29 into 16 best min fragment found: 19/3 Cut up 29 sticks of length 16 like this: 1 x (8 + 8) 2 x (23/3 + 25/3) 2 x (22/3 + 26/3) 2 x (7 + 9) 2 x (20/3 + 28/3) 20 x (19/3 + 29/3) Reassemble as 16 sticks of length 29 like this: 6 x (29/3 + 29/3 + 29/3) 2 x (19/3 + 19/3 + 8 + 25/3) 2 x (19/3 + 19/3 + 23/3 + 26/3) 2 x (19/3 + 19/3 + 22/3 + 9) 2 x (19/3 + 19/3 + 7 + 28/3) 2 x (19/3 + 19/3 + 20/3 + 29/3)