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Minesweeper 911

2021

Minesweeper numbers as characters: one calls 911 with information about a mine, while a 3 surrounded by mines cries for help.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2021-01-01-minesweeper-911/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

[A Minesweeper grid: 1 1 1 / 2 _ 3 / 2 _ _] A 1: "Hello, 911? I have some information about the location of a mine…" 3: "HELP ME… ANYBODY… I'M TRAPPED"

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