Doubtful > 2^12 = 4096. So folding a sheet of paper 12 times would result in something 4096 times as thick. If you think about a stack of printer paper nearly

Doubtful > 2^12 = 4096. So folding a sheet of paper 12 times would result in something 4096 times as thick. If you think about a stack of printer paper nearly 2 inches thick, well that's only 500 sheets. This fold would be more than 8 times that thick https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19763915 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19763915