Can you fold paper more than 7 times with hydraulic press

Hydraulic Press Channel1 HN recommenders · 2016–2026
27M views · demo · evergreen · Uploaded 2015-10-31

The Hydraulic Press Channel folds an A3 sheet of paper past the supposed seven-fold limit and then crushes it with a press. It is a short, quirky experiment.

Linked in paper folding threads as a fun demonstration and as the video that made the channel famous.

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3 comments from Hacker News

@mtreis862016 · in “Folding Paper with a Hydraulic Press”

Video has an interesting ending [VIDEO] That whole channel is full of interesting things being flattened.

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@MichaelBurge2016 · in “Folding Paper in Half (2015)”

Here's what happens if you ignore the mathematical limit and fold it again with a hydraulic press: [VIDEO]

@sampo2026 · in “Why does paper fold so well?”

It was this paper folding video (and the guy's unapologetic Finnish accent) that launched Hydraulic Press Channel to fame. [VIDEO]