![Paper Folding to the Moon. How many times would you have to fold a… | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Medium Paper Folding to the Moon. How many times would you have to fold a… | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1300/1*Amvp5CwsYdhW87qDkDWoDQ.jpeg)
Paper Folding to the Moon. How many times would you have to fold a… | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Medium
![UberFacts on Twitter: "If you could fold a piece of paper 42 times, it would reach the moon. http://t.co/Rpdd2xspni" / Twitter UberFacts on Twitter: "If you could fold a piece of paper 42 times, it would reach the moon. http://t.co/Rpdd2xspni" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BcyDOO6IIAAsaDl.jpg:large)
UberFacts on Twitter: "If you could fold a piece of paper 42 times, it would reach the moon. http://t.co/Rpdd2xspni" / Twitter
![If a paper were folded 42 times, how is it possible that it would reach the moon if the distance from Earth to the moon is greater than the paper? - Quora If a paper were folded 42 times, how is it possible that it would reach the moon if the distance from Earth to the moon is greater than the paper? - Quora](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-e508c65ee5bee25ea54bd5c3b513bcc2.webp)
If a paper were folded 42 times, how is it possible that it would reach the moon if the distance from Earth to the moon is greater than the paper? - Quora
![Request] Will folding a standard printer paper in half forty-two times make the paper thick enough to reach the moon? : r/theydidthemath Request] Will folding a standard printer paper in half forty-two times make the paper thick enough to reach the moon? : r/theydidthemath](https://i.redd.it/89rvy84vi1fz.jpg)
Request] Will folding a standard printer paper in half forty-two times make the paper thick enough to reach the moon? : r/theydidthemath
If a paper were folded 42 times, how is it possible that it would reach the moon if the distance from Earth to the moon is greater than the paper? - Quora
If a paper were folded 42 times, how is it possible that it would reach the moon if the distance from Earth to the moon is greater than the paper? - Quora
What is the mathematical explanation that when we fold a paper 42 times it will be thick enough to reach the moon? - Quora
![SigmaXL on Twitter: "Did you know if you folded a regular piece of notebook paper in half 42 times, it would be thick enough to reach the moon? Learn more -- https://t.co/RTAt5cJG1m SigmaXL on Twitter: "Did you know if you folded a regular piece of notebook paper in half 42 times, it would be thick enough to reach the moon? Learn more -- https://t.co/RTAt5cJG1m](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dv_g6MaXQAAVuPN.jpg)
SigmaXL on Twitter: "Did you know if you folded a regular piece of notebook paper in half 42 times, it would be thick enough to reach the moon? Learn more -- https://t.co/RTAt5cJG1m
![Just can't picture it - If you could fold a piece of paper in half 42 times, it would be thick enough to reach the moon. A standard sheet of paper is Just can't picture it - If you could fold a piece of paper in half 42 times, it would be thick enough to reach the moon. A standard sheet of paper is](https://imageproxy.ifunny.co/crop:x-20,resize:640x,quality:90x75/images/5079ab385d446f0e244da9076ee342e8387b4fe2129ea3822ce80e702b088f97_1.jpg)
Just can't picture it - If you could fold a piece of paper in half 42 times, it would be thick enough to reach the moon. A standard sheet of paper is
![If you fold a piece of 0.099mm-thick paper 103 times, the thickness of that paper will be larger than the observable Universe - 9GAG If you fold a piece of 0.099mm-thick paper 103 times, the thickness of that paper will be larger than the observable Universe - 9GAG](https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/aXxB269_460s.jpg)
If you fold a piece of 0.099mm-thick paper 103 times, the thickness of that paper will be larger than the observable Universe - 9GAG
![Curiosity on Twitter: "This folding paper to the moon brain teaser is an e.g. of #exponentialgrowth https://t.co/ASQx84Esgp @republicofmath https://t.co/7ACU4aGOej" / Twitter Curiosity on Twitter: "This folding paper to the moon brain teaser is an e.g. of #exponentialgrowth https://t.co/ASQx84Esgp @republicofmath https://t.co/7ACU4aGOej" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CrozhlgUsAAnPR9.jpg)
Curiosity on Twitter: "This folding paper to the moon brain teaser is an e.g. of #exponentialgrowth https://t.co/ASQx84Esgp @republicofmath https://t.co/7ACU4aGOej" / Twitter
![If you could fold a piece of paper 42 times, the thickness would be enough to reach the moon. 81 folds and your paper will be 127,786 light-years, almost as thick as If you could fold a piece of paper 42 times, the thickness would be enough to reach the moon. 81 folds and your paper will be 127,786 light-years, almost as thick as](https://i.redd.it/oqc5546rmez91.jpg)