Why does the Scala library only defines tuples up to Tuple22?

Question

I\'m curious if anyone knows why the Scala library stops at 22 with its tuple type Tuple22?
Does the mysterious number 22 have a s

Answer 1

This question is not new, see http://scala-programming-language.1934581.n4.nabble.com/Why-tuples-only-to-22-td1945314.html or why FunctionN(0-22) ProductN(1-22) TupleN(1-22)?

AFAIK there is no "technical" explanation for it, they simply had to stop somewhere.