# To Moon With a Piece of paper?
**URL:** https://metastudio.org/t/to-moon-with-a-piece-of-paper/14249
**Category:** STEM Chat
**Created:** [January 1, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/to-moon-with-a-piece-of-paper/14249 "2023-01-01T16:31:54Z")
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### Author:  [@NAVTEJ7939](https://metastudio.org/u/NAVTEJ7939)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/to-moon-with-a-piece-of-paper/14249/1 "2023-01-01T16:31:54Z")
Did U know , U can reach The Moon Just by folding a piece of paper 42 times .
Let me Explain How !
Average Thinkness Of a Paper = 0.075 mm
If I folded paper Once , Thickness = (0.075 mm)\* 2 (Exponent = no of Times Folded)
If I folded paper Twice , Thickness = (0.075 mm)\* 2^2
If I folded paper Thrice , Thickness = (0.075 mm)\* 2^3
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If I folded paper (N) Times , Thickness = (0.075 mm)\* 2^(N)
Now , Let (N) = 42
So ,
Thickness = (0.075 mm) \* 2^42
= {(7.5) \* (10^-8) Km} \* {(4.398) \* (10^12)}
= 329,853 Km (Approx. 330,000 Km)
Distance Between Moon to Earth = 384,400 Km
This is how paper folded 42 times can take it’s thickness To Moon , But this Is impossible because As we fold the surface area Of paper decrases by {(A) \* {2^(-N)} So , Paper will be negligible at the length of
{(A) \* {2^(-42)} Units .
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### Author:  [@NAVTEJ7939](https://metastudio.org/u/NAVTEJ7939)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/to-moon-with-a-piece-of-paper/14249/2 "2023-01-01T16:51:11Z")
I Know 330,000 Km isn’t even near to 384,400 Km but I Just Took An Inbetween Value . The Thickness of the paper lies Between _ **0.05 mm to 0.10 mm** _
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### Author:  [@GN](https://metastudio.org/u/GN)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2023, 1:18am UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/to-moon-with-a-piece-of-paper/14249/3 "2023-01-02T01:18:46Z")
Are you sure the equation is correct?
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### Author:  [@NAVTEJ7939](https://metastudio.org/u/NAVTEJ7939)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2023, 8:21am UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/to-moon-with-a-piece-of-paper/14249/4 "2023-01-06T08:21:04Z")
Yes , every calculationis done in front of you . I even Used a Calculator , U may Even Check On Your Own