origami for dummies...aye

[middle of the sky]

(saw this on a tv commercial)

a piece of paper cant be folded more that 7 times...

(i tried once and its true)

any poindexters have an explanation?

try this and see if its true..i command you aye

[kgirl7]

It has something to do with the how the thickness of the paper rises exponentially when you fold it. I learned the formula in math but forgot it. The highest number of folds I read about was 11 I think, and even then it was super thin paper.

[middle of the sky]

i have to clarify folding in half....
thx for the info kgirl7

[kgirl7]

No problem! It's hard to believe though isn't it? I still feel like it's not true even though i've learned about it.

[middle of the sky]

i am goin to try on tissue paper..soemtime.... i just tried on toilet paper and it didnt work

[w30]

I just tried with a kleenex an got it to fold in half pretty easy 8 times but, the 9th it just kinda kept rolling up an wouldnt fold over. Anyways ,I ended up getting kinda stuborn about getting it to fold that 9th time .
I just hope my neighbors didn't look out their windows an see me out on the porch beatin the hellouta a kleenex with a hammer.





I wonder If you had a realy realy big sheet of tissue paper ???

[Joe G]

^^ what a visual image!