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Center of mass within the black area of the shape vs. center of mass out of the black area of the shape.

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	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP362 BP363 BP364 BP365 BP366 * BP368 BP369 BP370 BP371 BP372`
	KEYWORD	`precise, unstable, physics, perfect, pixelperfect, traditional`
	CONCEPT	`inside (info \| search),` `center_of_mass (info \| search)`
	WORLD	`shape [smaller \| same \| bigger] zoom in left (shape_center_of_mass_falls_inside)`
	AUTHOR	`Aaron David Fairbanks`

There is a point that can see (in straight lines) all points vs. there is no point that can see (in straight lines) all points.

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	COMMENTS	`Left examples are called "star domains."`
	CROSSREFS	`See BP388 for whether a distinguished point can see all points.` `Adjacent-numbered pages: BP363 BP364 BP365 BP366 BP367 * BP369 BP370 BP371 BP372 BP373`
	KEYWORD	`nice, precise, unstable, perfect, traditional`
	CONCEPT	`all (info \| search),` `existence (info \| search),` `imagined_point (info \| search),` `imagined_line_or_curve (info \| search),` `imagined_entity (info \| search)`
	WORLD	`shape [smaller \| same \| bigger] zoom in left (fill_shape_with_seeing_point)`
	AUTHOR	`Aaron David Fairbanks`

Same amount of black in any vertical slice vs. varying amounts of black in vertical slices.

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	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP518 BP519 BP520 BP521 BP522 * BP524 BP525 BP526 BP527 BP528`
	KEYWORD	`nice, precise, rotate, stretch, unstable, perfect, pixelperfect, traditional`
	WORLD	`shapes_can_touch_box [smaller \| same \| bigger]`
	AUTHOR	`Aaron David Fairbanks`

Cross section of a cylinder vs. not cross section of a cylinder

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	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP811 BP812 BP813 BP814 BP815 * BP817 BP818 BP819 BP820 BP821`
	KEYWORD	`precise, notso, stretch, unstable, perfect`
	CONCEPT	`cross_section (info \| search)`
	WORLD	`fill_shapes [smaller \| same \| bigger]`
	AUTHOR	`Leo Crabbe`

Finitely many copies of the shape can be arranged such that they are locked together vs. not so.

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	CROSSREFS	`This is a generalisation of BP861.` `Adjacent-numbered pages: BP855 BP856 BP857 BP858 BP859 * BP861 BP862 BP863 BP864 BP865`
	KEYWORD	`hard, nice, stub, precise, stretch, unstable, hardsort, challenge, creativeexamples, perfect, pixelperfect`
	CONCEPT	`tiling (info \| search)`
	WORLD	`fill_shape [smaller \| same \| bigger]`
	AUTHOR	`Leo Crabbe`

Shape can be combined with a copy of itself such that they are locked together vs. not so.

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	CROSSREFS	`See BP860 for the more general version of this solution.` `Adjacent-numbered pages: BP856 BP857 BP858 BP859 BP860 * BP862 BP863 BP864 BP865 BP866`
	KEYWORD	`nice, precise, unstable, perfect, pixelperfect`
	CONCEPT	`tiling (info \| search)`
	WORLD	`fill_shape [smaller \| same \| bigger]`
	AUTHOR	`Leo Crabbe`

Is exact specific image (EX6205) vs. is not.

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	COMMENTS	`A spot-the-difference exercise.` `Arguably invalid (solution not simple).`
	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP915 BP916 BP917 BP918 BP919 * BP921 BP922 BP923 BP924 BP925`
	KEYWORD	`less, precise, convoluted, arbitrary, stretch, unstable, left-finite, left-full, perfect, pixelperfect, experimental, funny`
	CONCEPT	`imperfection_small (info \| search),` `specificity (info \| search)`
	WORLD	`bmp [smaller \| same \| bigger]`
	AUTHOR	`Aaron David Fairbanks`

Shapes have equal area vs. not so.

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	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP930 BP931 BP932 BP933 BP934 * BP936 BP937 BP938 BP939 BP940`
	KEYWORD	`nice, precise, allsorted, unstable, left-narrow, perfect, pixelperfect, unorderedpair`
	CONCEPT	`area (info \| search)`
	WORLD	`2_fill_shapes [smaller \| same \| bigger]`
	AUTHOR	`Leo Crabbe`

Shapes have equal perimeter vs. not so.

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	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP932 BP933 BP934 BP935 BP936 * BP938 BP939 BP940 BP941 BP942`
	KEYWORD	`precise, allsorted, unstable, left-narrow, perfect, unorderedpair`
	CONCEPT	`perimeter (info \| search)`
	WORLD	`2_fill_shapes [smaller \| same \| bigger]`
	AUTHOR	`Leo Crabbe`

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