[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Physics question

[Donald Cooke]

Take a sheet of 8.5 X 11 paper and fold it in half repeatedly. You'll
probably have trouble with the 7th fold and likely conclude that an 8th
fold is out of the question.


Don Cooke, Site 523, 603.219.9259


On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 4:28 PM Peter Albin via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us>
wrote:

> I could be very wrong but I did a back-of-the-envelope calculation (using
> a calculator) and came up with about 88 million miles almost to the sun!
>
> Assumptions
> 500 sheets to a ream of paper
> Ream Is 2.5 inches tall
>
> Peter
>
> On Sep 27, 2023, at 1:05 PM, Steve Parus via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us>
> wrote:
>
> 
> The change in diameter is equal to the change in circumference divided by
> pi.
>
> Another one: if a piece of paper is repeatedly folded in half 50 times,
> would its thickness reach the moon?
>
> Steve Parus
>
> On Sep 27, 2023, at 12:36 PM, arnold peterson via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us>
> wrote:
>
> 
> I pii meter.
>
> On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 12:28 PM Steve Isenberg via LCTG <
> lctg at lists.toku.us> wrote:
>
>> Gentlepeople,
>>
>> Here is a chance to do a calculation based on estimations.
>>
>> What would be the change in the circumference of the known universe if
>> the diameter were to be increased by 1 meter?
>>
>> -steve
>>
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