KristiTheFan on December 20th, 2022 at 01:19 UTC »
Is it possible to see it and also not at the same time?
Naturalnumbers on December 20th, 2022 at 02:12 UTC »
To get an idea of how common or uncommon this is, here's all the rotationally symmetric Shortz Era crosswords:
https://www.xwordinfo.com/Thumbs?select=rot90
tl;dr - there's a bunch because of geometry. I won't claim to read minds but figured this is useful info.
limeyhoney on December 20th, 2022 at 02:39 UTC »
If you ever do anything using rotational symmetry, you’ll find it’s actually VERY easy to accidentally make a swastika. It’s one of the most common emergent patterns in rotational symmetry.
KristiTheFan on December 20th, 2022 at 01:19 UTC »
Is it possible to see it and also not at the same time?
Naturalnumbers on December 20th, 2022 at 02:12 UTC »
To get an idea of how common or uncommon this is, here's all the rotationally symmetric Shortz Era crosswords:
https://www.xwordinfo.com/Thumbs?select=rot90
tl;dr - there's a bunch because of geometry. I won't claim to read minds but figured this is useful info.
limeyhoney on December 20th, 2022 at 02:39 UTC »
If you ever do anything using rotational symmetry, you’ll find it’s actually VERY easy to accidentally make a swastika. It’s one of the most common emergent patterns in rotational symmetry.