The Final and Definitive Sandwich Thread

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[Gori the Grey]

The whole point of a sandwich being that you can hold a meal in one hand kinda goes out the window. Hell, I don't know if I could hold that with two hands!

 

[Takhisis]

You need to improve your dexterity stat, Gori.

 

[Gori the Grey]

I think that would be my lowest stat, actually.

But think about it. Imagine your thumbs are underneath on each of that slice's sides. Then two of each hands fingers would have to be opposite that, and the other two opposite one another on that top pointing part.

You go make one of these and see if you can hold it together.

 

[warpus]

If 5 dimensional beings exist, could they have 4 dimensional sandwiches or only 3 dimensional sandwiches?

I am I not looking for answers to these questions - I am trying to point at the fact that the sandwich solution we are discussing is too limited in scope. Any sort of definite sandwich definition has to work in any number of dimensions, and not just cover the human sandwich experience.

 

[Gori the Grey]

As a general rule, this site is 3-dimensionocentric.

 

[warpus]

But since we are blessed with minds capable of understanding multiple dimensions, should we not include them in our ultimate sandwich calculations? It seems that understanding the essence of the sandwich across multiple dimensions would further increase our understanding of the sandwich as it pertains to 3-dimension-kind

 

[Gori the Grey]

Oh sure, I'm not arguing against your suggestion. Just pointing out an implicit bias that pervades nearly all of our threads. We almost never take up the perspective of extra-dimensional creatures. It's ugly, frankly, on a sight where people pride themselves on their open-mindedness.

But my first answer to your question is that a five-dimensional being could likely eat a five dimensional sandwich. I'm working by analogy. We are three-dimensional beings and we eat three-dimensional sandwiches.

 

[warpus]

Well, you got me there. I was sort of treating the "sandwich plane" as 1 dimension in my mind for some reason. Probably flashbacks to my open face sandwich days

 

[Hygro]

that 3 point sandwich looks easier to hold. 2 fingers and a thumb!

 

[Takhisis]

You go make one of these and see if you can hold it together.

Is this a challenge?

 

[Gori the Grey]

Yes. Report back. I'll trust you to recount honestly how effective you were at holding it all together.

 

[cardgame]

that 3 point sandwich looks easier to hold. 2 fingers and a thumb!

But that's only one end of the sandwich

 

[Hygro]

you eat the sides then the spoke!

 

[Takhisis]

Yes. Report back. I'll trust you to recount honestly how effective you were at holding it all together.

It's a pity that I've already made myself my daily sandwich and shall not eat again until tomorrow.
So a) I need to acquire a fresh supply of square-loaf presliced bread; b) cold cuts and cheese, right?
c)

you eat the sides then the spoke!

Thanks for spoilering it, Hygro. It was going to be the easiest win ever.

 

[Gori the Grey]

Yeah, you're going to be chewing your knuckles. And that's after you manage to get your fingers into that position, which is going to prove more challenging than you think.

Also, no way to set it down on the plate. The more I think about it, the more I realize what an unholy abomination of a sandwich that is.

 

[Hygro]

it rests on the plate. Even my small, shakey, undextrous hands could do it.

 

[Sommerswerd]

It places the mayo on its skin or else it gets the hose again.

Left pinky goes under the lower left spoke, left thumb under the lower right spoke, ring finger presses top of left spoke and center, wedging the bottom against pinky and the center against pointer finger, pointer finger does the same on right spoke with thumb, steadying the center against ring finger, middle finger rests on the crest, as a bulwark against any side of the top flopping over. SOLVED.

TBH... the whole point of a sandwich is to eat lazily... if eating the damn thing is a brain teaser why bother? Just lay it all out on a plate so I can use a knife and fork.

 

[warpus]

When I was growing up we only ever ate "open face" sandwiches. Possibly because in Europe we use superior rye bread, which is denser and more filling than the white fluffy stuff that passes for bread here in north america. Also possibly because we were poor, and who wants to waste bread by doubling up a sandwich? Most of the flavour is in the toppings anyway.

So I don't really know if the main purpose of sandwiches is to eat lazily. With open face sandwiches (aka sandwiches) you can't just grab it in any way you want - you have to make sure you don't get any butter or mustard on your fingers.

I see a lot of people here on this continent being snobby about the open face sandwich. It's not right.

 

[Zardnaar]

When I was growing up we only ever ate "open face" sandwiches. Possibly because in Europe we use superior rye bread, which is denser and more filling than the white fluffy stuff that passes for bread here in north america. Also possibly because we were poor, and who wants to waste bread by doubling up a sandwich? Most of the flavour is in the toppings anyway.

So I don't really know if the main purpose of sandwiches is to eat lazily. With open face sandwiches (aka sandwiches) you can't just grab it in any way you want - you have to make sure you don't get any butter or mustard on your fingers.

I see a lot of people here on this continent being snobby about the open face sandwich. It's not right.

I think that's what we call an open sandwich.



Open steak sandwich.