"How many triangles"

I've seen this thing multiple times in facebook, and I'm surprised by how many people get it totally wrong.
What do you think? How many triangles are there?

 

25. 26 if u count the word triangles

 

Can you point them out? All 25? (the word "triangle" is not a triangle)

 

I only see 18

One big triangle, 3 little ones at the top of the big one, 3 that go from the top to 2/3 down, and 3 long skinny ones that go from the top to the bottom, then 2 wider triangles that overlap and go 1/3 down, 2 that go 2/3 down from the top, and 2 more that go all the way to the bottom. And one that goes from the top 1/3 down, and 2/3 down that’s full width

 

yeah one could argue that the word triangle counts as well but yeah no i cant point em out unless in person. actually i change my answer to 24

 

That's what I counted too

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Sakarinbo knows how to draw those really, really well.

 

do square count

 

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I only see 14 I'm missing 4

 

@The Reverend Didn't Archimedes figure out an approximation of pi or the circumference of the circle or something but using ever-smaller triangles?

 

Yes (using circumscribed regular polygons), but as far as numerical methods go for approximating pi, it converges rather slowly. However, Archimedes was definitely a profound genius.

 

oh well this helps. the top 1/3 of the figure is a triangle, the middle 3rd is a triangle and the

more like missing 10

 

But can't one triangle be counted as 3 triangles if you use each of the points as the top point? Or is there no top point, lol?

 

What?

 

Probably a no on a top point.

 

Do you mean can we rotate a figure in the plane and call it a different figure?

 

Yeah, if the concept of a top point is used, but I'm only talking about in this instance.

 

I count 18, 18 triangles ah ah ah