Breaking the Paper Folding Myth: Achieving 12 Folds and Setting the Record Straight

The video explores the myth that paper cannot be folded more than eight times. It recounts a challenge to fold a piece of gold foil 12 times, highlighting the exponential growth involved in folding. The speaker derives equations for folding in single and alternate directions and describes an attempt to set a folding record, ultimately succeeding in folding paper 12 times.

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