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"and butter-side-down on the floor in 81% of cases"

errr, nowhere in the linked article does it state 81%

19. ^Slater, Chris (2013-09-05). "(-Rav)/ t = R: Manchester boffins find formula for why toast lands butter side down". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2017-03-06.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/-rav--r-manchester-boffins-5842879

prove me wrong 92.28.159.146 (talk) 11:42, 28 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This gives the 81% figure. This points out that what this was really about was promotion for the Big Bang Theory coming out on DVD. I can't find anything about Smith actually publishing this research. I suspect that it was only ever "published" as a press release. SpinningSpark 12:33, 28 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Why was this unarchived? ~Anachronist (talk) 04:51, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In reality

I think there should be an explanation in this section as to why the paradox does not arise in reality. Unfortunately I don't know any sources for that Anselm Schüler (talk) 11:34, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's described as a joke. I think it's quite obvious that buttered toast does not always land butter-side down. Most Wikipedia readers are not too stupid to not realize that. We don't need to insult their intelligence. Sundayclose (talk) 13:52, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]