SPACE APPARENTLY ENLARGED 127 



This paradox is very apt to puzzle those who are not 

 familiar with accurate drawings. Of course, every person of 

 common sense knows that the card or drawing is not made 

 any larger by cutting it, but where does the 6$th small 

 square come from ? 



On careful examination it will be seen that the line AB, 

 Fig. 20, is not quite straight and the three parts into which 

 it is divided are thus enabled to gain enough to make one 

 of the small squares. On a small scale this deviation from 

 the straight line is not very obvious, but make a larger draw- 

 ing, and make it carefully, and it will readily be seen how 

 the trick is done. 



