Thinking INSIDE the Square

By now you've probably seen this image... 

...and like me and millions of others you've felt nostaligic about using a pen to rewind a tape when it got tangled up...

Proof we're all impressionable.

Surely the connections between these two items are manifold? numerous? plentiful?

But we ALL see the same connection.

Not, for example:

 - they're both made from plastic...
 - they both record data
 - they were both invented in the 20th century
 - they're both portable
 - neither one can be used for its intended use on its own

etc...etc...

This is because we are all conditioned to think a certain way - we excel at spotting facial patterns (Even on Mars!), but we suck at spotting smelling mistakes (OK, I bet you BOTH saw that one!)

Here's one more example...what is the next number in this sequence?

9  8  7  6  5  4 ...

It could be anything! For example, a phone number: 987-6549...

So if you remember spinning tapes on pens, or doing online IQ tests, and you feel chuffed - you should be, you are proving yourself superior at thinking INSIDE a square (Well, maybe a hypercube?)

All else would be Anarchy (And All Else Is Entropy)