Assumed thickness of newspaper (in meters)
0.0010
1
0.0020
0.0020
2
0.0040
0.0040
3
0.0080
0.0080
4
0.0160
0.0160
5
0.0320
0.0320
6
0.0640
0.0640
7
0.1280
0.1280
8
0.2560
0.2560
9
0.5120
0.5120
10
1.0240
1.0240
11
2.0480
2.0480
12
4.0960
4.0960
13
8.1920
8.1920
14
16.3840
16.3840
15
32.7680
32.7680
16
65.5360
65.5360
17
131.0720
131.0720
18
262.1440
262.1440
19
524.2880
524.2880
20
1,048.5760
1,048.5760
21
2,097.1520
2,097.1520
22
4,194.3040
4,194.3040
23
8,388.6080
8,388.6080
24
16,777.2160
16,777.2160
25
33,554.4320
33,554.4320
26
67,108.8640
67,108.8640
27
134,217.7280
134,217.7280
28
268,435.4560
268,435.4560
29
536,870.9120
536,870.9120
30
1,073,741.8240
1,073,741.8240
31
2,147,483.6480
2,147,483.6480
32
4,294,967.2960
4,294,967.2960
33
8,589,934.5920
8,589,934.5920
34
17,179,869.1840
17,179,869.1840
35
34,359,738.3680
34,359,738.3680
36
68,719,476.7360
68,719,476.7360
37
137,438,953.4720
137,438,953.4720
38
274,877,906.9440
274,877,906.9440
39
549,755,813.8880
549,755,813.8880
40
1,099,511,627.7760
1,099,511,627.7760
41
2,199,023,255.5520
2,199,023,255.5520
42
4,398,046,511.1040
4,398,046,511.1040
43
8,796,093,022.2080
8,796,093,022.2080
44
17,592,186,044.4160
17,592,186,044.4160
45
35,184,372,088.8320
35,184,372,088.8320
46
70,368,744,177.6640
70,368,744,177.6640
47
140,737,488,355.3280
140,737,488,355.3280
48
281,474,976,710.6560
281,474,976,710.6560
49
562,949,953,421.3120
562,949,953,421.3120
50
1,125,899,906,842.6200
1,125,899,906,842.6200
51
2,251,799,813,685.2500
2,251,799,813,685.2500
52
4,503,599,627,370.5000
4,503,599,627,370.5000
53
9,007,199,254,740.9900
9,007,199,254,740.9900
54
18,014,398,509,482.0000
18,014,398,509,482.0000
55
36,028,797,018,964.0000
36,028,797,018,964.0000
56
72,057,594,037,927.9000
72,057,594,037,927.9000
57
144,115,188,075,856.0000
144,115,188,075,856.0000
58
288,230,376,151,712.0000
288,230,376,151,712.0000
59
576,460,752,303,423.0000
576,460,752,303,423.0000
60
1,152,921,504,606,850.0000
1,152,921,504,606,850.0000
61
2,305,843,009,213,690.0000
2,305,843,009,213,690.0000
62
4,611,686,018,427,390.0000
4,611,686,018,427,390.0000
63
9,223,372,036,854,780.0000
9,223,372,036,854,780.0000
64
18,446,744,073,709,600.0000
18,446,744,073,709,600.0000
65
36,893,488,147,419,100.0000
36,893,488,147,419,100.0000
66
73,786,976,294,838,200.0000
73,786,976,294,838,200.0000
67
147,573,952,589,676,000.0000
147,573,952,589,676,000.0000
68
295,147,905,179,353,000.0000
295,147,905,179,353,000.0000
69
590,295,810,358,706,000.0000
590,295,810,358,706,000.0000
70
1,180,591,620,717,410,000.0000
1,180,591,620,717,410,000.0000
71
2,361,183,241,434,820,000.0000
2,361,183,241,434,820,000.0000
72
4,722,366,482,869,650,000.0000
4,722,366,482,869,650,000.0000
73
9,444,732,965,739,290,000.0000
9,444,732,965,739,290,000.0000
74
18,889,465,931,478,600,000.0000
18,889,465,931,478,600,000.0000
75
37,778,931,862,957,200,000.0000
37,778,931,862,957,200,000.0000
76
75,557,863,725,914,300,000.0000
75,557,863,725,914,300,000.0000
77
151,115,727,451,829,000,000.0000
151,115,727,451,829,000,000.0000
78
302,231,454,903,657,000,000.0000
302,231,454,903,657,000,000.0000
79
604,462,909,807,315,000,000.0000
604,462,909,807,315,000,000.0000
80
1,208,925,819,614,630,000,000.0000
1,208,925,819,614,630,000,000.0000
81
2,417,851,639,229,260,000,000.0000
2,417,851,639,229,260,000,000.0000
82
4,835,703,278,458,520,000,000.0000
4,835,703,278,458,520,000,000.0000
83
9,671,406,556,917,030,000,000.0000
9,671,406,556,917,030,000,000.0000
84
19,342,813,113,834,100,000,000.0000
19,342,813,113,834,100,000,000.0000
85
38,685,626,227,668,100,000,000.0000
38,685,626,227,668,100,000,000.0000
86
77,371,252,455,336,300,000,000.0000
77,371,252,455,336,300,000,000.0000
87
154,742,504,910,673,000,000,000.0000
154,742,504,910,673,000,000,000.0000
88
309,485,009,821,345,000,000,000.0000
309,485,009,821,345,000,000,000.0000
89
618,970,019,642,690,000,000,000.0000
618,970,019,642,690,000,000,000.0000
90
1,237,940,039,285,380,000,000,000.0000
1,237,940,039,285,380,000,000,000.0000
91
2,475,880,078,570,760,000,000,000.0000
2,475,880,078,570,760,000,000,000.0000
92
4,951,760,157,141,520,000,000,000.0000
4,951,760,157,141,520,000,000,000.0000
93
9,903,520,314,283,040,000,000,000.0000
9,903,520,314,283,040,000,000,000.0000
94
19,807,040,628,566,100,000,000,000.0000
19,807,040,628,566,100,000,000,000.0000
95
39,614,081,257,132,200,000,000,000.0000
39,614,081,257,132,200,000,000,000.0000
96
79,228,162,514,264,300,000,000,000.0000
79,228,162,514,264,300,000,000,000.0000
97
158,456,325,028,529,000,000,000,000.0000
158,456,325,028,529,000,000,000,000.0000
98
316,912,650,057,057,000,000,000,000.0000
316,912,650,057,057,000,000,000,000.0000
99
633,825,300,114,115,000,000,000,000.0000
633,825,300,114,115,000,000,000,000.0000
100
1,267,650,600,228,230,000,000,000,000.0000
meters thick
0.001
1,267,650,600,228,230,000,000,000
kilometers thick
9,460,800,000,000
kilometers in a light year
133,989,789,471
light years thick
156,000,000,000
largest estimate of the width of the universe (in light years)
(There is one little difficulty with this: the newspaper would have to be so big in order to fold it that many times that it is unlikely anyone could even fold it once. The math to figure that problem out is beyond me!)