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  • 2229 points nohidden

    5,000-30,000

    Source: I am a 3D artist.

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    433 points noodle_75

    Is this a polygon count lol

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    327 points Cujo_Kitz

    Well yes and no, all polygons are made up of triangles.

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    125 points Snudget

    triangles are polygons

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    118 points gamer_perfection

    Triangle is a polygon made of 1 triangle

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    55 points Snudget

    A polygon is a shape with n sides. It is just commonly broken down into triangles because GPUs can process them easier

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    31 points Minute-Report6511

    i think it's because 3 points in 3d space will form a plane. imagine trying to form a single plane out of the vertices of a tetradedron.

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    15 points Snudget

    Especially when raytracing, it is much simpler to check against an intersection with a plane and then check triangle bounds.

    And for rasterizing, it is easier to supply hardware features that work on triangles (always have a fixed number of vertices). It keeps the chip size and complexity down

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    2 points PuzzleheadedPrize900

    Monogon?

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    10 points Eve1524

    no, a trigon, and a study of trigons is called trigon ometry

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    5 points OCYRThisMeansWar

    You're a polygon.

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    7 points cowlinator

    All polygons can be divided into triangles.

    It seems strange to say they are "made up of" triangles when there are multiple contradictory ways they can be divided into triangles.

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    3 points KaysNewGroove

    Polygons aren't made of triangles in rendering. Polygons are 2d and can just be rendered as they are. When you hear polygon count in 3d rendering, they're talking about the triangles, because they're the polygons used to make stuff. A basic cube is counted as 12 polygons, not 6, because it's made of 12 triangles.

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    2 points WhoRoger

    Not necessarily, Sega Saturn (I think) was using 4-sided sprites as polygons, and there are/were also vector-based and voxel-based graphics. Nothing is preventing you from using arbitrarily sided polygons when creating your 3D from scratch.

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    3 points greatandhalfbaked

    Yea, we got it.

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    11 points PoopCumlord

    could be a shader

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    3 points KaysNewGroove

    What if those are in 16k resolution?

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  • 470 points Logical-Hotel4199

    Technically a circle

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    168 points Any_Background_5826

    hello topologist

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    40 points ProbablyPuck

    All I see are a bunch of socks.

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    15 points Any_Background_5826

    all i see is a bunch of bowls

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    12 points Marsh2700

    thats crazy i see straws with the end taped shut

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    2 points Minute-Report6511

    oh damn i see a picture of someone

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    9 points Effective_Gap9582

    Agreed! That shape is a circle that's been squished evenly on three sides. But I wonder what the name of it is. There has to be a name for that particular shape, right?

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    3 points Ulfbass

    As an engineer this is just a triangle with filleted edges and corners

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    3 points galstaph

    The equivalent for a four sided squish is called a squircle, so maybe a ciriangle or a trircle?

    Edit: looked it up, and apparently the generic name is epitrochoids, so these would be three lobed epitrochoids

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    5 points georgeclooney1739

    how so?

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    20 points Logical-Hotel4199

    One long, curved edge with zero corners.

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    8 points DisastrousStill6569

    Thanks I hate it

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    9 points Any_Background_5826

    topologist, you can smoothly shape the things into circles if they were like clay

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    7 points Ye_olde_oak_store

    Yeah you topologists and wanting to turn spheres inside out.

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    4 points Any_Background_5826

    i turned my sphere inside out!

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    2 points Logical-Hotel4199

    Welcome to the 4th dimension!

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    3 points Any_Background_5826

    without using the 4th dimension!

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    3 points Ye_olde_oak_store

    Cool, now do it in three. Be careful you mustn't tear or crease the material. (Note: yes - the material can pass through itself.

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    5 points wolftick

    Squircle

    Tricles?

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    2 points Glad_Contest_8014

    Cirangle

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    2 points earanhart

    I thought it was a picture of a cow.

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  • 1301 points Dicethrower

    I count 26 and fuck everyone else but my amazing self.

    Oh, yeah, I see how it works.

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    395 points ScarletPumpkinTickle

    I got 27

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    83 points TopHatGorilla

    I got a rock.

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    28 points TheVoice106point7

    I got a bowl of soup

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    35 points THE-Grandma

    I’ve got a jar of dirt! I’ve got a jar of dirt!

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    10 points FurryAlt440

    And I…

    Am Steve

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    4 points thestrong45playz

    I got an arrow with a peculiar design, poked someone with it and they started yelling something about a crazy diamond

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    7 points MistaRekt

    I got a headache.

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    45 points Mountain-Beat979

    Yea me too

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    8 points International-Cat123

    Me three

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    6 points Tacoman404

    I got 18. I have no idea how you get more.

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    15 points poop_monster35

    The white spaces between the colorful triangles are also shaped like triangles. Also the three white triangles in the center make another triangle.

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    27 points KaysNewGroove

    Triangles made of triangles

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    15 points Extension-Cucumber69

    Certain groupings of 3 triangles/negative triangles make a triangle in themselves

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    3 points Live-Animator-4000

    Oh, I didn’t know we could count the negatives. I got 19 otherwise.

    Edit: 18…accidentally counted a “triangle” twice

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    8 points NO_FIX_AUTOCORRECT

    So, the top three triangles make a triangle (19) and that similarly can be repeated 5 more times within the arrangement (24) then there's 3 medium triangles made from 6 of the small triangles (27)

    Now from that top 3 triangle, mirror that vertically, you have 3 upside-down white triangles making another upside-down triangle (28)

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    21 points Floor_of_Master070

    I got 28

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    7 points AgreeableAnteater215

    i got 29

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    8 points Veteranis

    I got 29 1/2.

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    6 points Oakenshielder

    I got 30.

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    3 points YeetMemez

    Also got 28

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    4 points 78preshe8

    Did you include the negative spaces to get 27?

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    3 points Large_Scientist_7004

    Same

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    3 points poop_monster35

    Yup the tricky one for me was the 3 negative space triangles that make one triangle in the center.

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    3 points elfmere

    Oh yeah I missed that one. Thank you

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    3 points Wtygrrr

    I got 28. There’s one in the capital A.

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    56 points BAAT-G

    10 individual "triangles" 6 "triangles" made from a set of 3 3 made from a set of 6 1 made from all 10 6 in the negative spaces between the 10

    I also get 26. Unless they're counting some nonsense outside the box thinking to get more than that

    Edit: thank you all for pointing out the inverted negative 3 piece triangle.

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    45 points xWrongHeaven

    there's a 27th in the upside-down triangle in the middle

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    3 points LeanderT

    Holy moly, there is!

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    20 points Lipa_neo

    You forgot the one made of three negative spaces (with a yellow in the middle) So, 27

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    5 points AtomicBlastPony

    Upside down triangle of 3 negative spaces

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    8 points CinnamonBunnn

    I too got 26 but went looking, think there's a negative space set of three upside down triangle in the centre

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    2 points Front_Cat9471

    This is the true test. If anyone is confident about 26 that means they thought they were smart enough to see the 6 negative space triangles but in reality they weren’t smart enough find the other negative space triangle, which would have been obvious if they hadn’t got caught up in being right

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    5 points Dumeck

    Pshh no the true test is realizing that there is another triangle in the text at the top because it has an uppercase A and that the real number is 28

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    2 points Front_Cat9471

    So then the real TTT is 1 isn’t it?

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    18 points Ditsumoao96

    in Krunk’s voice

    No, no…. He’s got a point.

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    7 points ThePickleistRick

    *Kronk

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    15 points Ditsumoao96

    The O for Kronk. The O specifically used for Kronk. Kronk’s O.

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    7 points Ye_olde_oak_store

    Pull the lever Kronk.

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    6 points ThePickleistRick

    Wrong leverrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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    2 points First_Growth_2736

    I bet he’s got three points

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    2 points AtomicBlastPony

    28

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  • 138 points perksofbeingcrafty

    To determine…if you’re a narcissist…? Goodness Facebook is a scary place these days

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    16 points Suvtropics

    Reddit isn't much better, most of internet is shit these days

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    5 points helpmehomeowner

    Always has been.

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  • 283 points Nerketur

    Then 0 is wrong because "A" still contains a triangle.

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    166 points AdCurious2189

    Then you're not a narcissist but a psycho, congrats mate

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    13 points rockstarrichg

    You mean, there’s a triangle in the A hole?

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    19 points NuWuX

    Yeah, I was going to say 2.

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    3 points One_Who_Walks_Silly

    Same; I think it's 2 triangles.

    One for the triangle in the A and one for the word "Triangles" in the original post.

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    2 points AwesomeBro1510

    Nah, it's a bunch of small squares since it's on a screen so there's still no triangles.

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  • 50 points SirCarboy

    u/Active-Chemistry4011 might be a narcissist

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    37 points Active-Chemistry4011

    It's a fact. Mathematical fact. Agreeing with the comment that states mathematical truth does not make me a narcissist...

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    29 points EndOfSouls

    It's a trick question. The triangle number doesn't matter. Only a narcissist would be so petty and need to prove their intelligence to prove they know more than others. You lost, bro.

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    15 points SnooHabits8960

    It’s a puzzle not a math problem. There’s 27. Don’t forget the upside down one in the middle.

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    10 points Lindbluete

    I did forget that one, thank you.

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    3 points Pay_attentionmore

    Does that include the upside down negative space triangles?

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    7 points SnooHabits8960

    yes.

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    5 points ProThoughtDesign

    But what shape is the opening inside the capital 'A'?

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  • 18 points ImaginationNo8008

    There’s one in the A

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    8 points MyyWifeRocks

    There are two A’s.

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    5 points ImaginationNo8008

    Good catch, missed the second

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  • 26 points vetheros37

    Found the narcissist

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  • 11 points zawalimbooo

    27

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    4 points shallower

    this is the correct answer. assuming we can count curved edges as triangles

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  • 32 points SnooSongs2744

    The number of triangles you see will determine if you're a pedant.

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    11 points sweetnsour2128

    Oh no! am I PREGANANANT???!!!

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  • 7 points Persea_americana

    a point is a zero-dimensional object that represents an exact location but has no size, length, or width. Zero-dimensional objects aren’t real, therefore triangles don’t exist.

    Also I only count 24

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  • 5 points Magnus_Helgisson

    Yep, he’s a narcissist. Works like a charm.

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  • 7 points Spatul8r

    10: individual triangle  6: individual negative space triangles 6: groups of 3 triangles 3: groups of 6 triangles 1: group of 3 negative space triangle 1: group of 10 triangle

    10+6+6+3+1+1= 26

    (Now we wait.)

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    6 points nathan753

    27, There is another upside down triangle in the middle that looks kind of like a triforce.

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    2 points Spatul8r

    Thank you for the help.

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    3 points bianguyen
    1. You got everything right except the arithmetic. Sorry.
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    3 points Spatul8r

    You fell for my little trap. Don't you know I'm a narcissist?

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  • 10 points Stargost_

    How about a rebuttal to your semantics.

    The post never specified that the triangles had to follow the mathematical/geometric definition of them, only the coloquial one can be inferred from the lax context.

    After which, the number of triangles depends on whether you consider the empty space between 3 triangles to be another triangle.

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  • 5 points Royal_Jellyfish1073

    There is exactly 1 big orange phallus.

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  • 5 points tomado09

    Sounds like a mathematician... definitely a narcisist

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  • 5 points Chogolatine

    Ok for the sake of the argument let's say those are actual triangles. How on earth does that say anything about any potential narcissist trait of any given person

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  • 4 points Tyguy151

    I didn’t bother to count any triangles. What does that mean?

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    4 points Feeling-Ad-2490

    Why is anything anything??

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    2 points Tyguy151

    Because reasons.

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  • 3 points SquibbTheZombie

    There are 27: 10 small triangles, 6 triangular empty spaces, 6 large triangles of length 2, 3 triangles of length 3, 1 triangle encompassing all the triangles, and 1 made out of three empty spaces in the middle.

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    2 points n0tqu1tesane

    You forget that the word "triangles" appears three times.

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  • 3 points Accomplished-Video71

    The "technically the truth" is that this commenter is the narcissist?

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  • 3 points rbamssy17

    what if I look at it and I just ADHD zone out

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  • 3 points Radio_Demon-Ace

    i counted 27

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  • 3 points Keebster101

    Doesn't specify you have to see them when looking at the image. It's just the number of triangles you see.

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  • 3 points DebeliHrvat

    There's still one inside of the capital "A"

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  • 3 points Effective_Gap9582

    No triangles, only shapes reminiscent of triangles.

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  • 3 points IveHave

    It’s less about “does the image have triangles” and more about “is your lived experience triangular”.

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  • 3 points SeventhAlkali
    1. Interesting since it's also 33
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  • 3 points LewyyM

    The number of triangles you see will determine if you're autistic

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    7 points CRE178

    Nah, I was autistic way long before I saw 27 or 26 or 28 or 0 triangles. But I'm well adjusted. Now I'm focusing on the fact someone drew a penis on the commenter's name.

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  • 2 points rebri

    The capital A forms a triangle.

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  • 2 points Upvoter_NeverDie

    Notwithstanding the post that said 0, I count 17.

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    2 points De4dm4nw4lkin

    Well if your counting the whole assembly as one then your missing the individual triforces.

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  • 2 points woodyconk

    Those look delicious

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  • 2 points DaveVdE

    I’m looking at a few million dots actually.

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  • 2 points ITandFitnessJunkie

    27

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  • 2 points Parfilov

    I counted like 26.

    Like, 10 common, 6 gaps, 6 made from 3 common and 1 gap, 1 made from 1 common and 3 gaps, 3 made from 6 common and 3 gaps and one full.

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  • 2 points cruzin-nature-4ever

    There are, not is

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  • 4 points Plunny4

    10 🙂

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  • 5 points oojamaflaps

    theres 17

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  • 1 points Any_Background_5826

    GAH!

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  • 1 points texas1982

    tri-rcles

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  • 1 points Jbrizown

    What about the upside down ones?

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  • 1 points DisastrousStill6569

    I counted 17

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  • 1 points LeoValdez1340

    I got 20 which might not be enough 

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  • 1 points maximegg

    About 6-7

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  • 1 points FireStormBloodDancer

    What about the 6 negative space ones?

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  • 1 points BaldrickSoddof

    Well, there are infinitely many points there so there are infinitely many triangles. It is not my fault that many of them are invisible to a untrained eye.

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  • 1 points BigDestructionEnergy

    27

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  • 1 points Circumpunctilious

    There are FOUR triangles!!

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  • 1 points mrmoe198

    I’m reading through these comments and I have no idea what the hell is going on. I thought this was a joke aboutha ha triangles have corners so there are no triangles.” What’s happening?

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  • 1 points Some_minecraft_playr

    I got 3^3

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  • 1 points Alarmed_Scientist_15

    What is this shape called then? Trianval?

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  • 1 points lonewolff7798

    What, you want me to count them? What do I get?

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  • 1 points NO_FIX_AUTOCORRECT

    It's 28

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  • 1 points ndation

    Well, this is a 2d representation of 3d objects. But if we're already going to be technical, these are tiny squares arranged and colored in a way that we preceive as shapes and colors

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  • 1 points calash2020

    Triangular shape

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  • 1 points AggravatingChest7838

    🤓

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  • 1 points n0tqu1tesane

    Well, I counted twenty.

    Does that make me a narcissist?

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  • 1 points Maximillion322

    I see more of them than I can count without losing track. At least 26

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  • 1 points Present-Button9314

    i'm still trying to figure out why the OP said Zero, clickbai? could've borrowed line from C.K. "...prove me wrong.'

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  • 1 points aer0a

    They're close enough for most people to call them "triangles" in normal contexts, which means they are "triangles". This is how languages work

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  • 1 points Xalamander2794

    I counted 21 by including the shapes they make up within the larger structure

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  • 1 points -Redstoneboi-

    as a dev who is familiar with gpu programming, i believe this image is composed of 2 triangles

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  • 1 points soysopin

    There is only one, in the negative space of the uppercase letter "A".

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  • 1 points ldarkfire

    Wait till he learns about Reuleaux triangles

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  • 1 points y0nm4n

    There are no triangles in the real world. They only exist as concepts.

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  • 1 points 2020mademejoinreddit

    Just one. Me.

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  • 1 points dimmiii

    theres 3.6x10^52 triangles

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  • 1 points User_-_-_Name

    Them are triangles and im not entertaining any argument otherwise. This is the shapes version of a grammer na*i.

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  • 1 points Fooforthought

    Try angles

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  • 1 points Technical_Record9506

    There are*

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  • 1 points RewardWorking

    27 if you want to go crazy

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  • 1 points Overall-Term705

    22

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  • 1 points Valerie_Baye

    If I allow my triangles to be round and count triangular empty space, there are 25. :)

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  • 1 points DaySensitive8430

    Wrong, because all the pictures that we see in our phones are Two dimensions shapes

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  • 1 points VonLoewe

    Sounds like a narcissist alright.

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  • 1 points Jibber1332

    A photo is in 2D.

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  • 1 points Dry-Measurement-6143

    They have rounded edges

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  • 1 points Buttdehole

    There is one, in the "A"

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  • 1 points MKTurk1984

    Could you argue that these are a form of Reuleaux triangles?

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  • 1 points Avarage_Darlec

    All I see is a bunch of electron clouds

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  • 1 points Sharpsider

    Well, technically there wouldn't be triangles even in a traditional representation of triangles, since every picture of a triangle will have a resolution, be it pixels or atoms. Defined this way, a triangle is a concept and cannot exist in the real world, so technically these guitar pick shaped forms are as good as any other if we interpret them as such.

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  • 1 points On1xPt

    Dammmmmmmm

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  • 1 points PactzOrFiction

    I counted 9, what that mean lol

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  • 1 points fartmeifyoucan

    There's one inside the A

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  • 1 points Strict_Astronaut_673

    The word “triangles” appears only once in the original image, therefore the answer is 1.

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  • 1 points VegetableTall2979

    why do i see 17

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  • 1 points bethesda_gamer

    👆👇...👈😔

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  • 1 points NiNieNielNiels

    There is a triangle in the capital letter A. Boom!

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  • 1 points Gloomy_Inflation1

    All I can see is that someone drew a red cock and balls on the left.

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  • 1 points Joe-_-King

    Can you just try angles...

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  • 1 points anon817218

    The shape that your orange censor looks like a dick

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  • 1 points louis504842

    There was one "triangle" in the original post. The commenter added two more

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