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Redpandaling t1_itkuxzj wrote

Reply to comment by StereoBucket in [OC] Pizza eating challenge by a non-professional eater in a local competition by Tambury

Wouldn't a square pizza actually be more pizza given the same diameter?

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StereoBucket t1_itkvyh8 wrote

If it were square, but a rectangular pizza can surprise you with any width. I know I was surprised when a 12" was like 8 inch wide. I wasn't too amused.

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TrekForce t1_itnoak2 wrote

12” by 8” makes it approximately the same area as a circular 12” pizza

Edit: added “approximately”. I found a pizza place stating their 12” pizza was 96square inches. And then made my comment. Then i did the math. So either they have rectangular pizza or their 12“ isn’t 12”. Either way I did the math to double check and it’s definitely slightly smaller than a 12” round pizza which has 113.1sq inches.

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StereoBucket t1_itnp3hd wrote

Round (12 diameter) : (12/2)^2 * pi =~ 113
Rectangle (12x8) : 12 * 8 = 96
It's smaller by about 15%

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TrekForce t1_itnpahm wrote

Just got my edit in about 30s before your reply… lol

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StereoBucket t1_itnq3t8 wrote

lol, you also made me calculate again, like did I make an error or something, better check again.

Thinking about it now, 15% less is as if someone stole a whole slice (assuming 8 pizza slices which is pretty common) and then took a bite out of a 2nd slice.

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matthoback t1_itlh726 wrote

Depends on how they are measuring the "diameter" of the square pizza. If they are measuring the diagonal of the square, it would be a smaller area than a circular pizza of the same diameter.

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saganakist t1_itkxz8y wrote

Yes. The surface area of a square is d^2. The surface area of a circle is pi/4 times the surface area of that square (so, pi/4×d^2). Pi/4 is roughly 78%, so you would get 22% pizza less.

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orrocos t1_itl9inb wrote

Mmmm, pizza pi.

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Tarec88 t1_itnzkpf wrote

What a splendid pie, pizza-pizza pie

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Syrdon t1_itnh1ys wrote

That depends on what measurement you use for the size of the square pizza. Measuring corner to corner gets you a very different number than measuring edge length.

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Neethis t1_itkvvgx wrote

There's a place near mine that sells an 18" square pizza for £2 less than a 20" round pizza.

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TrekForce t1_itnotsi wrote

Good deal. The square one is slightly bigger for less money!

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