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You cut something down the middle. Did you cut it in half, or cut it in two?

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Posted - August 3, 2022
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  • 52038
    Of course!  Come on, I thought everyone knew that.
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      August 3, 2022 5:37 PM MDT
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  • 9622
    Yes!
      August 3, 2022 5:58 PM MDT
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  • 52038

     

      I know, right?

      I’ll bet the Professor is trying to trip us up. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.

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      August 3, 2022 6:04 PM MDT
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  • 2906
    If its a sandwich I cut it corner to corner.  Depending on how you place the pieces of bread it could or could not be in half, therefore it could not be cut in two because the sides, could be uneven.  Or not.

     


     This post was edited by Honey Dew at August 4, 2022 6:35 AM MDT
      August 3, 2022 6:03 PM MDT
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  • 43386
    By definition, cutting it down the middle means both parts are equal.
      August 4, 2022 6:37 AM MDT
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  • 2906
    What if you cut a sandwich that has been made with both "tops" of the bread facing the same way.  There would be a slight overhang on one side. Unless you cut it the other way with would negate my answer, so I'm ignoring that possibility. 
      August 4, 2022 12:42 PM MDT
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  • 43386
    I guess I meant mass in my definition.
      August 4, 2022 1:18 PM MDT
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  • 2906
    Ok, in that regard, I would cut 50% off and have 50% remaining. 
      August 4, 2022 2:16 PM MDT
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  • 52038

     

      Technically, a cut down the middle of certain things might not mean both sides are equal. For instance, cutting a hard boiled egg widthwise:



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      August 4, 2022 2:25 PM MDT
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  • 8932
    Is this a trick question?
      August 3, 2022 6:41 PM MDT
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  • 2906
    Just give him a trick answer and drive him nuts because you didn't really answer his question.  hahahaha
      August 3, 2022 6:50 PM MDT
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  • 52038
      August 3, 2022 6:55 PM MDT
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  • 2906
      August 4, 2022 12:38 PM MDT
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  • 43386
    Yes. Grammar people should know the answer.
      August 4, 2022 6:37 AM MDT
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  • 12472
    I do. Unless, of course, I don’t.
      August 3, 2022 7:44 PM MDT
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  • 43386
    That's all Greek to me.
      August 4, 2022 6:38 AM MDT
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  • 12472
    That's what you get for living in Ohio.
      August 4, 2022 8:58 AM MDT
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  • 2906
    I like the way you think. 
      August 4, 2022 2:17 PM MDT
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  • 15882
    You may have cleft it in twain ...
      August 5, 2022 4:03 AM MDT
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  • 1564
    Cut in in two.
      August 5, 2022 9:08 AM MDT
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