https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=172.68.210.114explain xkcd - User contributions [en]2026-04-14T22:48:20ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:3033:_Origami_Black_Hole&diff=361017Talk:3033: Origami Black Hole2025-01-03T23:09:20Z<p>172.68.210.114: Planck measurement reference</p>
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First post! [[User:RadiantRainwing|RadiantRainwing]] ([[User talk:RadiantRainwing|talk]]) 19:08, 3 January 2025 (UTC)<br />
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All six gross attempts to follow these instructions have ended with the attemptor vanishing into themselves before reaching step 175.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.47.105|172.70.47.105]] 19:17, 3 January 2025 (UTC)<br />
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e[[Special:Contributions/162.158.10.131|162.158.10.131]] 20:14, 3 January 2025 (UTC)<br />
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Should we also add a mention of the /Mythbusters/ doing this? I don't remember the details or I would put it in. [[User:MAP|MAP]] ([[User talk:MAP|talk]]) 21:48, 3 January 2025 (UTC)<br />
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I started convincing chatgpt to tell me how to fold this origami at https://chatgpt.com/share/67785de4-9a4c-800e-80f5-31d12d999999 before running out of free credits. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.54.157|172.68.54.157]] 22:00, 3 January 2025 (UTC)<br />
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Using rice paper you could easily reach 9 steps by pure hand pressure, although reaching fusion point -at or around 80 steps- would definitely require strong fingers indeed. Black holes clearly cannot exist, because they would require folding Chinese paper more than a red-blooded American can do, and this is not an option.{{unsigned}}<br />
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The current explanation that it's impossible to create a black hole by folding paper is only right in practical terms. If you manage to keep folding while keeping the same thickness the density of the paper will be far beyond that of a neutron star.--[[User:Pere prlpz|Pere prlpz]] ([[User talk:Pere prlpz|talk]]) 22:42, 3 January 2025 (UTC)<br />
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I would be impressed if you did manage to keep folding, since the goal size can be measured in Planck lengths with only six digits. Would you define it as a 'fold' after the entire thing fits inside an electron? (Tangentially, I'm not sure what theory suggests here - can a black hole exist at a scale which makes quantum tunnelling trivial?)</div>172.68.210.114