I came across this post about folding paper:
Today I am reminded of the episode of Mr. Wizard's World where he explains that a piece of paper (regardless of size) can not be folded more than 8 times...I just conducted my own unscientific scientific experiment and I could only fold the piece of paper 6 times.
I had the same result as well.
This is an interesting problem. It turns out that there is no hard and fast rule that paper cannot be folded in half more than eight times, but it is in that ballpark. Think about it for a moment. By the time you fold the paper in half six times it is as thick as 64 individual sheets of paper. Not easy to fold all together.
More information about this is available from Dr. Math
I believe paper has been folded in half at least twelve times now. A student Britney did it.
http://www.osb.net/Pomona/12times.htm