Breakdown (2018)(futilitycloset.com)

22 points by mmastrac 2 years ago | 3 comments

A visual proof that a^2 – b^2 = (a + b)(a – b)(futilitycloset.com)

634 points by beardyw 1 year ago | 174 comments

A Futility Closet blog post showing a diagrammatic visual proof that a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b), with a Sophie Germain quote.

The Sylvester–Gallai Theorem(futilitycloset.com)

30 points by surprisetalk 2 months ago | 29 comments

Einstein went to his office just so he could walk home with Gödel(futilitycloset.com)

229 points by beardyw 2 years ago | 113 comments

A Fuss Budget (1885)(futilitycloset.com)

45 points by beardyw 2 years ago | 13 comments

Mementos(futilitycloset.com)

6 points by surprisetalk 1 year ago | 1 comments