Can't Wait To Share This Info!

by Keith (of course ---Dianne would never publish anything like this)

I can't wait until the next time I go to early morning coffee, even if it is next Monday, to share this new-found information with someone! Therefore, you are the lucky recipient of this new-found knowledge!

Did you ever wonder what size "A4" paper is, and why it is that size? (A4 is the standard size of the typical sheet of paper used in an office in Europe, as a "letter" size is used in the States. The A4 is a bit smaller than our      8 1/2 X 11 sheet.)

The scheme is pretty simple—once you see it explained, especially if the explanation includes a drawing.

Here's how it works:

• Start with a piece of paper one meter square. That's size A0.
• Fold it in half and cut. That gives you two size A1 sheets.
• Fold one A1 sheet in half and cut it. Now you have two A2 sheets.
• Fold one A2 sheet in half and cut it. Now you have two A3 sheets.
• Fold one A3 sheet in half and cut it. Now you have two A4 sheets.

This process continues at least through A7 size.

The A4 sheet is 1/16 of a square meter (but is not square.)

Want to learn even more? OK, but I'll pass it along anyway.

There are also "B" sizes. The same principles apply, but the starting sheet isn't one square meter. It is one meter on one edge, and 1.414 (the square root of 2) on the other edge. B sizes are often used for posters.

If you get asked questions to which the answer is here and you win millions, please remember that you saw it here first!

Comment!

Comment January 7:

Thanks for the info! Very interesting!

Sandy

Background: 

We met Sandy and Gene four or five (?) years ago at a CoE campground near Potosi, WI. As it turned out, they were from the Cedar Rapids area and Gene and I both worked for the same company, although did not know each other there. (We each had about 6,000 coworkers.)

We both are members of Escapees. Each summer, Gene and Sandy run a computer workshop in Winterset, Iowa, (John Wayne's birthplace) which brings a dozen or two folks from all over the country to Iowa to expand their computer knowledge and skills.

I find it interesting that Sandy reads the blog for Rockport 35 RV Park! That is one example of the reach of the internet!

And I was amazed—and pleased!—that she found it interesting!!!

And finally, very thankful that she commented on it!

Comment January 10, by Dianne:

Keith, honestly, I’ve never wondered about A4 paper size. I suppose it could be an interesting topic, but it’s just never come up in a conversation or in anything I’ve read.  However, it did peak my interest enough to do a little research and this is what I found.  “By 1977, A4 was the standard letter format in 88 of 148 countries. Today the standard has been adopted by all countries in the world except the United States and Canada.”

PS  Thanks for sharing.

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