The Ham Sandwich Theorem
The ham sandwich theorem illustrated by a mathematician bisecting airborne bread and ham with a sword.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2025-08-07-the-ham-sandwich-theorem/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
"HAM SANDWICH THEOREM: Any 3 objects arranged in 3D space (for example, two slices of bread and a slice of ham) can all be sliced simultaneously in half with a single cut." [A wild-eyed person swings a sword at flying bread and ham: "BIIIISECTION TIME"] Partner: "Honey, not again."
"COROLLARY: Mathematicians are not entirely clear on how to make a sandwich."