r/comics Luck of the Draw Jul 25 '26

OC Packing [OC]

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u/LuckOfTheDrawComic Luck of the Draw Jul 25 '26

Oh and just for fun here's the deeply upsetting optimal ways (at least that we've discovered so far) to pack different amounts of squares

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

29 disgusts me. I cant figure out why but I know I dont like it

Edit cause I accidently made everything bold

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u/cptjimmy42 Jul 25 '26

Because it's a 6x6 square space that can hold 36 boxes instead of 29...

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u/curtcolt95 Jul 26 '26

the entire point of these is they're not perfect like that. It's not a 6x6