Klaymore@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoI bet the rest of the world has better papersh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1imageI bet the rest of the world has better papersh.itjust.worksKlaymore@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareMubelotix@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months agoWell yes, the rest of the world does have better paper. 21×29.7, the only ratio to conserve itself when halving the sheet
minus-squareTangent5280@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months agoWait, is that true? Is there something special about that ratio in particular that lets it conserve ratio when dividing?
minus-squarecygnus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoYes it’s true. It’s the square root of 2, which is why it works.
minus-squarejoshfaulkner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months agoHere’s a fun CGP Grey video on the matter: https://youtu.be/pUF5esTscZI?si=9czdx4u8jWruZoui
minus-squareyukijoou@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agountrackered link: https://youtu.be/pUF5esTscZI
Well yes, the rest of the world does have better paper. 21×29.7, the only ratio to conserve itself when halving the sheet
Wait, is that true? Is there something special about that ratio in particular that lets it conserve ratio when dividing?
Yes it’s true. It’s the square root of 2, which is why it works.
Here’s a fun CGP Grey video on the matter: https://youtu.be/pUF5esTscZI?si=9czdx4u8jWruZoui
untrackered link: https://youtu.be/pUF5esTscZI