Splenic-flexure syndrome is a chronic disorder that may be caused by gas trapped at bends (flexures) in the colon. Crohn's disease, colon cancer, or any disease that causes intestinal obstruction, may also cause abdominal bloating. Internal hernias or adhesions (scar tissue) from surgery may cause bloating or pain.
For many years it was thought that the maximum number of folds that could be achieved was just seven! This was the case until when in 2002 American teenager Britney Gallivan demonstrated that a sheet of paper can be folded 12 times, provided that it is long enough and thin enough.
Instructions. Place the paper, colored-side up, on a flat surface so it forms a diamond. Fold the top corner to meet the bottom corner, and crease the paper. Unfold to make the paper flat again. Fold the right corner to meet the left corner, and crease the paper.Unfold to make the paper flat again. Flip the paper over so it is white-side up and facing you in a square. Fold the top edge to meet the bottom edge and crease. Unfold the paper so it lays flat. Fold the right edge to meet the left edge and crease.nstructions. Place the paper, colored-side up, on a flat surface so it forms a diamond. Fold the top corner to meet the bottom corner, and crease the paper. Unfold to make the paper flat again. Fold the right corner to meet the left corner, and crease the paper.