We introduce weak oddness 𝜔_(textrm w), a new measure of uncolourability of cubic graphs, defined as the least number of odd components in an even factor.

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I believe, had I been in the inmost recesses of my habitation--the very penetralia--your eagerness would have surmounted bolts, bars, decency, and everything.

Maybe instead of overprotecting, we should allow Katie, and the thousands other childhood cancer survivors like her, to play in traffic, run with scissors, and walk blindfolded with suckers sticking out of their mouths! Right?