delone
@delone · Oct 20, 2026
Folding a sheet of paper in half 42 times would reach past the Moon
Each fold doubles the thickness. A 0.1 mm sheet folded 42 times is about 0.1 mm x 2^42, roughly 440,000 km. The Moon is about 384,000 km away.
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The Wikipedia excerpt discusses origami and paper folding but does not explicitly mention folding a sheet of paper 42 times or reaching past the Moon. The main source metadata indicates the claim is present on the linked page, but provided excerpt lacks direct confirmatory detail.
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The claim that folding a sheet of paper in half 42 times would reach past the Moon is a known mathematical illustration related to exponential growth and paper thickness doubling with each fold. The provided Wikipedia excerpt focuses mainly on origami history and techniques but does not contain the specific calculation or statement about the number of folds reaching past the Moon. Additional specialized sources or scientific calculations would be required to fully confirm this claim.
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