Crazy Math: 64 = 65?

I'm lost, this is funny..

Let's use our collective consciousness to solve this one

ooz

I was confused for a second there

Here is the explanation

When the pieces put together to form a rectangle, the inner edges of the polygons do not fit together. The applet blurs the effect by adjusting the pieces ever so little. In an "honest" version of the applet the effect is clearly noticeable. It becomes obvious there how small an adjustment is really required.

reply to post by davespanners


Spoiler Alert!!!

anyways, did you try it on paper?

its because in ONE the lines overlap... and in teh other they do not.... the volume of the lines equals the missing space.

Its quite easy to see when they overlap or not.

Originally posted by davespanners
I was confused for a second there

Here is the explanation

When the pieces put together to form a rectangle, the inner edges of the polygons do not fit together. The applet blurs the effect by adjusting the pieces ever so little. In an "honest" version of the applet the effect is clearly noticeable. It becomes obvious there how small an adjustment is really required.

Thanks i was lost!

the trick is simple dishonesty look at it carefully - the divisions are manipulated

in an 8 * 3 grid of squares - the first division - the red line SHOULD produce 2 identical mirror images - thiers does not

see this :-

[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/b2447a251a59.jpg[/atsimg]

my true division is top , thiers is bottom - see how thiers produces uneven intercects ?

reprat that dishonesty across all the divisions and viola - the ap " works "

draw it correctly - and the app fails

simples

reply to post by oozyism


There is a different way to view this.

The first one is a perfect square = 64.

The other is a rectangle = 65

They are two different dimensions.

One dimension can never = A different dimension.

This topic reminds me of this:

reply to post by gift0fpr0phecy

Yes, clever puzzle.
They "fit" a little better in the original order...

reply to post by Stewie


Yes.

I know the solution. The OPs post just reminded me of it.

reply to post by gift0fpr0phecy

I didn't doubt that.
I just HAD to show that I knew.
I was given a puzzle today that I didn't get. The word puzzles always seem to get me.

What do these have in common.
1. banana
2. dresser
3. grammar
4. potato
5. revive
6. uneven
7. assess

I didn't get it, I admit.

reply to post by Stewie


If you take the first letter of each word and put it on the end of each word, it will spell the same word backwards.