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xkcd #3033: Origami Black Hole (xkcd.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/xkcd

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You may notice the first half of these instructions are similar to the instructions for a working nuclear fusion device. After the first few dozen steps, be sure to press down firmly and fold quickly to overcome fusion pressure.

https://explainxkcd.com/3033/

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 month ago (12 children)

Fun fact: if you do that 42 times, the piece of paper will be so thick it will reach the moon

[–] Neon 19 points 1 month ago (9 children)

1mm * 2^42 = 4'398'046.511104 km

Distance to moon: 405'500km

I'm sorry I ever doubted you. I shall immediately undo my downvote.

[–] Poach 17 points 1 month ago (7 children)

What kind of upside down ass country/region uses apostrophes for thousands separator?

[–] HereIAm 7 points 1 month ago

Sweden does. As we use a comma (,) to separate units from decimals instead of a dot. It's annoying. Some programs like Excel freaks, and wolfram alpha thinks you're using coordinates.

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