At first glance, it’s the kind of image you might scroll past on social media and smirk at — a bright stack of geometric blocks arranged neatly in a pattern, with a caption daring you:
It reads like a harmless brain teaser. You glance at it, quickly tally the squares you see, and move on. The puzzle seems simple, even trivial.
Count the squares, drop a number, and scroll to the next post. But the moment you stop and actually try to count, something curious happens. Suddenly, the task feels slippery.
The numbers don’t seem to match your expectations. You might start second-guessing yourself, or notice squares you hadn’t considered before.
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