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fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago

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    This is the most efficient (known) packing of 17 unit squares inside a square. If you’re asking why it’s like that, that’s above my math proficiency level.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_packing

    See also: https://kingbird.myphotos.cc/packing/squares_in_squares.html

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      It’s like that because the universe wants us to suffer.

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        No, suffering would be if it were always the same predictable pattern in everything all the time.

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          True. You can’t have joy without suffering, light without dark, cars without an extended warranty.

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        If God was real / or is real and cared, we would have a perfect 336 day year.

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          If God was real the boxes would all fit in a nice grid for any square container. But the OP already has the conclusion for that one.

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      Thanks I’ve lost 30 sanity points now, and I’m now sure with a number of squares sufficently high s is gonna equal to cthulu.

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