Triangle Tuesday

People think that any three boards can make a triangle. Well, let's get after it. I got a 6-in board, a 5-in board, and a 24-in board. Do these make a triangle? Obviously not, right? 5 + 6 = 11. That is smaller than 24. Now, what if they're equal? I got 12, 12, and 24. 12 + 12 = 24. Does that work? Nope. All it does is makes a straight line. So, here's the rule. The sum of any two sides must be greater than the third side. So, 5 + 6 less than 24, 12 + 12 equal. So, let's try our next one. So, now we got a 17-in and a 12 and a 12. Let's see if this works. And obviously this will work because 12 + 12 is larger than 17. Whether you're building braces, framing, or just trying to learn something new, always remember that your two shortest sides have to add up to greater than your longest side. Anyways, that's it for a triangle Tuesday. I got stuff to do. I'm out of here. Peace.