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\n By: Kate\n<\/p>\n
\n The first person who folded the paper in half 12 times was Britney
\n Gallivan. She folded toilet paper in half 12 times so our class decided
\n to try it. We did a practice run in our classroom. Then we did it in the
\n hallway on January 13. We only got 9 folds but Britney has broken the
\n record you can fold paper in half 12 times.\n<\/p>\n
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\n More information from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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\n In January of 2002, while a junior in high school, Britney Gallivan
\n demonstrated that a single piece of paper can be folded in half twelve
\n (12) times. The previous limit was believed to be only eight (8) times.
\n Not only did she provide the empirical proof, but she also derived an
\n equation that yielded the width of paper, W, needed in order to fold a
\n piece of paper of thickness t any number (n) of times.
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\n In 2005, Britney’s story was mentioned on an episode of Numb3rs on
\n CBS. She currently attends the University of California, Berkeley.
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By: Kate The first person who folded the paper in half 12 times was Britney Gallivan. She folded toilet paper in half 12 times so our class decided to try it. We did a practice run in our classroom. Then we did it in the hallway on January 13. We only got 9 folds but … Continue reading