2007-01-29 03:21:51 · 16 answers · asked by Mitch h 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
You can keep unfolding and folding it again as many times as you like, but if you mean folding it in half and then folding it in half again then the limit is about 6 - 7 if you are really strong but it won't usually fold flat or stay folded!
I saw them try this on an episode of Sky TVs "Brainiac" some time ago, and even with a really large sheet of paper and a steamroller, the answer is still only seven I think - even they couldn't manage eight!!
2007-01-29 03:39:37 · answer #1 · answered by Mental Mickey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people generally agree on some where between 7 and 9, but it really depends on how clearly the term 'fold' is.
Do you mean that the paper doubles back on itself fully, or that when the paper is unfolded again it leaves a visible fold mark?
If pushed, I'd say 8, regardless of paper size, though thinner papers like 'bank' paper can give you an extra fold.
2007-01-29 03:39:23 · answer #2 · answered by stuart 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
6 times
2007-01-29 03:31:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Indeed it is true - no matter how big or small the paper is, the mathematics behind it (thickness, size, reduction when folded tc) mean it is impossible to fold any more than 7 times. In fact very rarely have I even made it to 7! Not that I make a habit of trying of course ;)
2016-03-29 08:02:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
only 6 times
2007-01-29 18:04:08 · answer #5 · answered by Farzaneh H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
11
2007-01-29 03:29:58 · answer #6 · answered by Chrispy 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You can not fold a piece off paper any size eight times, it just is not possible if you fold in half each time.
2007-01-29 03:29:35 · answer #7 · answered by Loader2000 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
How Many Folds?
Fold the paper in half once. Then unfold it. Then fold it again. Then unfold it. Repeat until you have folded it ten times.
2007-01-29 03:30:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
36 times
2007-01-29 03:42:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
7 times, no matter what size the paper is!
2007-01-29 03:28:22 · answer #10 · answered by floss 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋