17 into 16 best min fragment found: 11/2
  Cut up 17 sticks of length 16 like this:
    1 x (8 + 8)
    4 x (15/2 + 17/2)
    2 x (7 + 9)
    4 x (13/2 + 19/2)
    2 x (6 + 10)
    4 x (11/2 + 21/2)
  Reassemble as 16 sticks of length 17 like this:
    2 x (17/2 + 17/2)
    2 x (8 + 9)
    4 x (15/2 + 19/2)
    2 x (7 + 10)
    4 x (13/2 + 21/2)
    2 x (11/2 + 11/2 + 6)