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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 week ago (23 children)

Can someone explain to me in layman's terms why this is the most efficient way?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Any other configurations results in a larger enclosed square. This is the most optimal way to pack 17 squares that we’ve found

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Source?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

Bidwell, J. (1997)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Try this page if you want to read more about it:

https://erich-friedman.github.io/papers/squares/squares.html

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thank you, that's very helpful - unlike cretins downvoting me for asking a question.

Upvoted.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's because when you just type "source?" and nothing else people perceive it as you challenging/denying the claim in a slightly hostile manner

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Thankfully the perceived hostility was then dispelled with a followup comment calling people cretins.

...wait.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

In the meme.

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