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Students Claim New Paper Folding Record

Posted by samzenpus on 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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  1. Re:How appropriate by eleuthero · · Score: 4, Informative

    A local high school (albeit a private boarding type of one) used connections they had with college students in a paper folding club to make use of the club's access to MIT buildings (in this case, a really long hallway). This has nothing to do with the college's academic programs but rather with its social programs.

  2. Re:How appropriate by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Other than the fact that this attempt was made on a college campus, what does it have to do with a college degree? They're not college students.

  3. Re:How appropriate by bestalexguy · · Score: 2, Informative

    Modders, please, don't push "Informative" when you mean "Insightful"