somewhat OT related to file compression

Professional audio recording and studio engineering, post #42,705
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 yrret
 2008-05-31 09:23:59
 somewhat OT related to file compression
Reading a response about compression made me remember a picture I once came
across on the net. I wonder if anyone knows what I'm talking about and can
provide a link to it...

Its a math trick thats related to the way files are compacted. Its a
picture of a polygon divided up into a bunch of puzzle pieces, like in the
Tetris game. The pieces each have their own colour. In a second picture
you see the same shape with the pieces arranged a different way, but a small
square piece is left out. But there's no hole in the polygon.

I remember making a physical version of the picture just to try and wrap my
head around how its possible. But I forget it now. Anyone know this?
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 Laurence Payne
 2008-05-31 11:26:40
 Re: somewhat OT related to file compression
On Sat, 31 May 2008 09:23:59 GMT, "yrret" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Reading a response about compression made me remember a picture I once came
>across on the net. I wonder if anyone knows what I'm talking about and can
>provide a link to it...
>
>Its a math trick thats related to the way files are compacted. Its a
>picture of a polygon divided up into a bunch of puzzle pieces, like in the
>Tetris game. The pieces each have their own colour. In a second picture
>you see the same shape with the pieces arranged a different way, but a small
>square piece is left out. But there's no hole in the polygon.
>
>I remember making a physical version of the picture just to try and wrap my
>head around how its possible. But I forget it now. Anyone know this?
>
>
http://www.blifaloo.com/illusions/missing.php
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 yrret
 2008-05-31 20:53:25
 Re: somewhat OT related to file compression
Thanks!

"Laurence Payne" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 31 May 2008 09:23:59 GMT, "yrret" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Reading a response about compression made me remember a picture I once
>>came
>>across on the net. I wonder if anyone knows what I'm talking about and
>>can
>>provide a link to it...
>>
>>Its a math trick thats related to the way files are compacted. Its a
>>picture of a polygon divided up into a bunch of puzzle pieces, like in the
>>Tetris game. The pieces each have their own colour. In a second picture
>>you see the same shape with the pieces arranged a different way, but a
>>small
>>square piece is left out. But there's no hole in the polygon.
>>
>>I remember making a physical version of the picture just to try and wrap
>>my
>>head around how its possible. But I forget it now. Anyone know this?
>>
>>
> http://www.blifaloo.com/illusions/missing.php