Fold Paper to the Moon
    Earth & Space

    Fold Paper to the Moon

    A sheet of paper is a tenth of a millimetre thick — but every fold doubles it. Watch a folded-paper tower rocket past you, a house, the Burj Khalifa and the edge of space, until 42 folds reach the Moon. That's exponential growth.

    How many folds to reach the Moon?

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