You’ve seen it before.
Maybe it was on social media, in a puzzle book, or forwarded by a well-meaning relative. A simple grid of squares with a deceptively innocent challenge: “How many squares can you count?”Trying New Recipes
At first glance, it seems easy. Obvious, even. You glance, you count, you answer.
But then someone says, “Are you sure?” And doubt creeps in. Because suddenly, you’re seeing squares within squares. Overlapping squares. Tiny squares you missed. And that confident answer you gave? It doesn’t feel so certain anymore.
Here’s the thing: this puzzle isn’t just a brain teaser. It’s a mirror.