The most number of squares you can fit into a bigger square or something like that where this is the most you can fit but it looks like it can’t be the correct answer because of how chaotic it looks like
I've paid you the bounty. You were very close. The specifics of this packing: it is the most compact (known) way to fit 17 squares into a larger square.
You can read more about it here. There are many more visually surprising cases in there, too. The above case corresponds to Fig. 12 if I recall well.
EDIT: the picture above was screenshot from this website.
The most number of squares you can fit into a bigger square or something like that where this is the most you can fit but it looks like it can’t be the correct answer because of how chaotic it looks like
I've paid you the bounty. You were very close.
The specifics of this packing: it is the most compact (known) way to fit 17 squares into a larger square.
You can read more about it here. There are many more visually surprising cases in there, too. The above case corresponds to Fig. 12 if I recall well.
EDIT: the picture above was screenshot from this website.
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this would be fun to 3d print
You are given enough space to move but not enough to escape.
Not everything has to be perfect, sometimes the rough stuff hits harder.
It actually represents 8.
Why?
There are 25 white square box spaces to be fitted by 17 black boxes
17 similar black squares inside a white one.