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A women has a donut, and TWO "use and throw" knives. she want to share it with 5 children and you, only if you can help her do that? [added] the women is sharing between her children and you , she is not eating [/added] -- modified at 19:22 Thursday 25th October, 2007
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A women has a donut, and TWO "use and throw" knives. she want to share it with 5 children and you, only if you can help her do that? [added] the women is sharing between her children and you , she is not eating [/added] -- modified at 19:22 Thursday 25th October, 2007
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A women has a donut, and TWO "use and throw" knives. she want to share it with 5 children and you, only if you can help her do that? [added] the women is sharing between her children and you , she is not eating [/added] -- modified at 19:22 Thursday 25th October, 2007
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well now, if you stack the donut, one on top of the other, and cut through both of them one direction (so you have two halves) then, using the other knife, cut through the other direction, you'll end up with eight pieces (quarters) which is plenty to share between 7 people (5 kids, the woman and myself). ... and her unborn child ... You should have used protection Quartz ... ;P
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A women has a donut, and TWO "use and throw" knives. she want to share it with 5 children and you, only if you can help her do that? [added] the women is sharing between her children and you , she is not eating [/added] -- modified at 19:22 Thursday 25th October, 2007
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Use knife 1 and cut it horizontally, so you basically have 2 circular pieces, each with the donut hole. Do not separate the pieces just yet. Bend the cut donut to form a C-shape. Now use knife 2 to cut it across the C - so you get a smaller C and the top and bottom pieces. Since each piece is two pieces stuck together, you end up with 6 pieces. So that will meet your needs -> 5 children + you.
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Maximilien wrote:
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I suppose it means you can only use it once. Like an use-and-throw camera.
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Use knife 1 and cut it horizontally, so you basically have 2 circular pieces, each with the donut hole. Do not separate the pieces just yet. Bend the cut donut to form a C-shape. Now use knife 2 to cut it across the C - so you get a smaller C and the top and bottom pieces. Since each piece is two pieces stuck together, you end up with 6 pieces. So that will meet your needs -> 5 children + you.
Regards, Nish
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkNishant Sivakumar wrote:
Now use knife 2 to cut it across the C
you mean like C this ?
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well now, if you stack the donut, one on top of the other, and cut through both of them one direction (so you have two halves) then, using the other knife, cut through the other direction, you'll end up with eight pieces (quarters) which is plenty to share between 7 people (5 kids, the woman and myself). ... and her unborn child ... You should have used protection Quartz ... ;P
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Bad Astronomy |VCF|wxWidgets|WTLDouglas Troy wrote:
stack the donut
you only have one
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Now use knife 2 to cut it across the C
you mean like C this ?
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Quartz. wrote:
you mean like C this ?
No. The cut is top-down.
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Now use knife 2 to cut it across the C
you mean like C this ?
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i think this way you will end up with only 4 pieces bending the donut will not make any difference
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A women has a donut, and TWO "use and throw" knives. she want to share it with 5 children and you, only if you can help her do that? [added] the women is sharing between her children and you , she is not eating [/added] -- modified at 19:22 Thursday 25th October, 2007
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Eye the crappy knives suspiciously, then use your hands to break the donut into six pieces and hand one to each of the children (children is plural - no need for s). If any of the kids complain that the pieces are unequal, snatch their portion and eat it quickly. Then ask the child to explain this lesson to the others...
every night, i kneel at the foot of my bed and thank the Great Overseeing Politicians for protecting my freedoms by reducing their number, as if they were deer in a state park. -- Chris Losinger, Online Poker Players?
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Douglas Troy wrote:
stack the donut
you only have one
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I'm tired, I read your "TWO" as two donuts ... ha! *sigh* What constitutes "use" of the knife? A single 'cut'? In other words, if I cut through one side of the donut, but hit the hole in the middle, do I now have to throw out that knife?
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Eye the crappy knives suspiciously, then use your hands to break the donut into six pieces and hand one to each of the children (children is plural - no need for s). If any of the kids complain that the pieces are unequal, snatch their portion and eat it quickly. Then ask the child to explain this lesson to the others...
every night, i kneel at the foot of my bed and thank the Great Overseeing Politicians for protecting my freedoms by reducing their number, as if they were deer in a state park. -- Chris Losinger, Online Poker Players?
Stab two children, bang two others' heads together, and share a donut with your favorite one.
"He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him, the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despicable an ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder." - Albert Einstein Web - Blog - RSS - Math - LinkedIn - BM
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A women has a donut, and TWO "use and throw" knives. she want to share it with 5 children and you, only if you can help her do that? [added] the women is sharing between her children and you , she is not eating [/added] -- modified at 19:22 Thursday 25th October, 2007
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Are these proper jam donuts, or rubbishy American ones that taste like pap and have a hole in the middle?
Me: Can you see the "up" arrow? User:Errr...ummm....no. Me: Can you see an arrow that points upwards? User: Oh yes, I see it now! -Excerpt from a support call taken by me, 08/31/2007
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Are these proper jam donuts, or rubbishy American ones that taste like pap and have a hole in the middle?
Me: Can you see the "up" arrow? User:Errr...ummm....no. Me: Can you see an arrow that points upwards? User: Oh yes, I see it now! -Excerpt from a support call taken by me, 08/31/2007
hole one
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Stab two children, bang two others' heads together, and share a donut with your favorite one.
"He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him, the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despicable an ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder." - Albert Einstein Web - Blog - RSS - Math - LinkedIn - BM
evil shog :)
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I'm tired, I read your "TWO" as two donuts ... ha! *sigh* What constitutes "use" of the knife? A single 'cut'? In other words, if I cut through one side of the donut, but hit the hole in the middle, do I now have to throw out that knife?
:..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
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if I cut through one side of the donut, but hit the hole in the middle, do I now have to throw out that knife
No, one cut is once you are done
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evil shog :)
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Hey, i taught a valuable life lesson. Bassam's the violent one here... ;)
every night, i kneel at the foot of my bed and thank the Great Overseeing Politicians for protecting my freedoms by reducing their number, as if they were deer in a state park. -- Chris Losinger, Online Poker Players?
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Are these proper jam donuts, or rubbishy American ones that taste like pap and have a hole in the middle?
Me: Can you see the "up" arrow? User:Errr...ummm....no. Me: Can you see an arrow that points upwards? User: Oh yes, I see it now! -Excerpt from a support call taken by me, 08/31/2007
You make donuts out of jam? :~
every night, i kneel at the foot of my bed and thank the Great Overseeing Politicians for protecting my freedoms by reducing their number, as if they were deer in a state park. -- Chris Losinger, Online Poker Players?
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A women has a donut, and TWO "use and throw" knives. she want to share it with 5 children and you, only if you can help her do that? [added] the women is sharing between her children and you , she is not eating [/added] -- modified at 19:22 Thursday 25th October, 2007
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Cut the donut in half. You get 2 C shaped pieces. Place them on top of each other and make another cut top-down on the C shape to divide each shape into 3. There you go. 6 pieces
Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy
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You make donuts out of jam? :~
every night, i kneel at the foot of my bed and thank the Great Overseeing Politicians for protecting my freedoms by reducing their number, as if they were deer in a state park. -- Chris Losinger, Online Poker Players?
Now don't be silly :)
Me: Can you see the "up" arrow? User:Errr...ummm....no. Me: Can you see an arrow that points upwards? User: Oh yes, I see it now! -Excerpt from a support call taken by me, 08/31/2007