[TheForge] request for suggestions

[schade at acegroup.cc]

HaHaHa!! What a dufuss (me). I was out in my shop thinking 'boy that's 
a wad of paper' when it hit me. 10' is still a lot of paper but way 
less than 100'. Could be a clue as to why my accounting bidness never 
took off. Oh well.

Bob
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On Oct 31, 2005, at 12:31 PM, terry l. ridder wrote:

>
> hello bob;
>
> thank you for the reply.
>
> i think your math is off by a decimal point.
> i get 10 ft.
> 500 sheets of paper are 2 inches thick.
> 2 / 500 == 0.004
> 0.004 * 30,000 == 120 inches
> 120 / 12 == 10 ft.
>
> you are correct that much paper is heavy.
>
> someone sent me this site.
>
> http://www.maxmax.com/aSpecialtyInks.htm
>
> i would have to paint one edge of the paper with the ink.
>
> further comments below.
>
> On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 schade at acegroup.cc wrote:
>
>> Hi Terry long time no see.
>>
>> Would a lawyer do that??
>
> yes, they would. the first chance they had.
>
>>
>>
>> Anyway, guessing that a sheet of paper is about 0.004" thick x 30,000 
>> sheets=1200"=100'.
>>
>> That's a lot of paper. 100 feet thick! Is my arithmetic right?
>>
>> Anyway the only 'invisible' ink I know of is lemon juice. At least 
>> thats what Mr. Wizard said back in about 1955. So get your 100' of 
>> paper stacked up and spray or swab one edge with lemon juice. Might 
>> work?
>>
>> Good luck with your case.
>>
>
> thank you.
>
>>
>> 100' of paper is going to be pretty heavy too.
>>
>> Bob
>
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