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		jl6 on July 30, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What if Planet 9 is a Primordial Black Hole? Was it removed because “exact scale” only makes sense if the article is printed on a specific paper size, which isn’t specified?

markonen on July 30, 2020 [–]

Objects in a PDF are specified in points, which is a physical measure (1/72 of an inch, or 0.3528 mm).

yencabulator on July 31, 2020 | [–]

And printer drivers often have a "fit on page" feature enabled.

... not that A4 vs US letter would be a huge percentual difference, for this image.

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