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Title: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Singlebyte on December 25, 2014, 08:29:14 PM Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Trevon on December 25, 2014, 08:54:11 PM 17 i guess. Do i get a cookie now? :P
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Lethn on December 25, 2014, 09:56:25 PM 34, do those pixelated white borders I see count as extra triangles?
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Singlebyte on December 25, 2014, 10:58:01 PM 17 i guess. Do i get a cookie now? :P Nope 34, do those pixelated white borders I see count as extra triangles? Nope & Nope Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: mindrust on December 25, 2014, 11:01:17 PM 26
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: mliverpool on December 25, 2014, 11:22:59 PM 26
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: tekke on December 25, 2014, 11:49:04 PM 25
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: jokerboy on December 25, 2014, 11:51:31 PM 25
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: lakepopo on December 26, 2014, 12:43:34 AM 25 maybe..
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: criptix on December 26, 2014, 01:19:30 AM its more damn but im to lazy to count ;D Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Foxpup on December 26, 2014, 01:29:05 AM 27
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Lamassu on December 26, 2014, 01:31:05 AM 22
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Kluge on December 26, 2014, 03:17:08 AM I'm not sure you could say there are wrong answers here, OP. How would you know how many triangles they see unless you're Ayn Rand's ghost?
(Foxpup wins) Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Singlebyte on December 26, 2014, 03:47:45 AM I'm not sure you could say there are wrong answers here, OP. How would you know how many triangles they see unless you're Ayn Rand's ghost? (Foxpup wins) True, it is subjective and all answers are "Technically" correct. (Some people may see less/more then you or me) But if if you want to know how many triangles the image has without repeating then here is the simple answer: (27) http://www.wholeperson-counseling.org/jpg/triangles_answer.jpg However, one could also argue the title contains the word "triangle" as an additional one. (27+1) For those looking for a more complex solution to the puzzle take a look at this answer. http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/203873/how-many-triangles (http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/203873/how-many-triangles) With that said, I had a strong feeling that Foxpup would not only answer the puzzle...but be one of the few to answer it correctly. (Kudos to you to Kluge!) Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Foxpup on December 26, 2014, 04:41:55 AM However, one could also argue the title contains the word "triangle" as an additional one. (27+1) http://images.art.com/images/products/regular/12021000/12021042.jpg With that said, I had a strong feeling that Foxpup would not only answer the puzzle...but be one of the few to answer it correctly. I actually wasn't going to until I saw all the incorrect answers. I can understand 26; I can see how people might miss that the whole thing is a giant triangle. But 22? 34?? How do you get that? Do other people just suck at counting? ???Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Singlebyte on December 26, 2014, 05:07:47 AM Nice response! Got to admit I had never heard of that and had to look it up. "The word is not the thing" Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: criptix on December 26, 2014, 06:48:39 AM However, one could also argue the title contains the word "triangle" as an additional one. (27+1) http://images.art.com/images/products/regular/12021000/12021042.jpg With that said, I had a strong feeling that Foxpup would not only answer the puzzle...but be one of the few to answer it correctly. I actually wasn't going to until I saw all the incorrect answers. I can understand 26; I can see how people might miss that the whole thing is a giant triangle. But 22? 34?? How do you get that? Do other people just suck at counting? ???the first time i only counted half of the triangles, the second time i double counted some triangles :D Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: AnonBitCoiner on December 26, 2014, 09:30:28 AM I remember when my math teacher in high school did this for an extra credit point on an exam. Only like 5 kids got it right. I like these kinds of riddles/puzzles/however it's categorized.
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Lethn on December 26, 2014, 10:13:29 AM Well that's a load of b.s. that's like saying to do one thing and then suddenly make up the rules so everyone gets it wrong, for instance if you said count all the small triangles, most people would get it correct, then if you counted the pixelated lines as very thin triangles mixed in with the others like I did then I'd be correct, but to people who don't know that puzzle there's no indication that your answer sheet is correct since the rules haven't been properly laid out for the question.
^ This kind of thinking is why I have a hard time passing tests ;) It kind of reminds me of when I tried applying for a QA testing job at a games company, I was talking to a guy outside and I didn't get very far but he got to this shitty section where there was a badly printed out screenshot of a game and it said "Find the bugs" of course, you wouldn't be able to find all of them because it was so badly printed and there was no criteria for what you were really looking for in the first place because they didn't classify what they meant as 'bug'. Yeah, fuck tests lol :P Also, if it's only subjective, then there can be no absolute correct answer, so asking it on a pass or fail basis is completely pointless, it's like putting grades on art. Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: ndnh on December 26, 2014, 10:24:13 AM Got it right at the first time. :) (27)
Hope I am good at math, then. Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: AnonBitCoiner on December 26, 2014, 10:40:10 AM Well that's a load of b.s. that's like saying to do one thing and then suddenly make up the rules so everyone gets it wrong, for instance if you said count all the small triangles, most people would get it correct, then if you counted the pixelated lines as very thin triangles mixed in with the others like I did then I'd be correct, but to people who don't know that puzzle there's no indication that your answer sheet is correct since the rules haven't been properly laid out for the question. ^ This kind of thinking is why I have a hard time passing tests ;) It kind of reminds me of when I tried applying for a QA testing job at a games company, I was talking to a guy outside and I didn't get very far but he got to this shitty section where there was a badly printed out screenshot of a game and it said "Find the bugs" of course, you wouldn't be able to find all of them because it was so badly printed and there was no criteria for what you were really looking for in the first place because they didn't classify what they meant as 'bug'. Yeah, fuck tests lol :P Also, if it's only subjective, then there can be no absolute correct answer, so asking it on a pass or fail basis is completely pointless, it's like putting grades on art. It was phrased a little more specifically on the test :P I recently had an interview where the first question was a logical question. If you're giving 8 marbles that look exactly the same and all weigh the same, except for one, and you're given a scale that can weigh two sides, what's the minimum number of times you can use the scale to determine which is the heaviest marble? Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: sandykho47 on December 26, 2014, 11:01:54 AM 1 + 3 + 6 + 16 + 3 + 1 = 30 ???
I don't know exactly, but i'm sure there are more than a triangle ;D Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Lauda on December 26, 2014, 11:14:30 AM True, it is subjective and all answers are "Technically" correct. (Some people may see less/more then you or me) But if if you want to know how many triangles the image has without repeating then here is the simple answer: (27) This is very wrong. Who can say that the absolute truth in the number of triangles is 27+1?http://www.wholeperson-counseling.org/jpg/triangles_answer.jpg However, one could also argue the title contains the word "triangle" as an additional one. (27+1) For those looking for a more complex solution to the puzzle take a look at this answer. http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/203873/how-many-triangles (http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/203873/how-many-triangles) With that said, I had a strong feeling that Foxpup would not only answer the puzzle...but be one of the few to answer it correctly. (Kudos to you to Kluge!) You can't. This is very subjective and pointless. Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Lethn on December 26, 2014, 11:15:49 AM Well that's a load of b.s. that's like saying to do one thing and then suddenly make up the rules so everyone gets it wrong, for instance if you said count all the small triangles, most people would get it correct, then if you counted the pixelated lines as very thin triangles mixed in with the others like I did then I'd be correct, but to people who don't know that puzzle there's no indication that your answer sheet is correct since the rules haven't been properly laid out for the question. ^ This kind of thinking is why I have a hard time passing tests ;) It kind of reminds me of when I tried applying for a QA testing job at a games company, I was talking to a guy outside and I didn't get very far but he got to this shitty section where there was a badly printed out screenshot of a game and it said "Find the bugs" of course, you wouldn't be able to find all of them because it was so badly printed and there was no criteria for what you were really looking for in the first place because they didn't classify what they meant as 'bug'. Yeah, fuck tests lol :P Also, if it's only subjective, then there can be no absolute correct answer, so asking it on a pass or fail basis is completely pointless, it's like putting grades on art. It was phrased a little more specifically on the test :P I recently had an interview where the first question was a logical question. If you're giving 8 marbles that look exactly the same and all weigh the same, except for one, and you're given a scale that can weigh two sides, what's the minimum number of times you can use the scale to determine which is the heaviest marble? Some people need to work on their phrasing and question skills before they think they can go around testing others is all I'm saying lol :P For a test to be something that makes sense you need to make sure there's an extremely specific and correct answer, otherwise it's just going to be purely down to luck, schools have become infamous for this kind of b.s. so I'm not surprised to see random people on the internet making te same mistake too. For instance, perfectly fine question is with actual mathematics 10 + 10 = 20 no matter how you look at it, those are the kind of questions you can ask, but giving people gradings based on a subjective answer is a load of crap. Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: AnonBitCoiner on December 26, 2014, 11:35:45 AM Well that's a load of b.s. that's like saying to do one thing and then suddenly make up the rules so everyone gets it wrong, for instance if you said count all the small triangles, most people would get it correct, then if you counted the pixelated lines as very thin triangles mixed in with the others like I did then I'd be correct, but to people who don't know that puzzle there's no indication that your answer sheet is correct since the rules haven't been properly laid out for the question. ^ This kind of thinking is why I have a hard time passing tests ;) It kind of reminds me of when I tried applying for a QA testing job at a games company, I was talking to a guy outside and I didn't get very far but he got to this shitty section where there was a badly printed out screenshot of a game and it said "Find the bugs" of course, you wouldn't be able to find all of them because it was so badly printed and there was no criteria for what you were really looking for in the first place because they didn't classify what they meant as 'bug'. Yeah, fuck tests lol :P Also, if it's only subjective, then there can be no absolute correct answer, so asking it on a pass or fail basis is completely pointless, it's like putting grades on art. It was phrased a little more specifically on the test :P I recently had an interview where the first question was a logical question. If you're giving 8 marbles that look exactly the same and all weigh the same, except for one, and you're given a scale that can weigh two sides, what's the minimum number of times you can use the scale to determine which is the heaviest marble? Some people need to work on their phrasing and question skills before they think they can go around testing others is all I'm saying lol :P For a test to be something that makes sense you need to make sure there's an extremely specific and correct answer, otherwise it's just going to be purely down to luck, schools have become infamous for this kind of b.s. so I'm not surprised to see random people on the internet making te same mistake too. For instance, perfectly fine question is with actual mathematics 10 + 10 = 20 no matter how you look at it, those are the kind of questions you can ask, but giving people gradings based on a subjective answer is a load of crap. Agreed. Always helps to ask for further clarification. Some college exams have such vague wording and it frustrates the living bejeezles out of me Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Ume on December 26, 2014, 11:36:08 AM 17
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Foxpup on December 26, 2014, 12:03:10 PM What are you people on about? It's not subjective. It's a geometric figure composed of 15 vertices and 30 line segments. A closed figure composed of three sets of collinear line segments forms a triangle. How many triangles can be so formed from this figure? That is an objective question, and has a definite answer.
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: krunox123 on December 26, 2014, 01:09:53 PM 27! ::)
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Kluge on December 26, 2014, 01:31:12 PM What are you people on about? It's not subjective. It's a geometric figure composed of 15 vertices and 30 line segments. A closed figure composed of three sets of collinear line segments forms a triangle. How many triangles can be so formed from this figure? That is an objective question, and has a definite answer. Triangles are 2-dimensional imaginary constructs which don't exist in reality, like squares or octagons. You will never find a true triangle, only a crude representation of what we believe a triangle looks like based on a bunch of rules we observe but haven't definitively proven, man. As far as we know, everything's made of spheres, right? -But triangles are supposed to have definite two-dimensional points - but they can't, because spheres don't have points like "we're thinking of" -- and there's shit circling around the spheres and whatever, and -- okay, maybe I was being a little too narrow-minded, and there are some weird 2D units at the center of it all operating on some principle we're unaware of, but I mean - probably not, right?http://hyperspacedout.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/pinkrabbit.jpg ETA: And pictures are represented on most PC monitors and phones by "squares," right? Maybe your brain can piece together an estimate of how many triangles you think are there by looking at it, or you could use an unproven formula which deviates from what you're seeing, but in "reality," you're probably looking at a, what, icosagon? uhhh... chillisagon? Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Come-from-Beyond on December 26, 2014, 01:41:36 PM However, one could also argue the title contains the word "triangle" as an additional one. (27+1) One could even argue that the number of triangles is at least 6 times higher than you claim. It seems to me that you don't distinguish triangles formed of the same vertices but taken in a different order. Is triangle ABC the same as triangle ACB? This is the question... Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Lauda on December 26, 2014, 02:17:17 PM However, one could also argue the title contains the word "triangle" as an additional one. (27+1) One could even argue that the number of triangles is at least 6 times higher than you claim. It seems to me that you don't distinguish triangles formed of the same vertices but taken in a different order. Is triangle ABC the same as triangle ACB? This is the question... Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: madmax6688 on December 26, 2014, 02:29:04 PM 27, these are tricky but easy :)
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Come-from-Beyond on December 26, 2014, 02:48:50 PM If their sides are the same, why wouldn't they be? It's a philosophical issue :) Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: TrailingComet on December 26, 2014, 03:42:24 PM 27
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Sickler on December 26, 2014, 04:20:20 PM Same as everyone, 27.
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: BillyBobZorton on December 26, 2014, 06:57:07 PM 17
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: mliverpool on December 26, 2014, 11:29:55 PM I counted all, and the big one, but I missed this shown in middle of the provided answer.
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Watoshi on December 27, 2014, 12:16:01 AM I counted 27 triangles.
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Singlebyte on December 27, 2014, 01:22:36 AM LOL at some of these comments. Amazing to hear the "spins" people put on a simple puzzle to justify why they couldn't get the answer or how i somehow lacked to give precise enough instructions. Funny thing is, no one was being graded and nobody lost out on any imaginary prize. It was just a simple standard puzzle used in many textbooks and IQ type tests. Glad I didn't post the difficult ones like:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RPbK8h_w15c/Und4SMziL1I/AAAAAAAAIc8/qosIW_gOM5Y/s1600/Extremely-Difficult-Triangle-Count-Riddle.jpg or this one http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_ZPj8zoP6k/UU2YnLfSpjI/AAAAAAAAF-0/42t1rCzs_GQ/s1600/Count-The-Number-Of-Triangles-In-Figure.jpg Good luck trying to solve these. And for those who are impatient or tired of these puzzles, I have posted the links to the answers below. Now i'm off to go watch the Bitcoin Bowl. :) SPOILER ALERT-Answers and additional triangle puzzles http://gpuzzles.com/quiz/how-many-triangles-are-there-puzzles-with-answers/ Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Slark on December 27, 2014, 01:45:03 AM I just wonder what is the most important skill needed to solve these "triangle puzzles"? I guess you do not have to be highly intelligent to be able to count triangles. All you need is good observation skill? Am I right?
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: fukuda on December 27, 2014, 01:54:49 AM I see 30 triangles. What is the price?
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Southpaw0 on December 27, 2014, 02:48:28 AM 27, i remember this one from highschool ;D
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: AnonBitCoiner on December 27, 2014, 05:49:06 AM I just wonder what is the most important skill needed to solve these "triangle puzzles"? I guess you do not have to be highly intelligent to be able to count triangles. All you need is good observation skill? Am I right? Not necessarily observation skills so much as visualization. But yeah, observation skills definitely contribute to being successful Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Come-from-Beyond on December 27, 2014, 06:59:56 AM 42 42 Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: suman66 on December 27, 2014, 10:12:59 AM 42 triangles are in
answer this http://puzzlersworld.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/how-many-squares-are-in-this-picture-.jpg Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Divinespark on December 27, 2014, 11:20:42 AM Is 26 the right answer by any chance?
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: activebiz on December 27, 2014, 11:29:00 AM I can count 26 triangles. nice color puzzle
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: AnonBitCoiner on December 27, 2014, 08:13:45 PM There are 27, as stated by the OP and others :P
Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: csharp11 on December 27, 2014, 08:33:09 PM I'm not sure you could say there are wrong answers here, OP. How would you know how many triangles they see unless you're Ayn Rand's ghost? (Foxpup wins) True, it is subjective and all answers are "Technically" correct. (Some people may see less/more then you or me) But if if you want to know how many triangles the image has without repeating then here is the simple answer: (27) http://www.wholeperson-counseling.org/jpg/triangles_answer.jpg However, one could also argue the title contains the word "triangle" as an additional one. (27+1) For those looking for a more complex solution to the puzzle take a look at this answer. http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/203873/how-many-triangles (http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/203873/how-many-triangles) With that said, I had a strong feeling that Foxpup would not only answer the puzzle...but be one of the few to answer it correctly. (Kudos to you to Kluge!) That's incorrect. Title: Re: How many triangles do you see? Post by: Singlebyte on December 27, 2014, 11:09:13 PM No it's correct. Care to back your theory?
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