Paper Folding Question.

[squidgelet10]

Greetings each.
Can any genius please tell me exactly why it is impossible to fold even the thinnest sheet of paper in half, in half, in half more than eight times?
Be good!
Cheers.

[Tom Braider]

It's not impossible. http://www.abc.net.au...005/12/21/1523497.htm

[factor-fiction]

When you make a fold one half of the paper doesn't lie exactly flat over the other half. The crease is more like a semicircle.
It is easier if you use thinner paper such as newspaper or toilet paper but 8 folds is still very difficult. To make it easier you need to change the direction of the fold between each folding operation

[jake-the-peg]

Great article Tom thanks

and here's Britney with 1.2Km of paper folded 12 times

http://www.google.co....Z2rDA&ved=0CB8Q9QEwAg

[wildwood]

That's a lot of loo paper.!!

[mibn2cweus]

And yet 'The Great Debate' rages on as ever still . . .

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