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Astronomical Origami
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Fact of the Day More Information To the sun and back. This is an example of exponential expansion. Malcolm Gladwell addresses this and many other related phenomena in the book The Tipping Point. It may be easier to understand if broken down in reverse. 51 times reaches to the sun and back because 50 folds reaches the sun and that doubled [folded] on top of itself makes for twice the distance.
Distance to the sun and back = 185,911,641 miles. View All Facts View Images View Maps Blog
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