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[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 75 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (21 children)

Precisely. That's why I wrote the parenthetical about the greater efficiency of 16 as a perfect square. As the other commenter pointed out, this is a meme. This is only the most efficient packing method for 17 squares. It's the packing efficiency equivalent of the spinal tap "this one goes to 11" quote.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 28 points 4 weeks ago (20 children)

My autistic ass can't comprehend why anyone would want to arrange a prime number in a square pattern...

[–] SirActionSack@aussie.zone 41 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

autistic

surprised at people doing weird shit

?????

[–] SystemDisc@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

It's pretty common for people with autism to prefer things to be efficient and logical.

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