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Students Claim New Paper Folding Record 138

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday April 12, 2011 @03:13PM from the you-got-to-know-when-to-fold-em dept.

A group of 15 students along with their teacher are claiming a new paper folding record. The group claims to have folded (in the same direction) 13,000 feet of toilet paper in half 13 times, breaking the old 2002 record of 12 times. From the article: "[teacher] Tanton has been leading students from St. Mark's on attempts to break the record for five years. But after several failed attempts, Tanton asked the MIT origami club, OrigaMIT, to help him and his students get access to MIT's Infinite Corridor."

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Re:and yet (Score:4, Funny)

by blair1q ( 305137 ) writes: on Tuesday April 12, 2011 @03:25PM (#35797826) Journal

First, paper folding. Then, protein folding. Then, a cure for cancer.
Then profit, of course.

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Re:How appropriate (Score:3, Funny)

by brian0918 ( 638904 ) writes: <brian0918.gmail@com> on Tuesday April 12, 2011 @03:29PM (#35797884)

What kind of knowledge was gained from this exercise? The proper method and means for wiping Godzilla's ass?

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Re:How appropriate (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday April 12, 2011 @03:45PM (#35798098)

I am a toilet paper manufacturer and I approve of this.
This should be part of the regular math edication.

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Re:and yet (Score:4, Funny)

by mwvdlee ( 775178 ) writes: on Tuesday April 12, 2011 @04:06PM (#35798422) Homepage

Then get back to work!

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So Cool (Score:5, Funny)

by FrankDrebin ( 238464 ) writes: on Tuesday April 12, 2011 @04:18PM (#35798614) Homepage

13,000 feet of toilet paper in half 13 times
Wow, they must really have their shit together.

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Re:and yet (Score:4, Funny)

by guspasho ( 941623 ) writes: on Tuesday April 12, 2011 @04:27PM (#35798746)

Not while you're idly commenting on /. articles, you aren't.

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