abbadon420@sh.itjust.works to memes@lemmy.world · 1 month agoHey Canada, just wanted to let you know there's alternatives.imagemessage-square151linkfedilinkarrow-up1746arrow-down122
arrow-up1724arrow-down1imageHey Canada, just wanted to let you know there's alternatives.abbadon420@sh.itjust.works to memes@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square151linkfedilink
minus-squareBluewing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·1 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-squareBluewing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoI would certainly hope so. I was personally crushed to find out that that it wasn’t as perfect as people seem to blindly think.
minus-squareBlackLaZoR@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month agoIt really doesn’t matter in practice. Important part is that you can fold A4 into A5
minus-squareabbadon420@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoI’ll always upvote Matt Parker
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoSolution: use bigger pieces of paper. EZ
minus-squareBluewing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 month agoYep. A0 for everything! It’s the only perfect size.
minus-squareyistdaj@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoI wonder what it would take to make paper with more precise measurements, say to the nearest 100 micrometres.
minus-squareCordyceps @sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoI do not have time to get into the video so i’m sorry if this is mentioned, but do printers have an error margin to deal with this?
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 would certainly hope so. I was personally crushed to find out that that it wasn’t as perfect as people seem to blindly think.
It really doesn’t matter in practice. Important part is that you can fold A4 into A5
I’ll always upvote Matt Parker
Solution: use bigger pieces of paper. EZ
Yep. A0 for everything! It’s the only perfect size.
I wonder what it would take to make paper with more precise measurements, say to the nearest 100 micrometres.
I do not have time to get into the video so i’m sorry if this is mentioned, but do printers have an error margin to deal with this?