What happens if you keep folding a piece of paper over and over?

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This is what happens if you could just keep folding a piece of paper in half over and over. It would grow exponentially, doubling in height with every fold and soon crossing trillions of miles and more. This fascinating CGI demo shows off just how extreme it gets really nicely.

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oh yes, doubling in height with every fold; and with every fold reducing its surface area by half as well.... the tiny little thing will go on forever, totally undetected, because infinitely small.
Infinity is real, therefore absolutely and totally mind boggling. No wonder that a genius mathematician suffered nervous breakdown delving into Infinity's mysteries and its weird ramifications.
 
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