Slightly breaking symmetry and optimizing easily reproduces the Bidwell 17-square packing
tak3sh8 · x · 2026-09-10
Follow-up in the 17-square packing thread: starting from the best 1980 packing, slightly breaking the symmetry and optimizing can quite easily recover the Bidwell solution.
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