17 into 8 best min fragment found: 17/5
  Cut up 17 sticks of length 8 like this:
    1 x (4 + 4)
    2 x (19/5 + 21/5)
    2 x (18/5 + 22/5)
    12 x (17/5 + 23/5)
  Reassemble as 8 sticks of length 17 like this:
    2 x (19/5 + 4 + 23/5 + 23/5)
    2 x (18/5 + 21/5 + 23/5 + 23/5)
    2 x (17/5 + 22/5 + 23/5 + 23/5)
    2 x (17/5 + 17/5 + 17/5 + 17/5 + 17/5)