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[–] [email protected] 202 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (11 children)

You got nothing on the 17 square packing

[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 months ago (9 children)

Can someone explain this?

[–] [email protected] 78 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (6 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

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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