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From: dim@whuxlm.UUCP (McCooey David I)
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Subject: Re: Most different
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Date: Tue, 18-Feb-86 15:15:45 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 18 15:15:45 1986
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> Which figure is the MOST different from the rest, and why?
> [The shapes are either boxes or diamonds, non-touching; the asterisks
> denote shading.]
> 
>                                     /\ 
>   ----------     ----------        /  \       ----------
>  |          |   |          |      /    \     |          |
>  |    /\    |   |   ----   |     / ---- \    |   ----   |
>  |   /**\   |   |  |****|  |    / |****| \   |  |    |  |
>  |   \**/   |   |  |****|  |    \ |****| /   |  |    |  |
>  |    \/    |   |   ----   |     \ ---- /    |   ----   |
>  |          |   |          |      \    /     |          |
>   ----------     ----------        \  /       ----------
>                                     \/ 
> 
>       1              2              3             4
> 
I think that number 2 is most different for the following reason:

Number 1 is the ONLY one with a diamond on the inside.
Number 3 is the ONLY one with a diamond on the outside.
Number 4 is the ONLY one with no shading.

Number 2 is the ONLY one that has NOTHING unique about it (unless, of course,
we consider THIS fact, but we get around that by saying that number 2 is
the ONLY one that is META-unique... or something like that....???)

This reminds me of the following notion:

	How does one go about being average in every way?

(Obviously, if he were very good at it, he wouldn't be average anymore, now
would he.... Think about it.)

If its too confusing, there was an article in Scientific American on this
about 2-3 years ago.

					Dave McCooey
					AT&T Bell Labs, Whippany
					ihnp4!whuxlm!dim