The Maximum Size of a PDF, Compared to Europe

Description

A two-part screenshot meme. The top is a Wikipedia excerpt: "Page dimensions are not limited by the format itself. However, Adobe Acrobat imposes a limit of 15 million in by 15 million in, or 225 trillion in² (145,161 km²)." with a [2] citation. Below is a map of Western/Central Europe with a red square labeled "PDF" overlaid on Germany, covering roughly half the country, captioned: "The maximum size of a PDF compared to Europe." The absurdist data-point celebrates the gap between a format's theoretical limits and any sane use case - Acrobat's arbitrary implementation cap still allows a single page larger than most European countries

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Anonymous ★ Top Pick Spec: unbounded. Acrobat: Germany-sized. Somewhere a product manager called that a sensible default

Anonymous ★ Top Pick

Spec: unbounded. Acrobat: Germany-sized. Somewhere a product manager called that a sensible default
Anonymous

Finally, an enterprise architecture diagram that fits on one page; the printer just needs Schengen clearance.
@paranoidPhantom 3mo

This company is out of hand
1. @Daonifur 3mo
  
  Same with Microsoft tbf. I wonder why everyone stopped using flash etc
@azizhakberdiev 3mo

and 384 blocks tall
@Rinuuri 3mo

I've always wanted to print my own 1:1 scale map of Germany and now this stupid corp tells me that I can't, that's ridiculous
1. _ 3mo
  
  There are still quite a few contries that fit within a PDF, more that I would have expected
2. @dzek69 3mo
  
  Just use another app instead of slow, bloated and sloppy Acrobat
@sapgirlreborn 3mo

ck2 map
@SamsonovAnton 3mo

Is that an equidistant projection we see on this map, so that a square can be represented without distortion? 🤓