The Missing Square Puzzle / Curry's Paradox - Explanation Video

This is an explanation video of how Curry's Paradox, or the Missing Square Puzzle works. To see the original puzzle see my previous video:

Curry's Paradox is a bit of an optical illusion. By simply rearranging the components you can seemingly change the area of the large triangle. This video will explain why it works.

If you want to have a go at making your own, at the end of the video at 3:35 I've provided the relative dimensions of each of the four figures that make up the larger triangle.

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[cybertar]

Brief, simple and logical explanation. Splendid

[olegagimbo]

This now makes sense. People that were saying it’s the exact same size triangle was frustrating.

[caesarali]

Thank you, this is the explanation that I can understand.

[Mr-Multiplayer]

Previous video the question got me so curious and excited but answer did't interest that much.
thanks for the video :)

[momhrm]

I calculate the area of each shape and compare it with the area of the tringle ..the area of the tringle is0.5 square unit bigger than the sum of the area of all shapes...so it means shapes not fit the tringle..
🙈am I right?

[Piyush.]

🤣🤣😅😂🤣😆🤣😂 I was tired so much to find its solution...
But I got here
It was funny
Thankyou

[DJ-sxzp]

If you can not explain it simply you do not understand it well enough. A.E Thank you.

[saiarafranca]

Obrigada cara, Deus te abençoe vc me ajudoouuu

[shortlilguy]

Thank you my math teacher tortured my class to solve this and we are only in secondary school

[daveparkes]

Nope. You be wrong. Using paper that doesn't sit flat and a camera that is filming from an angle was a bad idea. Ive played with plastic framed version. Everything sits tight both ways. The 2 triangles have exactly the same angles. In your demonstration, both of the long sides make a straight line. The other sides butt to right angles.

[rodrigosampaio]

sorry dude, that's a wrong explanation
cheers!