12 times
The current world paper-folding record belongs to California high school student Britney Gallivan, who in 2002 managed to fold a 1.2km-long piece of tissue paper 12 times.
Can you fold a piece of paper 10 times?
On 27 January 2002, high school student, Britney Gallivan, of Pomona, California, USA, folded a single piece of paper in half 12 times and was the first person to fold a single piece paper in half 9, 10, 11, and 12 times.
How many times can you fold a piece of paper until it reaches the moon?
Jesus Diaz from Gizmodo has reported some wild numbers: 30 folds will get you to space, because your paper will be now 100 km high. 42 folds will get you to the Moon. 81 folds and your paper will be 127,786 light-years, almost as thick as the Andromeda Galaxy.
Can a piece of paper reach the moon?
If you were to fold a piece of paper in half 42 times, it would reach the moon. Several of those around the table scoffed at this, exclaiming that a single sheet of paper was simply too thin to have its thickness reach any substantial amount after only a few dozen folds.
How many times do you have to fold a piece of paper to go to the moon?
You would need to fold the piece of paper 45 times for it to be thick enough to reach the moon.
How tall would a piece of paper be if folded 10 times?
10 folds and the paper will be about the width of a hand. 23 folds will get you to one kilometer—3,280 feet. 30 folds will get you to space. Your paper will be now 100 kilometers high.
How long would a piece of paper be if you folded it 50 times?
Exponential growth. Each time you fold a piece of paper, you double the thickness. So, a paper that has been folded 50 times will be as thick as 250 pieces of paper (About 1 quadrillion, or 1,000,000,000,000,000).
How many times do you have to fold a piece of paper for it to go to the moon?
How thick would a piece of paper be if it was folded 100 times?
With just over 100 folds, the thickness of the paper would be equal to 93 billion light-years.
