[swolf]

How many squares can you find in the figure below?

 

[HappyGuy]

I count 39.

 

[Ann in Arlington]

I can find all of them.

 

[BTackitt]

40

 

[Susan in VA]

40

Yep.

We need a puzzle thread for stuff like this....

 

[intinst]

40

I must have counted right, I agree with these two.

 

[crebel]

I guess I am dense this morning, I keep coming up with 36...

 

[dEG98toJn2QyK5]

40

 

[BTackitt]

remember 3x3 makes squares?

 

[crebel]

remember 3x3 makes squares?

Got it. Yep, 40. Thanks, BT.

 

[Linjeakel]

Definitely 40.

I count 39.

Don't forget the whole thing is a square.

I can find all of them.

there's always someone ....

 

[NogDog]

I was hoping I could say zero, due to the figure being in actuality not quite square; but nerd that I am, I downloaded the image and checked it in The GIMP, and it does, in fact, appear to be square (to the nearest pixel).

 

[swolf]

Yes, the answer is 40.  Thank you, you've all restored my faith in humanity.

 

[metal134]

I counted way more than 40, but that's because I was trying to think way outside the box (no pun intended) and counted rectangles as squares thinking this was a trick.

 

[gdae23]

I counted 39. Which one am I missing?

 

[NogDog]

I counted 39. Which one am I missing?

Did you count the square outlining the entire image?

 

[gdae23]

I did actually. I did really get  a total of 39, but I posted my comment a bit tongue in cheek. Thank you for taking it seriously though, and I think your answer was the most logical possible guess. Other than that, it's probably not possible for anyone to figure out which square I missed. I'm guessing there's an answer key on the net somewhere, but I'm off to other pursuits right now.