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Any other configurations results in a larger enclosed square. This is the most optimal way to pack 17 squares that we’ve found
Source?
Bidwell, J. (1997)
Try this page if you want to read more about it:
https://erich-friedman.github.io/papers/squares/squares.html
Thank you, that's very helpful - unlike cretins downvoting me for asking a question.
Upvoted.
That's because when you just type "source?" and nothing else people perceive it as you challenging/denying the claim in a slightly hostile manner
Thankfully the perceived hostility was then dispelled with a followup comment calling people cretins.
...wait.
In the meme.
Seriously?
https://lemmy.world/post/32326900