Comments on: How many points are there in a five-point star? http://gojko.net/2008/08/29/how-many-points-are-there-in-a-five-point-star/ The Quest for Software++ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:34:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Google Chrome: A Fresh Take On The Browser | Wombat Diet http://gojko.net/2008/08/29/how-many-points-are-there-in-a-five-point-star/comment-page-1/#comment-33625 Google Chrome: A Fresh Take On The Browser | Wombat Diet Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:21:49 +0000 http://gojko.net/?p=320#comment-33625 [...] of foresight and they have a greater awareness of the pitfalls of communication between people (a textbook example here worth reading if you ever need to demonstrate this for yourself [...] [...] of foresight and they have a greater awareness of the pitfalls of communication between people (a textbook example here worth reading if you ever need to demonstrate this for yourself [...]

]]> By: Toby http://gojko.net/2008/08/29/how-many-points-are-there-in-a-five-point-star/comment-page-1/#comment-33501 Toby Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:37:58 +0000 http://gojko.net/?p=320#comment-33501 I suspect the 11 was a miscount, its easy to go around the star counting and accidentally count your start/finish twice. As for the 15 it could be down to people trying to be clever, eg: each spike of the star has 3 points each, 5 spikes to the star, therefore 5x3 = 15, tadaa. Obviously this missed out on the overlap but thats why its wrong :) Toby I suspect the 11 was a miscount, its easy to go around the star counting and accidentally count your start/finish twice.

As for the 15 it could be down to people trying to be clever, eg:
each spike of the star has 3 points each, 5 spikes to the star, therefore 5×3 = 15, tadaa.

Obviously this missed out on the overlap but thats why its wrong :)

Toby

]]> By: cmars http://gojko.net/2008/08/29/how-many-points-are-there-in-a-five-point-star/comment-page-1/#comment-33290 cmars Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:52:38 +0000 http://gojko.net/?p=320#comment-33290 There's 90000 points. Its a 300x300 image. There’s 90000 points. Its a 300×300 image.

]]> By: Masapena http://gojko.net/2008/08/29/how-many-points-are-there-in-a-five-point-star/comment-page-1/#comment-33262 Masapena Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:21:53 +0000 http://gojko.net/?p=320#comment-33262 I actually first thought that there would be an infinite amount of points. After all, inj mathematics there truly is infinite amounts of points in any line. I actually first thought that there would be an infinite amount of points. After all, inj mathematics there truly is infinite amounts of points in any line.

]]> By: Hauera http://gojko.net/2008/08/29/how-many-points-are-there-in-a-five-point-star/comment-page-1/#comment-33253 Hauera Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:09:52 +0000 http://gojko.net/?p=320#comment-33253 I counted 14 points in my head after only reading the title (without seeing the image). My reasoning was "every arm of the star has a peak and two points at its base (i.e. triangle), so 5 x 3 = 15 points, but I don't want to double count one of the starting base points, so it must be 14". Obviously I was being retarded, but that's one way to reach 14 as the answer. I counted 14 points in my head after only reading the title (without seeing the image). My reasoning was “every arm of the star has a peak and two points at its base (i.e. triangle), so 5 x 3 = 15 points, but I don’t want to double count one of the starting base points, so it must be 14″.

Obviously I was being retarded, but that’s one way to reach 14 as the answer.

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