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[pgp_protector]

What is the maximum number of slices can you obtain by cutting
a cake with only 4 cuts?

IIRC 12 slices.

 

[pgp_protector]

Just for fun something I found

 

[Jazmyn]

Here’s a riddle:

I know of a man lost in the desert who saw Burger King in the distance. What did he really see?

Burger King even further out in the distance.

 

[Jazmyn]

IIRC 12 slices.

nope

 

[pgp_protector]

nope

Are we talking single Cuts, or can I use curves in my cuts ?
I'm having a hard time figuring out more than 12.

EDIT:
Ok, got it up to 14 Slices

 

[pgp_protector]

Also can I move the cake after each slice ?
If so I can get it up to 16 Slices.

 

[Jazmyn]

If so I can get it up to 16 Slices.

Bingo!!!

 

[pgp_protector]

Bingo!!!

Can you get the 14 Slices without moving the cake ?

 

[Jazmyn]

A black dog stands in the middle of an intersecton in a town painted black. It's a new moon and the sky is cloudy. None of the street lights are working due to a power failure caused by a storm. A car with two broken headlights drives towards the dog but turns in time to avoid hitting him. How could the driver have seen the dog in time?

 

[Jazmyn]

Can you get the 14 Slices without moving the cake ?

How did you get 14 slices with only 4 cuts?

 

[Tinker Grey]

A black dog stands in the middle of an intersecton in a town painted black. It's a new moon and the sky is cloudy. None of the street lights are working due to a power failure caused by a storm. A car with two broken headlights drives towards the dog but turns in time to avoid hitting him. How could the driver have seen the dog in time?

It was day time.

 

[pgp_protector]

How did you get 14 slices with only 4 cuts?

Picture will explain it better.
But 3 Cuts on top with the 3rd offset to get 7 Slices
Then the 4th 1/2 way down to get 14.

 

[Thistlethorn]

Picture will explain it better.
But 3 Cuts on top with the 3rd offset to get 7 Slices
Then the 4th 1/2 way down to get 14.

I can get 16 pieces without fancy computer graphics thingamajigs! First cut the cake across the center into four equal pieces. That's two cuts done. Now, take these pieces and put them on top of each other, then cut down the middle. Now we have eight pieces and one more cut. Repeat the process of stacking the pieces, and we have 16 pieces. It'll be a bit hard, but definitely doable.

 

[AV1611VET]

Is it true that if you take a sheet of paper and fold it in half 25 times, it'll do something like stretch clear to the moon and back?

 

[3sigma]

Is it true that if you take a sheet of paper and fold it in half 25 times, it'll do something like stretch clear to the moon and back?

No.

 

[AV1611VET]

Is it true that if you take a sheet of paper and fold it in half 25 times, it'll do something like stretch clear to the moon and back?

No.

Mars?

ETA: Nevermind --- I did the math --- not even close.

 

[3sigma]

No.

 

[AV1611VET]

No.

Okay --- thank you.

 

[pgp_protector]

I can get 16 pieces without fancy computer graphics thingamajigs! First cut the cake across the center into four equal pieces. That's two cuts done. Now, take these pieces and put them on top of each other, then cut down the middle. Now we have eight pieces and one more cut. Repeat the process of stacking the pieces, and we have 16 pieces. It'll be a bit hard, but definitely doable.

Post #186

 

[Thistlethorn]

Post #186

Serves me right not following the discussion