How many squares do you see?

[Johnny Vinyl]

I know what I see, but it isn't one of the choices.

What do you see?

 

[DonH50]

11? I hate these now, used to be so good at them...

 

[Mosin]

I see 16.

 

[RBFC]

16

5 large green squares
5 black squares
4 small green squares
1 red square
1 blue square

Poor choice list if you ask me....

Lee

 

[Steve Williams]

17 here

there are 6 large green squares

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

I also see 16.


9 Green
5 Black
1 Blue
1 Red

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

17 here

there are 6 large green squares

I see only 5 large and 4 small.

 

[RBFC]

17 here

there are 6 large green squares

I see 4 + the one in the center. You can't count the same one twice!

Lee

 

[ack]

I see 15

 

[still-one]

I see 17

 

[Steve Williams]

I see 4 + the one in the center. You can't count the same one twice!

Lee

You're right

16 then

 

[Mike]

13
Final answer
In my defense, I also see an octopus.

 

[Mosin]

13
Final answer
In my defense, I also see an octopus.

When you were a small boy did you take your toys apart to see how they worked? No, you didn't, and that's why you cannot reverse engineer things now. Luckily, we need guys like you, so we can sell you nice audio stuff. Otherwise, you guys would just make your own. We can't have that now can we?

 

[Mike]

When you were a small boy did you take your toys apart to see how they worked? No, you didn't, and that's why you cannot reverse engineer things now. Luckily, we need guys like you, so we can sell you nice audio stuff. Otherwise, you guys would just make your own. We can't have that now can we?

The sad thing is that my Ph. D. degree was in an area of mathematics that was given birth from geometry. These puzzles are particularly cruel to me.

 

[Mosin]

The sad thing is that my Ph. D. degree was in an area of mathematics that was given birth from geometry. These puzzles are particularly cruel to me.

Mike, I don't think this visual sort of thing is something you learn. It seems to be more of a knack to me. Me? I don't get mathematics at all. I have ideas, and then I submit them to a couple guys who crunch the numbers for me, so I'm not working completely in the dark. So far, it has worked out with a good success rate. You math guys have always amazed me...maybe not in box recognition, however.

 

[Mike]

Mike, I don't think this visual sort of thing is something you learn. It seems to be more of a knack to me. Me? I don't get mathematics at all. I have ideas, and then I submit them to a couple guys who crunch the numbers for me, so I'm not working completely in the dark. So far, it has worked out with a good success rate. You math guys have always amazed me...maybe not in box recognition, however.

That's good to know. For some reason, I'm good at identifying tunes after just a few bars of music. My strength is not in the visual. Sadly, I have become a number cruncher. I sold out to the man!

 

[JackD201]

16

Almost missed the big green in the center

 

[DonH50]

16 now; printed it out and took a marker to it. Moral: Never be the first to post, and don't try to solve puzzles in 10 seconds whilst on lunch break!

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

16 now; printed it out and took a marker to it. Moral: Never be the first to post, and don't try to solve puzzles in 10 seconds whilst on lunch break!

LOL! That's too funny!

I think it's pretty much confirmed that it's in fact 16 squares. Interesting that the correct answer wasn't a part of the multiple-choice

 

[microstrip]

My count was 16. As I have now seen there are some answers on the wrongly suggested values, I hope that this is was not a disguised poll on the power of suggestion and the value of blind tests.