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[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 14 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

Fun fact: ISO paper sizes are a transposition of German DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung) sizes.

The German's obsession for standards is their main usefulness to humanity.

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 hour ago

I dunno... I feel like I've dealt with enough German machinery and bureaucracy for 3 lifetimes.

Their "obsession" for standards is only for the standard of making everything 10 times more complicated than it needs to be.

[–] Kennystillalive@feddit.org 5 points 3 hours ago

Fun fact, there is a standard butt & a standard shit accoding to the DIN.

[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Their greatest usefullness, not "main". Some people would much rather have bratwurst than a4 paper.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 38 minutes ago

I spend all year waiting for fest style beers, so yeah they've got a few great ideas