sandwich geometry

my lad's switched from school dinners to packed lunches this term, and i've just figured out why cutting sandwiches in to triangles is better than squares:

with squares, you get 2 sides of crust and 2 cut sides
with triangles you get 2 cut sides, but only one side of crust.

Moral: if you want to get your kids to eat their sarnies, cut 'em into triangles.

I'll go and get a life now....

i'm struggling to work that out!

if i cut a sarnie into tringles, i get (per cut sarnie) one cut side and two sides of crust.

squares = one cut side, 3 crust sides

so the theory still applies, just the wrong numbers.

i'll take my pedantry elsewhere.....

Originally Posted by keithd

i'm struggling to work that out!

if i cut a sarnie into tringles, i get (per cut sarnie) one cut side and two sides of crust.

squares = one cut side, 3 crust sides

so the theory still applies, just the wrong numbers.

i'll take my pedantry elsewhere.....

Squares, cut a piece of bread into 4 squares, you make two cuts and end up with 2 cut sides & 2 crusts.

Triangles, you still make 2 cuts, diagonally on the bread, and end up with two cut sides & only one crust. You still have 4 triangles of bread, and the kids eat just as much bread as before, but like it more.

Kiethd, I think your squares are more rectangular (cut bread in half to get 3 crusts). Pedant? Pah, please, try harder next time!

Originally Posted by Baph

Squares, cut a piece of bread into 4 squares, you make two cuts and end up with 2 cut sides & 2 crusts.

Triangles, you still make 2 cuts, diagonally on the bread, and end up with two cut sides & only one crust. You still have 4 triangles of bread, and the kids eat just as much bread as before, but like it more.

Kiethd, I think your squares are more rectangular (cut bread in half to get 3 crusts). Pedant? Pah, please, try harder next time!

you spelt his name wrong

Originally Posted by Baph

Squares, cut a piece of bread into 4 squares, you make two cuts and end up with 2 cut sides & 2 crusts.

Triangles, you still make 2 cuts, diagonally on the bread, and end up with two cut sides & only one crust. You still have 4 triangles of bread, and the kids eat just as much bread as before, but like it more.

Kiethd, I think your squares are more rectangular (cut bread in half to get 3 crusts). Pedant? Pah, please, try harder next time!

you know boph, i tried so hard to picture what cool girl was describing, but couldn't get it (ok didn't try THAT hard) and i thought the moment i type something i'll have my pants pulled down and my pert bottom spanked.

i was right.

carry on.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by keithd

you know boph, i tried so hard to picture what cool girl was describing, but couldn't get it (ok didn't try THAT hard) and i thought the moment i type something i'll have my pants pulled down and my pert bottom spanked.

i was right.

carry on.

It helps if you have kids yourself, you'll be so used to cutting into 4 rather than 2 - Man sized pieces!

Thanks for the tip Debs, do you give in and cut the crust off?

Don't cut 'em at all. Leave 'em whole as it's only a couple of man-size bites anyway.


Obviously, I don't include cucumber sarnies in that; they should be cut into squares (2-cut squares rather a keithd rectangular square) and no crusts.

Originally Posted by Tara

you spelt his name wrong

There's always one isn't there....

Apologies keith

Mmmm, sandwich.

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

Mmmm, sandwitch.

a what?