In Japanese legend, it is said that anyone who folds 1,000 origami cranes will be granted a wish by the Gods.
100 Mind-Blowing Folds Facts
The folds in a chef’s hat represent the number of ways you can cook an egg. The toque is also known to determine the position of the chef in the kitchen and how experienced they are. How’s that for a hidden talent?
There are over 100 ways to cook an egg. Eggs are used as a main dish, in baking, and even in desserts such as flan and pudding. The traditional chef’s toque had 100 folds to symbolize the mastery of cooking 100 egg dishes.
The 7-fold paper is a myth. Maybe with a small piece of square paper, it would be hard to make more than 7 folds. However, the myth that a piece of paper can’t be folded over 7 times has been disproved many times.
The 100 folds in a chef’s hat stand for 100 ways to cook an egg.
A Banknote Can Be Folded 4,000 Times: Our currency is pretty durable. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the sole producer of U.S. paper currency, says it would take 4,000 double folds, forward and backward, for a dollar bill to tear. It might be because paper money isn’t made of paper. It’s a blend of 75% cotton and 25% linen with tiny blue and red synthetic fibres of various lengths evenly distributed throughout the bill.