How Many Times Can We Fold This Paper?

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[BrettWMcCoy]

They did it on Mythbusters, with a piece of paper that was like 170' x 220', and even than going past 7 was not easy, but they got it to 11 folds using a steamroller and a forklift.

[garbonzobeanslover]

Scuffed micheal vsauce really thought he was getting 10 more

[jonathansuber]

You can definitely fold a piece of paper more than seven times it just has to be ridiculously big. Although you can easily do it with a full roll of toilet paper really easily. Because you know how long those things are.

[sydneymattingly]

Eventually its like bending a sheet of wood

[greggorr]

And now you know why they call it the Seven Fold Path.

[DenisRyan]

Theoretically, if you could go on flooding the paper, how thick would it be after 100 folds? I think you'll be surprised by the answer...

[owiec]

You lying. The Mythbusters got fold more than 7 times.

[ToddAdams]

Use a vise for the final fold. 😊

Experience talking here.