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Title: How many squares?
Post by: Locutus on July 28, 2012, 02:49:04 PM
This is making the rounds on FaceBook with various answers being given.  How many squares are there in total in the image below?

(https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/251995_421349384573901_1800498607_n.jpg)
Title: Re: How many squares?
Post by: Exterminator on July 28, 2012, 03:15:22 PM
40.
Title: Re: How many squares?
Post by: Locutus on July 28, 2012, 05:25:36 PM
Nobody else?  I've seen a couple of you looking.  Scared to test the waters?  :razz: ;D
Title: Re: How many squares?
Post by: Henry Hawk on July 28, 2012, 06:53:30 PM
Quote from: Locutus on July 28, 2012, 05:25:36 PM
Nobody else?  I've seen a couple of you looking.  Scared to test the waters?  :razz: ;D

I finally came up with forty after coming up with 36 .... finally figured out where I was missing four....I can't imagine anymore than that being possible.
Title: Re: How many squares?
Post by: libby on July 28, 2012, 07:02:09 PM
Oh, what the heck! I'm just about cross-eyed, but came up with 33.36.
Title: Re: How many squares?
Post by: Locutus on July 28, 2012, 09:40:53 PM
Quote from: Henry Hawk on July 28, 2012, 06:53:30 PM
I finally came up with forty after coming up with 36 .... finally figured out where I was missing four....I can't imagine anymore than that being possible.

:wink: :biggrin:
Title: Re: How many squares?
Post by: Locutus on July 28, 2012, 09:41:32 PM
Quote from: libby on July 28, 2012, 07:02:09 PM
Oh, what the heck! I'm just about cross-eyed, but came up with 33.36.

Now you need to find the same 4 more that Henry did.  ;D
Title: Re: How many squares?
Post by: Locutus on July 28, 2012, 09:43:08 PM
There are 40. 
Title: Re: How many squares?
Post by: me on July 28, 2012, 09:54:50 PM
There are two I can't find. 
Title: Re: How many squares?
Post by: Locutus on July 28, 2012, 10:31:32 PM
Quote from: me on July 28, 2012, 09:54:50 PM
There are two I can't find. 

Ok. You got me there.  I can see how you can miss 4, but not two.  ;D
Title: Re: How many squares?
Post by: me on July 28, 2012, 10:36:46 PM
Quote from: Locutus on July 28, 2012, 10:31:32 PM
Ok. You got me there.  I can see how you can miss 4, but not two.  ;D
I don't understand that either and it has me puzzled also because I know there are two somewhere tied to the two I'm missing.  Either that or I counted two of the 4 missing twice. Gonna do it again.
Title: Re: How many squares?
Post by: Anne on July 28, 2012, 10:40:50 PM
I kept coming up with 36, but  I think I finally got the last four. After awhile it makes your eyes cross!
Title: Re: How many squares?
Post by: Locutus on July 28, 2012, 10:42:36 PM
Quote from: Anne on July 28, 2012, 10:40:50 PM
I kept coming up with 36, but  I think I finally got the last four. After awhile it makes your eyes cross!

Most people come up with 36 first.  ;D
Title: Re: How many squares?
Post by: me on July 28, 2012, 10:43:18 PM
Now I'm coming up with 33  :doh:
Title: Re: How many squares?
Post by: Y on July 28, 2012, 11:28:24 PM
Quote from: Exterminator on July 28, 2012, 03:15:22 PM
40.

Agreed, unless you cannot count the squares intersected by the two squares containing the smallest squares as squares.  I saw an IQ test with a trick question like that once.
Title: Re: How many squares?
Post by: me on July 29, 2012, 12:17:14 AM
I really think I need to do this in the morning after a good nights sleep.  I've lost two more....Only finding 31 now...  :wacko: :groan:
Title: Re: How many squares?
Post by: Locutus on July 29, 2012, 12:30:26 AM
I'll post the solution once a few more have had a chance to try.  ;D
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