it, but gives formulas on how to determine the exact limit to how many folds can be done to any paper of various sizes.
2006-09-13 04:56:36 · answer #1 · answered by Krynne 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You Can Fold A Piece Of Paper More Than 8 Times. You Forgot To Say 8 Times In Half, But You Can. They Did It On This Show Called Brainiac On G4 Tv They Folded It More Than 8 Times
2006-09-13 11:55:22 · answer #2 · answered by A Person 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't fold a piece of paper IN HALF more than 8 or 9 times because each time you make a fold, you are doubling the thickness that you have to fold next.
Think of it this way (or try it for yourself)... the first unfolded sheet has a thickness of 2^0, which is 1.
After 1 fold, you now have 2^1 thicknesses, which is 2.
After 2 folds, you have 2^2 thicknesses, which is 4.
Continue this up to the 9th fold, which is 2^9 thicknesses, which is 512. So, after you have folded the sheet in half 9 times, if you try to go for 10 you are trying to fold more than a ream of paper!
As you can see, the thicknesses increase exponentially, making 8 or 9 folds pretty much the limit.
Of course, if you use really really thin paper, you might be able to get one or maybe two extra folds in, but it would still be pretty difficult.
2006-09-13 12:02:49 · answer #3 · answered by Jared Z 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The limit that has been reached to date is 12 times. Here's a link explaining the rest, but there's an equation for the physical limit to which any piece of material can be folded (paper being the primary material in this case, I suppose):
http://pomonahistorical.org/12times.htm
2006-09-13 12:11:22 · answer #4 · answered by Angela 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm sure some girl in the US of A folded a piece of paper 12 times
2006-09-13 11:52:11 · answer #5 · answered by Useless 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The fold is in the eye of the beholder! Define a fold...if you mean creases in the paper, ball it up, fold it back out and count the creases. I bet it is more than 8 times!
Or, simply put, buy a piece of paper that is larger than 8"x10". I assume that is the size you are folding.
Basically, why limit yourself! Physics is so much more than limitations.
2006-09-13 11:52:48 · answer #6 · answered by escapingmars 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I have and you can fold it more than 8 times.
2006-09-13 11:51:16 · answer #7 · answered by kekeke 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
mass X fold = 8
2006-09-13 11:50:37 · answer #8 · answered by blank 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i think there's this girl who was able to fold a newspaper 9 times. i've seen this somewhere. try searching world records
2006-09-13 11:50:51 · answer #9 · answered by c3dr1c 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
just one of those clever little things that can't be done!
2006-09-13 11:50:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋