Log2 ( (distance to moon) / (thickness of paper) )(wolframalpha.com)

12 pointsby erikstarck15 anni fa11 comments

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=log2+(+(distance+to+moon)+/+(thickness+of+paper)+)

5 comments

norvig15 anni fa

Oh come on ... the right question is http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=ceil%28log2+%28+%28dist... , to which the answer is of course: 42

...in other words: fold a paper 42 times and you reach the moon.

but you can't fold a paper more than 8 times

wglb15 anni fa

And only 8 more folds to reach the sun!

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=log2+%28+%28distance+to...

Ain't exponentiality awesome?

olalonde15 anni fa

And only 41.46 more folds to reach the size of the observable universe! :)

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=log2+%28+%28size+of+uni...

theboos15 anni fa

magicseth15 anni fa

This makes me wish wolfram alpha were social. I'd love to be able to have a conversation about interesting formula and results.

iKristinW15 anni fa

That's a great idea. You can share interesting results with @WolframFunFacts.

mvanveen15 anni fa

What is the meaning of life, the universe, and everything...?