That's part of the illusion. It's supposed to look like a 5-12-13 right triangle, but the 2 smaller triangles aren't perfect fits since they forced breaks at the grid lines. Adding up the component pieces is 32 sq units, but the proper 5-12-13 triangle would be 30 sq units.
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Date: 2010-11-22 09:12 pm (UTC)