Updated January 11th, 2019 at 16:07 IST

Is one pizza more 'pizza' than two pizzas? Twitter did some calculations

Genius mathematical geeks of past generations were engrossed in developing technology and making sense of the universe. 2019 is delightfully different, as mathematicians are busy calculating things that truly matter, like, pizzas.

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Genius mathematical geeks of past generations were engrossed in developing technology and making sense of the universe. 2019 is delightfully different, as mathematicians are busy calculating things that truly matter, like, pizzas.

A Twitter made a mind-blowing revelation. He suggested that "On 18-inch pizza has more 'pizza' than two 12 inch pizzas"

So the 'two medium' instead of 'one large' clan, listen up.

The maths: An 18-inch pizza provides 254 square inches of food. While the calculation for two 12-inch ones will only have about 226 square inches. The pizzas' circumference it was found that two small pizzas have 18.85 more inches of crust

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Here's a useful counterintuitive fact: one 18 inch pizza has more 'pizza' than two 12 inch pizzas pic.twitter.com/hePSpG0pJs
— Fermat's Library (@fermatslibrary)

While the pineapple-on-pizza argument still thrives, which by the way celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay had cleared the air off. In 2019 we have more to ponder upon as far as pizza is concerned.

Pineapple does not go on top of pizza..... https://t.co/lhD6aliOV8
— Gordon Ramsay (@GordonRamsay)

Meanwhile, here are some reactions of flabbergasted and muddled Twitteratis, while some added on to the maths.

The pizza industry has known this for years but kept their studies hidden. Thanks for speaking truth to power, Andy.
— Dale Jackson (@DaleJacksonPI)

pic.twitter.com/ElE2yc1Fsy
— Mark Sykes (@MarkSykes15)

Yeah, but the crust is arguably the best part and two 12 inch pizzas have 33.3% more crust than a 18 inch pizza. And now I'm hungry, thanks @fermatslibrary! pic.twitter.com/ZUfGicpcWG
— Tamás Görbe 🇭🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺 (@TamasGorbe)

Finally! I can now coherently explain to my 10 year-old why math is important in life: without math, you might unknowingly spend more for less pizza!
— South Jersey Techy (@SJTechy)

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3 x 12 inch pizzas means triple the choice in topics & more pizza than 1 x 18 inch pizza. Gotcha! 👍🏽 pic.twitter.com/l360Q9zs9t
— #NHFTHR 👇🏽 (@NHFTHR)

Unless you like stuffed crusts or pizza crust in general, in which case you get 1/3 extra on 2 x 12" than 1 x 18".https://t.co/QU56AxMcYT
— 418: I'M A TEAPOT🤖 (@ramriot)

The general principle is:
faced with the choice of having one big pizza whose diameter is α times the diameter of the small ones, or β small ones- choose the big one if α>sqrt(β).
In the private case above α=1.5>sqrt(β)≈1.41 => choose one big pizza. pic.twitter.com/DIAxVUoTui
— Rational Walker (@rationalwalker)

Published January 9th, 2019 at 15:02 IST

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Is one pizza more 'pizza' than two pizzas? Twitter did some calculations

Genius mathematical geeks of past generations were engrossed in developing technology and making sense of the universe. 2019 is delightfully different, as mathematicians are busy calculating things that truly matter, like, pizzas.

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