A reader asks: “[C]an you explain this geometry puzzle?,” pointing to the 8 x 8 = 5 x 13 puzzle that’s been making the rounds. He adds:
Ever since I saw it, I’ve had a hard time concentrating on work. It seems to call into question an orderly universe, which is quite disturbing.
Well, I surely don’t want American productivity — or for that matter American faith in an orderly universe — to decline. So the answer is
UPDATE: Reader Jason Wolfkill articulates the general point well:
Your answer to the 64=65 puzzle showcases what I like to call the “do the math” principle. Our eyes and intuition may lead us astray, but the numbers don’t lie (at least not to a degree that those of us living in the Newtonian/Cartesian world can detect).
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