Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

No matter its size or thickness, no piece of paper can be folded in half more than _ _ _ times.

  1. 5 times

  2. 4 times

  3. 7 times

  4. 8 times
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Explanation

This is a commonly cited trivia fact that paper cannot be folded more than 7-8 times in half, regardless of size. The limit is due to exponential growth in thickness - each fold doubles the layers. While special cases exist with extremely long paper, 8 times is the widely accepted practical limit.

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