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The Perfect Way To Slice a Pizza
iamapizza writes "New Scientist reports on the quest of two math boffins for the perfect way to slice a pizza. It's an interesting and in-depth article; 'The problem that bothered them was this. Suppose the harried waiter cuts the pizza off-center, but with all the edge-to-edge cuts crossing at a single point, and with the same angle between adjacent cuts. The off-center cuts mean the slices will not all be the same size, so if two people take turns to take neighboring slices, will they get equal shares by the time they have gone right round the pizza — and if not, who will get more?' This is useful, of course, if you're familiar with the concept of 'sharing' a pizza."
My biggest pizza cutting dilemma happened just the other day. I wasn't sure I could eat six pieces, so I cut it into four.
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"You wouldn't copy a pizza, would you?"
I prefer to roll mine into a giant tube, thus consuming only one piece.
Also, when people ask what I had for breakfast, I can respond with "A wrap"
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Only if you're willing to cut the cheese.
"Common sense will be the death of us all"
I always maximize my pizza by cutting it into 11 pieces. That way I get much more pizza than most people. I get 11 slices.
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5)Pizza is a food that can be eaten by humans
6)Pizza is not a cat
7)Though, cats may eat Pizza.
8)A Pizza that has saurkrout on it, is not a good pizza.
9)Pizza begins with the letter "Q"
10)Deep fried Pizza is called "awesome Pizza"
Okay, so a three dimensional pizza would be a calzone, but what would a four-dimensional pizza look like?
More importantly, on a four-dimensional pizza, can you fill the crust with cheese?
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Maybe she likes her some pizza.
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when I worked at Godfather's Pizza, I finally "graduated" to cut table. The guy to cut the pizzas and call out the orders. I used to enjoy having fun sometimes when a pair of semi-buzzed guys would come in and order a pizza. Cut the pizza into 9 pieces with the roller, rather than the rocker, and watch them get upset over who gets the last piece! Ah, fun times as a teenager...
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I tell my grandfather with Parkinson's that all the time. "You make the cuts, and then I pick the pieces. Its the only way its fair!"
"His name was James Damore."
The mechanics must be.....interesting. :)
With the first link, the chain is forged.
Are we talking perfectly round, frictionless pizzas?
With the first link, the chain is forged.
I like my pizza cut in 8 nice triangular slices. My wife likes squares. I actually cut half in slices, and half in squares.
I like triangles, but I cut it into 6 instead. I can't eat 8 pieces.
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