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Area paradox unmasked

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Brent

In my last post I presented a paradox, where a set of four pieces forming an 8×8 square could apparently be rearranged to form a 5×13 rectangle, summoning an extra unit of area out of thin air. Quite a few … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Pennies Game: Solution

Posted on October 30, 2007 by Brent

It seems that everyone with a blog is always apologizing for not posting in a while, as if this has somehow inconvenienced their readers. Of course, with the magic of feed readers, email notifications, and the like, this is not … Continue reading →

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