My calculus teacher in high school, a fascinating character unto himself, once had us calculate how many times you would theoretically have to fold a piece of newspaper to get it to reach to the moon, based on the following information:
- The moon is an average distance of about 384 403 km from the Earth.
- The average sheet of newsprint is about 0.1 mm thick.
You can amuse yourself by trying to riddle this one through, or you can click the picture above and read more geekery at Toothpaste for Dinner comics. Then again, why choose?
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