On Tue, 12 Nov 2002, Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:

*>Now, since we allready are OT, maybe a little mathematics problem
*>could in place ?
*>
*>Consider a sheet of paper, 0.0001 mm thick.
*>
*>Lets say you fold it in the middle.
*>
*>Then fold it again in the middle.
*>
*>How many times do you have to fold the paper before the "stack"
*>have passed the Moon (aprox 380.000 km) ?
*>
*>1 million times ?
*>Or more ?
*>Or less ?

approximately

41.78913655720457132036703314729012635720665289293192074718384508483\
9847750900342261154245290 times

Of course you knew 380.000 km is not divisible by 2 when you asked, didn't
you ? ;-)

*>The answer surprises most people not familiar with mathematics.
*>(And the answer is also given in a well known book :-) )

Yes but I like the story with the prince of (Persia, India ?) and the man
who invented the game of chess, and asked as reward for one rice grain on
the first square of the chessboard, two on the second, four on the third
etc. If for nothing else, because it works out to a LARGER NUMBER. So I
win ;-).

Peter

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