re: If you folded a piece of paper 42 times, the thickness would reach to the moon

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I’m gonna need you to prove your work.

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2^42 was already mentioned, but to finish out the math:


A standard sheet of paper is about 0.004" thick
The thickness doubles each time you fold it in half, which is where 2^42 comes in
2^42 * 0.004 = 17,592,186,044" / 12 = 1,466,015,503' / 5,280 = 277,654 miles

And the moon is 238,900 miles away on average