SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Technology Stocks : Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: eichler who wrote (102680)5/3/2000 9:42:00 PM
From: Sam Citron  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 164684
 
Eichler,

My source, "The Tipping Point", indicates that a piece of paper would reach to the moon after being folded 50 times, amazon.com.
According to Ask Jeeves, the moon is about 240,000 miles from earth. askjeeves.com

Your guess was 62 million miles. I'm not sure what the source of error might be. You did not indicate whether you assumed the paper to be .0035 inches (or some other unit of measurement) thick.

Sam