The Confuzzle - Neatorama

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This video showcases the presentation and effect of a simple yet confusing puzzle. It incorporates basic geometry, but it is surprising and potentially baffling at first glance. A step-by-step tutorial on how to make one can be found at Instructables. Link

From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by nicnac.

Very nice, especially with the instructable linked. Reminds me of the Mystery of the Disappearing Square -

http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/TheMysteryOfTheDisappearingSquare/

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now that is one awesome illusion,

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Neatorama!

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That was cool!

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I think my brain melted a little bit.... lol Cool illusion :D

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The square it slightly smaller when it is missing the hole. The area is the same in both cases. You can tell it gets smaller at the end.

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The area is not square.

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Watch the outer lines- they are very thin in the first version (partially covered up) and then wider when the pieces have been rotated. The extra area in the center comes from those margins.

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