pic: Is this corner considered protected?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by joeweber

The next question is what is considered a segment. If you permanently attach a 3 inch piece to a 7 inch piece on a 45 degree angle and wrap the noodle around would that be considered one or two segments.

2 segments, if that angle is a corner. (The GDC refuses to define a corner as anything other than what an astute observer would see as a corner.)