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Subject:	Re: On the recursive subdivision of two-dimensional food items
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.geek
Date:	Mon, 16 Aug 2004 15:45:11 GMT
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On 02:13 16-08-04, Todd Lehman wrote > Last night at IHOP, after copious amounts of beer at Rocklands, a few of > us were > talking about how we cut our food up into differently-sized portions > during the > eating process, and I realized that an algorithm exists for maximizing the > total > enjoyment of a given serving of food... <MUCH GEEKAGE SNIPPED> > glasses because subdividing a body of liquid is not only time consuming > but messy. This algorithm lends itself well to two-dimensional food items > cut with the side of a fork because you are making cuts there anyway. Me thinks someone was over thinking this a bit too much.... excellent geek analysis... Note that this algorithm doesn't apply well to liquids in bottles or

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		Re: On the recursive subdivision of two-dimensional food items
(...) Well let's just say it was a thinking and reflecting kind of evening. --Todd (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

		Re: On the recursive subdivision of two-dimensional food items
(...) The easiest way to divide up a bottle of liquid would be to use the spirit measure, though this is not recursive: Repeat Attach measure to bottle Repeat pour drink drink Until bottle empty Seek another bottle Until too drunk to lift glass not (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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		On the recursive subdivision of two-dimensional food items
Last night at IHOP, after copious amounts of beer at Rocklands, a few of us were talking about how we cut our food up into differently-sized portions during the eating process, and I realized that an algorithm exists for maximizing the total (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)

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