May 1, 2012
Climb!
What are they “climbing”?
Cracked by: Sumanth Patlolla , rickde , Vishnu Prashanth , Rogi , Bharath , badideabear , Logik , Manish Achuth , KK , Jayaprakash B R , rohanquizzer , Bipin Banavalikar , Ep , Dibyo and raklodramA
Answer:
Penrose Stairs


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the unending staircase
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In the cartoon, we see Barack Obama and Gordon Brown ascending/descending a Penrose staircase. A sign points towards ‘Victory’. The rocky, mountainous terrain is clearly meant to represent Afghanistan. The never-ending stairs are a metaphor for the war in Afghanistan, from which there seems to be no way out for western forces
M.C. Escher’s Infinite Staircase
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Escher Stairs
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