I brown bag my lunch everyday & starting this week began cutting my turkey sandwich diagonally instead of horizontally (which I have for years). Something seems different with the sandwich cut diagonally. I can't quite pinpoint it but feel I'm getting less of a sandwich cutting it diagonally. I'm beginning to think the angle in which the knife is inserted to cut the sandwich somehow absorbs or erodes its contents. Has anyone else noticed this? Is there anywhere I can find out if this is a fact?
2007-02-21 05:34:41 · 10 answers · asked by Brady Boone 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Cut the sandwich across one day and keep whatever winds up on the plate. Next day, cut diagonally and let the plate remains both sit for a day or two to dry out and compare them. See which one has more sandwich rubble ... they'll be very close.
Now, if you were cutting them with a thick chain saw, you would lose more in the diagonal because the cut is longer and just as wide as with the straight cut.
2007-02-21 06:47:08 · answer #1 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason it seems like you have more is because of the size of bites you're taking. Depending on the cut, you get bigger or smaller bites, therefore creating an illusion that there is more or less sandwich.
There is no way that the angle of the cut would erode the sandwich.
2007-02-21 13:44:27 · answer #2 · answered by Michael K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there is a difference, it's because when you cut it, you weren't centered on the bread. If it makes you feel better, eat the small piece first.
2007-02-21 13:40:34 · answer #3 · answered by handyrandy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Where exactly is this extra mass going to??? You just feel this way because of the illusion of less because of the angle.
2007-02-21 13:42:27 · answer #4 · answered by low_on_ram 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's your perception. You are concentrating on the small ends instead of the wider middle part.
2007-02-21 13:42:25 · answer #5 · answered by Christabelle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, boy...it's the same size sandwich...you just cut it differently!!!!
2007-02-21 13:42:10 · answer #6 · answered by Lepke 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your eating the pointed edges wich has less mass but it you cut it up and down its pretty much as much mass evry were
2007-02-21 13:45:09 · answer #7 · answered by Zack 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who gives a sh*t! Don't cut the sanwich at all if it bothers your mental a$$ so much.
2007-02-21 13:45:27 · answer #8 · answered by MIA24/7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I want to know what kind of drugs you're on
2007-02-21 13:38:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's visual. Don't be silly.
2007-02-21 13:42:03 · answer #10 · answered by Yvonne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋