abbadon420@sh.itjust.works to memes@lemmy.world · 1 month agoHey Canada, just wanted to let you know there's alternatives.brilliantmaps.comimagemessage-square77linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageHey Canada, just wanted to let you know there's alternatives.brilliantmaps.comabbadon420@sh.itjust.works to memes@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square77linkfedilink
minus-squareBluewing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoThe A standard is not as perfect as you might think. Because the paper manufacturers round that perfect root 2 down to a whole integer in size every time, there is accumulated error in every size. You might not notice a millimeter or two on an A1, but as the size of the paper gets smaller, the error gets bigger because of the rounding.
minus-squareabbadon420@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoI’ll always upvote Matt Parker
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoSolution: use bigger pieces of paper. EZ
minus-squareBluewing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoYep. A0 for everything! It’s the only perfect size.
minus-squareBlackLaZoR@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoIt really doesn’t matter in practice. Important part is that you can fold A4 into A5
The A standard is not as perfect as you might think. Because the paper manufacturers round that perfect root 2 down to a whole integer in size every time, there is accumulated error in every size.
You might not notice a millimeter or two on an A1, but as the size of the paper gets smaller, the error gets bigger because of the rounding.
My day is ruined
I’ll always upvote Matt Parker
Solution: use bigger pieces of paper. EZ
Yep. A0 for everything! It’s the only perfect size.
It really doesn’t matter in practice. Important part is that you can fold A4 into A5