26 into 21 best min fragment found: 22/3 Cut up 26 sticks of length 21 like this: 2 x (31/3 + 32/3) 2 x (10 + 11) 8 x (26/3 + 37/3) 2 x (25/3 + 38/3) 2 x (8 + 13) 2 x (23/3 + 40/3) 8 x (22/3 + 41/3) Reassemble as 21 sticks of length 26 like this: 1 x (13 + 13) 2 x (38/3 + 40/3) 8 x (37/3 + 41/3) 2 x (26/3 + 26/3 + 26/3) 2 x (22/3 + 26/3 + 10) 2 x (22/3 + 25/3 + 31/3) 2 x (22/3 + 8 + 32/3) 2 x (22/3 + 23/3 + 11)