Thought of the day 02/07/09

Was there really that big a gap between the invention of bread and the idea for slicing it? I find it hard to believe that the guy who invented bread didn't invent sliced bread about ten minutes later. Was it actually that big a deal for someone to say, "Hey guys, why don't we cut this new bread thing into manageable, edible pieces instead of tearing it apart like a pack of ravenous, poorly fed street urchins?" I submit that it was not.