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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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  • 54046
    Of course!  Come on, I thought everyone knew that.
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      August 3, 2022 5:37 PM MDT
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  • 10049
    Yes!
      August 3, 2022 5:58 PM MDT
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  • 54046

     

      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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  • 3358
    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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  • 44874
    By definition, cutting it down the middle means both parts are equal.
      August 4, 2022 6:37 AM MDT
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  • 3358
    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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  • 44874
    I guess I meant mass in my definition.
      August 4, 2022 1:18 PM MDT
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  • 3358
    Ok, in that regard, I would cut 50% off and have 50% remaining. 
      August 4, 2022 2:16 PM MDT
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  • 54046

     

      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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  • Is this a trick question?
      August 3, 2022 6:41 PM MDT
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  • 3358
    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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  • 54046
      August 3, 2022 6:55 PM MDT
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  • 3358
      August 4, 2022 12:38 PM MDT
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  • 44874
    Yes. Grammar people should know the answer.
      August 4, 2022 6:37 AM MDT
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  • 13268
    I do. Unless, of course, I don’t.
      August 3, 2022 7:44 PM MDT
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  • 44874
    That's all Greek to me.
      August 4, 2022 6:38 AM MDT
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  • 13268
    That's what you get for living in Ohio.
      August 4, 2022 8:58 AM MDT
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  • 3358
    I like the way you think. 
      August 4, 2022 2:17 PM MDT
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  • 17372
    You may have cleft it in twain ...
      August 5, 2022 4:03 AM MDT
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  • Cut in in two.
      August 5, 2022 9:08 AM MDT
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