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@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 years ago

I bet the rest of the world has better paper

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I bet the rest of the world has better paper

sh.itjust.works

@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 years ago
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    Wait, is that true? Is there something special about that ratio in particular that lets it conserve ratio when dividing?

    • @[email protected]
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      Yes it’s true. It’s the square root of 2, which is why it works.

      • Mubelotix
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        Legend has it that Leonard da Vinci came up with it

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          Legend has it he came up with catgirl memes, too.

    • tryptaminev 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺
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      ISO 216 Paper

      • @[email protected]
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        And IIRC, A0 is 1m²

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          5•2 years ago

          Beautiful.

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          6•2 years ago

          There also is B0, which is exactly 1 by the root of 2 meters.

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      Yes, this particular ratio allows the fact that you can fold a A3 paper in two and get two A4 sheet

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      Here’s a fun CGP Grey video on the matter: https://youtu.be/pUF5esTscZI?si=9czdx4u8jWruZoui

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        untrackered link: https://youtu.be/pUF5esTscZI

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          2•2 years ago

          Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

          https://piped.video/pUF5esTscZI

          Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

          I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.

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        2•2 years ago

        Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

        https://piped.video/pUF5esTscZI?si=9czdx4u8jWruZoui

        Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

        I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.

    • SmokeyDope
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      Besides the Grey video heres an oldie but goodie Numberphile video about it

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        1•2 years ago

        Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

        Numberphile video

        Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

        I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.

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      Here you go, proof at ~2 min in.

      Edit: for those who don’t want to use YouTube anymore. If a is the long side and b is the short side of a rectangle. Halving the rectangle will make the long side b and the short side 1/2 a. If the ratio is preserved when halving, we get:

      a/b=b/(1/2 a)

      a2*=2*b2

      a2*/*b2=2

      a/b=sqrt(2)

      • @[email protected]B
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        1•2 years ago

        Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

        Here you go, proof at ~2 min in.

        Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

        I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.

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      It’s called the Golden Ratio and has a lot of neat properties! Da Vinci and other nerds love(d) using it in art.

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