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MathXplosion
The Impossible Folding Paper
Why can a regular sheet of paper be folded only about six times? Mathemagician Eric tries his hand at busting this folding paper myth. It's not magic... it's math! The Educational Gist: This episode is about the power of repeated multiplication. By folding a sheet of paper in half, over and over, the layers and the thickness of the paper increases exponentially. Find out how many times a sheet of paper can actually be folded!