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[-] OrnateLuna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 3 days ago
[-] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 73 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

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

[-] Colonel_Panic_@lemm.ee 7 points 3 days ago

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

[-] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

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

[-] Colonel_Panic_@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

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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