Goal and options: How to measure a cup with no measuring cup.
output answer: use a tblspn and fill 16 times. This will give one cup.

Goal and options: how do you get rid of trash?
output answer: take it to the dumb.

Goal and options: How do you make equal sized elevation beams?
output answer:
First decide what size you want, then cut it with a saw. Using the beam you cut, mark off 7 additional beams so they are the exact size and cut them with the saw.