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* Toilet Paper to the Moon: How Many Rolls Would It Take?

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* Check pinned comment for correction in math. Though I was a bit off in my estimate, hopefully you can find the idea entertaining

How many rolls of toilet paper would it take to reach the moon? And while we're at it, how much would that all cost? And what would happen to it all when we put it up there? Come find out!

Email me absurd questions: [email protected]

References:
Great Value TP: https://www.walmart.com/ip/GreatValu...
Estimating TP: http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/artic...
EarthMoon Distance: https://www.space.com/18145howfari...
US TP consumption: http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayofl...
US Population: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fac...
L Points: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrang...
L1 Distance: http://www.ottisoft.com/Activities/La...
Space Laws: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogsmagazin...
Length of football field: https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/...
JFK at Rice: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/fi...

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