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The tightest-curved section, out of all sections of curve that make a complete turn (360 degrees), contains an x-crossing point vs. not so.

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	COMMENTS	`All examples are connected smooth curves allowed to self-intersect that must curve in only one direction (starting at one end, either clockwise or counter-clockwise), i.e. there is no inflection point.`
	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP208 BP209 BP210 BP211 BP212 * BP214 BP215 BP216 BP217 BP218`
	KEYWORD	`less, convoluted, perfect, traditional`
	CONCEPT	`x-crossing (info \| search)`
	AUTHOR	`Giuseppe Insana`

BP214

Smiley face vs. not a smiley face.

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	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP209 BP210 BP211 BP212 BP213 * BP215 BP216 BP217 BP218 BP219`
	KEYWORD	`less, culture`
	CONCEPT	`specific_style (info \| search),` `specificity (info \| search)`
	AUTHOR	`Giuseppe Insana`

BP221

No small square at the end of any curve vs. curve ends at a small square.

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	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP216 BP217 BP218 BP219 BP220 * BP222 BP223 BP224 BP225 BP226`
	KEYWORD	`less, traditional`
	CONCEPT	`existence (info \| search),` `curve_texture (info \| search),` `texture (info \| search)`
	AUTHOR	`Giuseppe Insana`

BP231

Five concavities vs. not five concavities.

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	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP226 BP227 BP228 BP229 BP230 * BP232 BP233 BP234 BP235 BP236`
	KEYWORD	`less, noisy, arbitrary, traditional`
	CONCEPT	`indentation (info \| search),` `number (info \| search)`
	AUTHOR	`Giuseppe Insana`

BP237

Upper central line APPEARS shorter than lower central line vs. upper central line APPEARS longer than lower central line.

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	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP232 BP233 BP234 BP235 BP236 * BP238 BP239 BP240 BP241 BP242`
	KEYWORD	`less, anticomputer, subjective, culture, invalid, traditional`
	CONCEPT	`length_line_or_curve (info \| search),` `visual_illusion (info \| search)`
	AUTHOR	`Peter Shanahan`

BP262

Exactly one point where lines bend at an angle vs. not exactly one point where lines bend at an angle.

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	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP257 BP258 BP259 BP260 BP261 * BP263 BP264 BP265 BP266 BP267`
	KEYWORD	`less, convoluted, traditional`
	CONCEPT	`angle (info \| search),` `number (info \| search)`
	AUTHOR	`Pablo Barenbaum`

BP538

Shown is a box of this Bongard Problem (BP538) vs. not so.

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	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP533 BP534 BP535 BP536 BP537 * BP539 BP540 BP541 BP542 BP543`
	KEYWORD	`less, notso, left-finite, finished, invalid, experimental, funny`
	CONCEPT	`recursion (info \| search),` `self-reference (info \| search)`
	AUTHOR	`Aaron David Fairbanks`

BP545

Solution for this problem (BP545) in English text vs. not.

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	COMMENTS	`This Problem admits multiple solutions besides "Solution for this problem in English text vs. not so," some of which are listed as the left examples. Some do not depend on the English language, so this Problem is technically "solvable" without the relevant cultural information.`
	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP540 BP541 BP542 BP543 BP544 * BP546 BP547 BP548 BP549 BP550`
	KEYWORD	`less, notso, culture, finished, invalid, experimental, funny`
	CONCEPT	`recursion (info \| search),` `self-reference (info \| search)`
	AUTHOR	`Aaron David Fairbanks`

BP548

Due to pixelation, it is ambiguous whether the middle small shape is a resized version of the left shape or the right shape vs. there is a clear choice.

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	COMMENTS	`A strange Problem relying on pixelation of digital images.`
	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP543 BP544 BP545 BP546 BP547 * BP549 BP550 BP551 BP552 BP553`
	KEYWORD	`less, creativeexamples, structure, orderedtriplet, experimental`
	CONCEPT	`imperfection_small (info \| search)`
	WORLD	`[smaller \| same \| bigger]`
	AUTHOR	`Aaron David Fairbanks`

BP555

Black and white photograph versus drawing.

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	COMMENTS	`Although the images here are related to culture (BP521^left), the solution of this Bongard Problem is about the visual style of the images.`
	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP550 BP551 BP552 BP553 BP554 * BP556 BP557 BP558 BP559 BP560`
	KEYWORD	`less, culture, experimental`
	WORLD	`zoom in left (black_and_white_photograph)`
	AUTHOR	`Aaron David Fairbanks`

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