Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Pizza Science
Last night Neil de G went on a tear tweeting more sci-fa (science facts) about America’s favorite delivered food– Pizza– then you ever imagined you’d want to know. Thanks to Salon.com for spotting and posting them. We know what we’re having for lunch now– 154 square inches.
Read more at salon.com.
Odd that pizza is sold by the inch, but consumed by the square-inch. This fact confuses assessment of pricing and toppings.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) June 5, 2015
A 14-inch pizza is 154 square inches of food. Nearly twice as large as the 78 square inches of a 10-inch pie.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) June 5, 2015
If the cheese on a 14-inch pizza falls just 1-inch shy of the crust, the pie is missing 30% of the cheese that could be there
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) June 5, 2015
In other words, if the crust of a 14-inch pizza is 1-inch wide, then the next 1-inch band occupies 30% of the topping's area.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) June 5, 2015
In other words, if the crust of a 14-inch pizza is 1-inch wide, then the next 1-inch band occupies 30% of the topping's area.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) June 5, 2015
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