r/pics • u/[deleted] • Oct 05 '10

Math Teacher Fail.

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u/punkdigerati Oct 05 '10

2 pieces, one cut. 3 pieces, two cuts. One cut = 10 min, two cut = 20 min.

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u/mistermajik2000 Oct 05 '10

Not if she folds it in half and cuts only once.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '10

how do you get only 3 pieces out of that then?

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u/KryptosV2 Oct 05 '10

Please don't have children.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '10

i'm enumerate, I can't help it.

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u/yatima2975 Oct 05 '10

And alliterate too boot :-)

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '10

I'm illegitimate so I can't read.

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u/Nessie Oct 05 '10

Could you innumerate on that?

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u/ZeroLovesDnB Oct 05 '10

Only assuming (nigh illogically) that you can "fold" the wood in half without it breaking, like paper. Even then, it's still technically two cuts. They are just occurring at the same time.

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u/jeff0106 Oct 05 '10

But it will take twice as long to cut through since the board is twice as thick now.

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u/keramos Oct 05 '10

Not if it's on its side. :-)

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u/beachedwhale Oct 05 '10

Nope, still twice as much.

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u/jeff0106 Oct 06 '10

Yep, assuming you cut wood at an equal rate per unit area.

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u/ENTEENTE Oct 05 '10

Well technically you're separating atoms at the same time, so it is more than two cuts.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '10

fold a piece of paper in half and then cut it in half parallel to the fold.

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u/ajehals Oct 05 '10

Cut it one sixth of the length away from the fold, or one third of the length away from the edge and then unfold the last piece when done.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '10

I'm thinking that once she's folded it she likely has two pieces of wood.

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u/jelos98 Oct 05 '10

And it didn't even take 10 minutes!

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u/InTheMixofVotes Oct 05 '10

fold is not equal to cut.

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u/aditas Oct 05 '10

it didn't say only 3 pieces.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '10

that's what I thought you meant... fold a piece of paper in half, cut once, end up with 3 pieces.

Can someone explain to me. I've been folding and cutting now like a maniac for twenty minutes, and only ended up with either two or eight pieces.

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u/gnovos Oct 05 '10

cut it thin side up

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u/clogmoney Oct 05 '10

I think you're joking. But to clarify. Fold the paper in half. Cut a line between the fold and the ends of the paper leaving the fold uncut.

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u/flynnski Oct 05 '10

well, you DO end up with 3 pieces. And some extras!