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Log2 ( (distance to moon) / (thickness of paper) )

12 pointsby erikstarckabout 14 years ago

5 comments

norvigabout 14 years ago
Oh come on ... the right question is <a href="http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=ceil%28log2+%28+%28distance+to+moon%29+%2F+%28thickness+of+paper%29+%29%29" rel="nofollow">http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=ceil%28log2+%28+%28dist...</a> , to which the answer is of course: 42
erikstarckabout 14 years ago
...in other words: fold a paper 42 times and you reach the moon.
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magicsethabout 14 years ago
This makes me wish wolfram alpha were social. I'd love to be able to have a conversation about interesting formula and results.
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mvanveenabout 14 years ago
Ftfy: <a href="http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=ceiling+of+log2+%28+%28distance+to+moon%29+%2F+%28thickness+of+paper%29+%29" rel="nofollow">http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=ceiling+of+log2+%28+%28...</a>
faitswulffabout 14 years ago
What is the meaning of life, the universe, and everything...?