Math with Bad DrawingsCartoon Archive

Thinking the Box into Oblivion

November 7, 2019

Three stages: thinking inside the box, outside the box, and thinking the box itself into an impossible shape.

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Free for classrooms, worksheets, slides and other non-commercial use under CC BY-NC 4.0, with credit to Ben Orlin.

Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2019-11-07-thinking-the-box-into-oblivion/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

Thinking INSIDE the box [thought bubble inside a wireframe cube] · Thinking OUTSIDE the box [bubble outside] · Thinking the box into OBLIVION [the cube inside the thought bubble, drawn as an impossible figure]

Topics
Geometry › 3D Shapes › CubesGeometry › Impossible Figures
Level
All Ages
Themes
InspirationVisual ExplanationsPuzzles & Problems