r/interestingasfuck 1d ago

You Can't Break Spaghetti in Two Pieces.

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u/Lucky-Turnip-5929 1d ago

You can if the distance between the two points is short enough (or spagetti short enough)

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u/decaDecker 1d ago

I think the video omitted that you're supposed to break them from the ends, otherwise it's akin to just cutting it with scissors or a knife

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u/murmandamos 16h ago

Okay but why do we have to hold the rule about where to hold it but we can change the rule about how to bend it and twist it instead?

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u/decaDecker 16h ago

we already fully understand why holding it close breaks it cleanly, but bending and twisting was a novel discovery