21 into 16 best min fragment found: 11/2 Cut up 21 sticks of length 16 like this: 1 x (15/2 + 17/2) 1 x (7 + 9) 3 x (13/2 + 19/2) 4 x (6 + 10) 12 x (11/2 + 21/2) Reassemble as 16 sticks of length 21 like this: 6 x (21/2 + 21/2) 1 x (13/2 + 7 + 15/2) 1 x (6 + 13/2 + 17/2) 1 x (11/2 + 13/2 + 9) 3 x (11/2 + 6 + 19/2) 4 x (11/2 + 11/2 + 10)