# How to divide a very small amount of something into several smaller but equal amounts accurately

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 20, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-divide-a-very-small-amount-of-something-into-several-smaller-but-equal-amounts-accurately/963125 "2022-04-20T16:44:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![bodangus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@bodangus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bodangus)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-divide-a-very-small-amount-of-something-into-several-smaller-but-equal-amounts-accurately/963125/21 "2022-04-20T21:31:26Z")

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I understand there is some sort of gelatin type stuff can be used that would better keep any undissolved particles in an even suspension. I suppose then I would have to go by weight.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-divide-a-very-small-amount-of-something-into-several-smaller-but-equal-amounts-accurately/963125/22 "2022-04-20T21:35:10Z")

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[Moderating]

This appears to be a non-hypothetical question. The factual answer to any request for medical or other professional advice is to go to the appropriate professional. If you just want opinions from random yahoos on the Internet, then you need the IMHO category. Moving.

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**Author:** ![bodangus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@bodangus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bodangus)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-divide-a-very-small-amount-of-something-into-several-smaller-but-equal-amounts-accurately/963125/23 "2022-04-20T21:36:44Z")

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Whatever works for you.

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-divide-a-very-small-amount-of-something-into-several-smaller-but-equal-amounts-accurately/963125/24 "2022-04-20T23:20:10Z")

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> [@bodangus](#):
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> The pill already has an indented line formed in it as a way to allow it to be broken in half. I’m sure the groove isn’t in there just because it looks good.

Surely you meant, “just because it looks groovy.”

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**Author:** ![bodangus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@bodangus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bodangus)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-divide-a-very-small-amount-of-something-into-several-smaller-but-equal-amounts-accurately/963125/25 "2022-04-21T00:06:52Z")

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I would have but I didn’t want to attract any random yahoos.

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