Sandwich geometry turned into a hot topic on Twitter – 13 favourite angles
Over on Twitter, in between all the politics, cat pics and memes, a multi-headed row about the best way to cut a sandwich is providing a welcome and funny distraction.
It all started after @PleaseBeGneiss posted this theory.
the geometry is too complicated to explain here but cutting a sandwich diagonally gives you more sandwich pic.twitter.com/12KeazFx9j
— slate (@PleaseBeGneiss) December 19, 2021
Opinions were instantly divided, but all the important bread geometry theories got a run-out.
1.
It's because it creates a hypotenuse which is always a longer line than the other sides
— SwampLizard (@DiscoTempoJazz) December 19, 2021
2.
the crust to content ratio is better. this is obviously correct. https://t.co/8xxhnF2cwK
— (@PerthshireMags) December 19, 2021
3.
When your mouth bites the triangle corner it takes less sammich than when it bits a square corner pic.twitter.com/alxGlTf8N2
— cannibal lecter (@onemoreblonde_) December 19, 2021
4.
Am I being dense? both halves are mathematically equal pic.twitter.com/5bAcuzkERS
— Alison (@CPRAlisonalison) December 19, 2021
5.
Not cutting it at all gives you even more sandwich!
Never understood why people do that, totally unnecessary.— Shani Ace (@Shani_aka_Ace) December 19, 2021
6.
To all the geniuses saying they have the same area, the left one feels bigger because it gives you a bigger perimeter pic.twitter.com/wSMBUa2X4R
— Marco (@throstlewanion) December 19, 2021
7.
When i was a kid i made everbody cut my sandwiches like this pic.twitter.com/UEnfR7vARV
— MISTY (@Misty_Who) December 19, 2021
8.
Surely because of the longer cut (and therefore additional crumbage) you get less sandwich
— Andy Oram (@Andyoram25) December 19, 2021
9.
I have a literal degree in the maths and I’m looking at this like “you know, it tracks” https://t.co/7D32htIXXm
— Liz (@LizScott) December 19, 2021
10.
Yes, if you cut it on a diagonal you get more sandwich. pic.twitter.com/veYYSaHgqn
— Grumpy Thee Kelson (@GrumpyKelson) December 19, 2021
11.
This is the best way to cut a sandwich obviously pic.twitter.com/TjNbPc0Ybw
— Mat Bathpont (@bathpont_skiman) December 20, 2021
12.
Hear me out… pic.twitter.com/1UHkgSsODY
— Jason Kester (@djgromit) December 19, 2021
13.
The REAL best way to cut a sandwich pic.twitter.com/CDG0o9pr8J
— Haman “Girlboss” Karn (@DeltaPlamo) December 19, 2021
Whichever side of the sandwich geometry argument you land on, there’s no arguing with this.
Having 2 sandwiches gives u more sandwich https://t.co/R4hVUwLz8W
— Marko D. Luffy (@markuantoniop) December 20, 2021
READ MORE
This question about a shark went viral – but the responses were a bit fishy
