What if You Fold A Paper 42 Times?

What will happen if you fold a piece of infinitely long paper 42 times? How tall will it get? Let's find out.
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[@Dalmations4Eva]

No?

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@@Dalmations4Eva HEHEHEHHEHHEHHEEHHEH

[@mrcrazyclever]

I Watched It. I Bet If Earth Was A Grain Of Sand The Universe Would Be Bigger Than The Earth!

[@Cyr0_]

I almost fainted of the thumbnail haha. And the way you fold if you dont know this search on google neal.fun and thats it.

[@Dalmations4Eva]

@@therealnutz7334 What's so funny? Nuts?

[@dontcheckmychannel7079]

Mr Scientific: *Fold A Large Paper* Me: *Fold a normal A4 Paper*

[@disrespecc9678]

GDX Gaming 404 that’s enormous

[@swatcho]

You can fold only 7 times

[@TampaBoi-nh5kh]

I checked ur channel..

[@phanglertheangler2812]

GDX Gaming 404 A0.1 paper is very big

[@jhonsillosanchez8494]

@@GaxiDX an A0.1 paper would be humongous

[@voidless43]

Not even a infinitely folded paper could describe how many braincells I lost from this.

[@butterminecart]

How is this even possible and how can someone know this without proof?

[@user-ki7qh5rc4h]

butterminecart You just have to double the thickness of the paper each time so it’s basically 0.1mm X 2^42

[@louiesatterwhite3885]

@@butterminecart its mathematical conjecture. If you fold a paper over itself, its thickness doubles. For the purpose of this video, we are imagining an infinitely long piece of paper so that it would theoretically be possible to infinitely fold it. We are also ignoring other factors that would prevent this. It would not be possible in real life, but still fun to think about.

[@uncolorr]

?

[@checkdescriptionordontrepl2897]

*how many braincells you gained

[@NoName-ll5zp]

Everyone is talking about how thick the paper would be but... No one cares how small it would be.

[@bastibob660]

Napoleon Singh its infinity long so its still infinity

[@justsomeguyontheinternet5917]

Basti Zeiler no

[@bastibob660]

Just some guy on the internet why no?

[@souryachodisetty747]

We can't listen to every foolish guy in the internet

[@Someone-zu4qc]

@@justsomeguyontheinternet5917 What do you mean? It said it at the start!

[@azerg0772]

Dont waste money by making rocketship to go in moon Just fold a paper in 42 you can reach the moon 🌑

[@pauliesamantha8970]

Make sure to bring a space suit

[@BLACLUB733]

How tf you climb it though

[@jairus6074]

@@BLACLUB733 Not only you were serious about folding a paper 42 times irl, but also about how you're gonna climb it, tf?

[@lilmanq7746]

eXcienta lmao

[@theguywhocriticizeorlikesp8833]

@@BLACLUB733 its a joke

[@MickyRedTS]

cool, let me fold the paper to oblivion

[@CollectorOfKnowledge.]

No No You Should Fold A Paper To A Googol Thats 10^10^100

[@Ceasar345]

@@CollectorOfKnowledge. Haha XD 😆

[@spaghetticat7578]

@@CollectorOfKnowledge. that's a googolplex :/

[@Basil-Headspace]

1^10^100^1000

[@spaghetticat7578]

@@Basil-Headspace I don't even know if that is a number

[@spinn..]

Ok Wish me good luck I’m gonna go to the moon

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get a astronaut suit before going

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@@Lepsuzzz New objective: Head to the NASA building and trespass the security.

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Ok..bro..died

[@joemama-xm4xv]

Wish me good luck Im gonna go outside the universe (If you fold paper 103 times it'd be bigger than the observable universe)

[@SonGoku-fy3xd]

Good luck

[@tom5379]

Me and the bois trying to fold a paper airplane:

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Hello old random comments

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[@tyron7053]

"Imagine having infinite paper and fold it multiple times" Me : whait that illegal

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Whait

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Whait a minute

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True

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I almost fainted when i saw the thumbnail lmao

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[@cancerdude_2207]

Why spend billions on spaceships when you can use a piece of paper to go to the moon

[@nactoby]

You will fall back to earth if not use space ship Believe in Gravity

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Puddle mommy @04 P

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I thought I could smell a woooosh

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@@nactoby is this stone ocean reference?

[@adedolapoosinloye2264]

Do u think that much paper is Gina be cheap

[@Sid-dm3sq]

Me: folds paper and goes to another galaxy NASA: WTF am I a joke ?

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lolllll😂😂

[@Zxiiozn]

Just in case if astronauts are lost in space

[@beastxfort7080]

😂😂

[@DeathhhStarrr]

lol. lets not forget that the paper need to be larger than the sun it self to be able to fold 42 times.

[@sebantimitra6814]

Yes nasa

[@lol-zw5sm]

Imagine that happening with only one piece of paper

[@rimshakhan6919]

50 years later, the height of a sky scraper. 600 years later, the length all the way to Neptune

[@VortexBricks]

9000000000 yrs later you will reach the end of universe

[@Raiun313]

Titan your pretty dumb the universe expands it can never be reached by anyone/anything scientists have tried they died while trying

[@pauliesamantha8970]

@@Raiun313 he/she was just making a joke

[@pauliesamantha8970]

1000000000000000000000000000 years later, it'll reach Andromeda

[@frenzy874]

It grows exponential so it will cross our galaxy much sooner than 600 years maybe in some days and in few more folds it will reach Andromeda galaxy

[@dy7296]

Nobody: Paper: "You underestimate my folding power."

[@martynaspukis1408]

Noone Litteraly noone Me: i can reach moon now! Everyone:how? Me:just give me a paper and some time

[@DeathhhStarrr]

Lets not forget the paper need to be larger than asia continent

[@turtlenado2182]

Noone: Literally noone: Martynaspukis: noone

[@fractor]

No one not noone

[@Plash14]

To put it simply, imagine folding to molecular sized level and having that long stream of atom molecules that the paper consists of, stretching across space to infinity. Now does it make sense why it gets taller? You're welcome!!

[@justinfiber646]

Ok now it makes sense XD

[@blockburst376]

wait what?

[@ygambrose2508]

Plash14 (Anime on Piano) he’s saying it goes on forever the atoms keep folding its very possible just unlikely

[@feras_133]

All u have to say is the more u fold the more it gets lapsed on each other so then it gets thicker

[@DeputyFish]

@@feras_133 or literally (2x2=4). {works better} but that would blow peoples heads off

[@Death_is_Crimson]

Nasa:let's go to moon Paper:I'm gonna end this man's whole career Edit:thank you everyone for so much likes and replies.I have never got this much.

[@pewdipie9053]

lmao lol

[@HorstMeddel]

You could begin a new career with folding paper XD

[@tamimplayz]

🤣🤣🤣

[@DeathhhStarrr]

Lets not forget the paper need to be larger than USA

[@Someone-zu4qc]

Lol XD so true

[@BurnUpGaming]

This went from an egg to a blue whale too quickly

[@nadaplays4910]

Fake

[@papej3290]

@@nadaplays4910 ?

[@zixxen7212]

That dramatic music tho 😂

[@nihalhashim]

my freind : nasa is giving a space travel to one of the lucky participant finaly I can go to space me: hey take the pepar from the caboard

[@killerqueen1059]

*imagine if this guy folding a giant paper into a giant paper plane*

[@acemasinsin64mp]

Can human ride on it?

[@disrespecc9678]

It would immediately fall in most circumstances

[@trulyfog]

If this were to happen, which it wouldn’t, then the width of the paper would be that of a hydrogen atom (with a piece of A4 Paper). So yeah, with our current technology, this is impossible. Also, remember that the area of the paper doesn’t change. So if you wanted a big enough piece of paper, it would have to be able to reach the moon while on its side. It _is_ fun to think about, though.

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Teacher: test isn’t that confusing The test:

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5:21 is what you are looking for

[@dijarkio2699]

Damn that paper thicc boi

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*T H I C C*

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*V E R Y T H I C C*

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*T H E T H I C C E S T*

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*T* *H* *I* *C* *C*

[@rexnadar5627]

This is called compound effect..

[@milan_duy]

Nobody: Me: "I can't even fold a paper 7 times"

[@ken-sl4te]

Lol

[@expired223]

I could only fold it 6 times

[@lordpillows762]

I cant even fold It 1 time

[@aieranimations9810]

@@lordpillows762 You can, folding a paper isnt like riding a bike its alot easier then that

[@ilooklikeagorilla5106]

aier animations wdym

[@monstergamer1647]

It’s literally impossible for me because the paper ends up getting smaller and thicker

[@DarthVader-mp5qp]

dumb smh

[@matthewmehring5946]

@@BearFingerz why do you think it's a simulation? it couldn't happen in real life. Unless you had a massive paper

[@vanessaverdoodt2078]

Matthew Mehring i agree. Probably like the size of a house or somrthing

[@absurdpotato4004]

ChunkyNeko lmao not the size of a house they needed a paper the size of a football stadium just to fold it 9 times cuz of how hard it is to fold it after a certain point

[@holyroller67]

My expectations for further folds: 43 Folds: Reaches Mars 44 Folds: Reaches Jupiter 45 Folds: Reaches Uranus 46 Folds: Reaches Pluto 47 Folds: Reaches Eris 48 Folds: Reaches Sedna *52 Folds:* Reaches the start of the Oort Cloud *54 Folds:* Reaches the end of the Oort Cloud *55 Folds:* Reaches Proxima Centauri *58 Folds:* Reaches Sirius B *61 Folds:* Reaches Altair, Alphard and Vega *65 Folds:* Reaches VY Canis Majoris *69 (nice) Folds:* Reaches UY Scuti *79 Folds:* Reaches Milky Way's Radius *82 Folds:* Reaches Andromeda's Radius *87 Folds:* Reaches the Andromeda Galaxy *90 Folds:* Reaches IC 1101 Radius *92 Folds:* Reaches Local Group Radius *97 Folds:* Reaches Virgo Supercluster Radius *99 Folds:* Reaches Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall Radius *105 Folds: Reaches Observable Universe Radius* *200+ Folds:* Reaches Universe Radius Disclaimer: These are made by my estimations, not true facts. And this took a while to make, so I do insist you take a look at the whole thing.

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[@shototodoroki5496]

given a paper large enough and enough energy You can fold it As many times as you want If you fold 103 times (only if you could) The thickness of your paper will be larger than the observable Universe 93 Billion Light years Yes on folding The paper 42 times It would reach the moon

[@Someone-zu4qc]

@Katherine Wilson Wow your math is alot better than mine, good job and thanks for explaining!!!😊😊😊

[@Javi228]

I’d need to tell NASA about that

[@jjrollplaysroblox]

My brain bring suitcase and open my head and leave me after this vid.

[@StephenCurryob]

if you fold the paper 103 times, it's the length of the observable universe

[@YusanTV_]

Me: So why do we even need nasa to make rockets can’t they just make paper

[@pritammondal9708]

You don't know that u can't fold a paper more than 7 times

[@774game]

wooosh

[@jasonstarrising]

Pritam Mondal U dum

[@h2oh926]

Using paper is dumb you would take to much time folding it just build a pole

[@zlvess]

Ppl really don’t understand it’s a joke😔

[@anonymous-hf2nx]

2042 what happens when you fold a paper 420,000 times

[@anonymous-ey3wx]

Itd be a number so big that it cant even be described

[@heizenspin]

bruh why is nasa making more and more of these giant spaceships just fold a piece of paper 42 times lmao smh

[@Someone-zu4qc]

But can they make a piece of paper that is super duper giant? 🤔🤔🤔 If they can, that would be amazing! Everybody can go to space now!😀😀😀

[@BLACLUB733]

I wonder how heavy that would be...

[@Fantom2031]

It won't be heavy, it will be extra extra extra thin. But still the same weight.

[@TheJJStudios]

I folded my paper 42 times and it barely reached the top of my room

[@jasonpanoff479]

I can’t even fold a paper twice without somehow hurting myself.

[@RedJet99]

It's gonna take me awhile to find all of the pieces of my brain after it shattered by watching this...

[@purpletophat2709]

Me: tries out Also me: bruh the most possible is 10 folds

[@youngbro2155]

I think its 7

[@unknownmf2599]

7

[@purpletophat2709]

young bro ok

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Can Gerek ok

[@Raiun313]

Once I did toilet paper 35 times it was as flat as a pancake

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Imagine if someone would actually do this, pretty epic

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I just thought of this!!!

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it seems like something mr beast would do

[@lecatto1861]

Kinda impossible.

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Mrbeast would do it

[@copperisareallygoodmetal]

Can someone explain!? I don’t get it, your turning it small. So how it’s it turning sooooo big!?!??!

[@DeathhhStarrr]

The height is getting doubled every fold. Thats why you can fold more than 7 times. You need a paper that are larger than the earth it self to reach moon

[@RyokaDW]

It's getting taller but thinner

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FireBlazer. Smart

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@@RyokaDW eating the same amount of food on your bowl or plate you did like 5 years ago bub??🤔

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@@devinwutup5778 um _what_

[@rehanalam8213]

I remember when this paper was smaller than a string of hair

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*NOW we can make paper plans to fly into the moon.*

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Put it on X2 speed, it will save you much time.

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This is basically 1+1=2, 2+2=4 It’s basically A+A=B, B+B=C, C+C=D

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Who had fold the paper really 👇

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[@brawl1488]

how can a small paper fold like 30 times and u can go to space or i just have loosen brain cells

[@bhing182]

Well yes but actually no

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Mr. Scientific, how did you get to know about the lengths. Did you actually try it or did you estimate????

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welp 1 whole sheet of paper is 80 leaves lmao

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Lmao to create a paper like that takes nearly 2 life spans and to fold it again it takes 1 life span of humans...😹😹

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I never thought 42 folds of a average paper would be so big,good job

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So your telling me I can go to the moon on a piece of paper? Imma head right out to find this paper

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This looks interesting especially that he shows how thick it is

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3:00 suprised me alot i mean alot 3:29 suprised me more 3:36 suprised me alot more 3:51 suprised me alot 4:04 suprised me suuuuper alot 4:18 just suprised me by 10000000 times 4:26 wow 4:34 wow 4:40 ahhhhhh wow 4:47 oof 4:55 wow wow wow 5:00 wow wow wow wow 5:08 ok wowowow 5:17 ok thats the end

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Imagine your surprise when you realise surprise has two R's in it.

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You need to have 100x the power of hulk to do that so we ain't getting to moon folding paper

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Who needs rocket ships when you can just climb a very long piece of paper to space?

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A papaer can be that tall???

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I dont belive thi FLIP Like BRUHHHHH WE CAN REACH THE MOON?!?!?!?! LIKE WHAT?!?! That means when we wanna go to the moon we can just fold papers we no need rockets mala mockets

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This is true and you can climb with it you just need looking paper to be able to climb it

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Gravity:lol no

[@bhing182]

Oxygen when your on the moon: adios (unless you have spacesuit with an oxygen tank in it but the spacesuit would be heavy if you climb on the paper soo... Idk)

[@finnthomas7014]

Its technically impossible without a drone or anything that can fly, and you cant climb it either due to it being paper, it would be crushed by the weight of the space suit with a human bring in it

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Well that escalated quickly: the video

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From where do you get such information

[@RaysAstrophotography]

Your going down in size up to 10 folds and then you started increasing the size. Why is it?

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um what

[@cherlin]

Lol?

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Everyone: Folding a Piece of Paper more than 7 times is impossible. Origami Artists: Hold my Darkness Dragon.

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Huge respect for the man who fold the paper

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this guy is too good i have seen the beginning of his channel

[@azterplayzyt-robloxandmore9582]

moon:takes 1 year to get there 42 paper folded:Are you sure about that?

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P.S. just for a fact, 8 folds can be impossible.

[@muhammadamir4314]

specifically speaking,how do we fold it to get a lot of folds,is it like small folds or half folds?

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Imagine how thin the paper would be

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I folded paper 12 times but it was as thick as a strand o spagett but.... I STILL REALLY LUV YOUR VIDS!!!!

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Imagine that, you can go to space using Papers lol😂

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That escalated quickly

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Wait I thought if u fold a paper it gets smaller

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Me 9 years old

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Ye me too

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i can never imagine how tall it would get but i'll just keep watching

[@AadenLu]

So ur telling me if u fold 42 paper u reach the moon

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Yeahm but you need a paper that larger than your country to be able to make it

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OH MY GOD I WAS SO SURPRISED AT 37 FOLDS BECAUSE I LIVE IN AUSTRALIA AND AS U CAN SEE, SYDNEY IS IN AUSTRALIA!

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can you atleast fold it, *O N E M O R E T I M E?!?!*

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NASA: it will take a lot of money to build a rocket ship to go to the moon! Paper: Step aside, boys, I believe I know how to handle this

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*Fold paper until reach to the Moon* Cai Lun: *Wait, that's illegal*

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5:14 Are You Kidding Me???

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Folds feel like some anime attack

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NASA: *Write that down!*

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