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yakov · 2961 days ago · link · · parent · post: Facebook fruit and maths puzzle tricks adults into arguing about algebra
Eh, not really a math puzzle, more of an exercise in vigilance. I always feel indignant after seeing this sort of thing: it seems deliberately designed to insult the player's intelligence.
MadEmperorYuri · 2961 days ago · link ·
The thing is, life is full of these kinds of problems. Advertisements, speeches, statistics, news stories, and so on. And unlike this little bugger, _those_ problems aren't harmless. They _are_ designed to make a real fool out of you, usually to your cost. So there is a lesson to be learned here. It's just not about math.