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The maximum size of a PDF compared to Europe (upload.wikimedia.org)

submitted 2 years ago by infeeeee@lemm.ee to c/mapporn@lemmy.world

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From wikipedia about PDF:

Page dimensions are not limited by the PDF format itself. However, Adobe Acrobat imposes a limit of 15 million in by 15 million in, or 225 trillion in2 (145,161 km2).

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[–] vicfic@iusearchlinux.fyi 60 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Who cares what Adobe says. Let's just cover the entire earth.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Sorry, it's already covered in toxic paint

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 46 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's nice to know that my country could be a PDF

[–] Getawombatupya@aussie.zone 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Vatican City can fit in many PDF Files.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago

Heck, you could use Vatican City as a full stop

[–] null@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago

Wow.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 43 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well, that's just Acrobat's fault for not supporting the spec. How else can I convert Europe to PDF?

[–] Getawombatupya@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago

That's why small Caribbean islands are so popular

[–] z00s@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

1:1 map of the autobahn

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nope. You would probably need several maps to cover them. Those outdated imperial measurements of "15 million inch" are about 380km. Probably three sheets high and two sheets wide.

[–] z00s@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago

How's the spectrum treating you?

[–] downpunxx@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

whoops France just surrendered to it

[–] protist@mander.xyz 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Napoleon conquers Croatia while fucking your mother

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Not before Gengis khan

[–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Cope and seethe, fr*nch

[–] protist@mander.xyz 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Charles de Gaul, continuing the train being run on your mother, looks you dead in the eye and reminds you France lost 1.4 million soldiers defeating Germany in World War I

[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

Is he really seen as a great military leader or conqueror? I mean outside of France.

[+] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world -8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You didn't defeat shit in WW1, and had to be carried by the other allies in WW2

[–] protist@mander.xyz 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Emperor Charlemagne unifies Western Europe

[–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ah yes, Emperor Karl der Große, a Frankish (Germanic) ruler

[–] protist@mander.xyz 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So you're saying France later took their land by conquering it from Germanic people? That's the opposite of the message you're trying to send

I realize I'm arguing with someone who's not interested in historical reality over a single WWII stereotype, so this is where I'm going to end it. Thinking that writing Charlemagne's name in modern German means he wasn't a pivotal figure in French history is fucking stupid. The people of France are directly descended from the Gauls and the Franks, the French language was heavily influenced by Latin and Frankish, and French culture and political divisions were heavily influenced by the Carolingian dynasty

[–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago

The French are just germanised Latins, no glory in that

[–] Chickenstalker@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

How many Aussie footy ovals is this?

[–] bruzie@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Somebody listens to the Lateral podcast...

[–] ethman42@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Or no such thing as a fish.

[–] kraftpudding@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Oh, God I'm super behind, did I just get spoilered? Noooo.

[–] vitriolix@mastodon.social 2 points 2 years ago

@infeeeee "Page dimensions are not limited by the PDF format itself. However, Adobe Acrobat imposes a limit of 15 million in by 15 million in, or 225 trillion in2 (145,161 km2)."