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Diamonds Only

2022

A bouncer turns away a square, then admits the same square tilted 45°, because it's a 'diamond.'

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2022-01-01-diamonds-only/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

Bouncer (beside a velvet rope): "Diamonds only." [A square looks dejected.]

Bouncer (to a tilted square): "Right this way." [The upright square watches the tilted square walk in.]

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