If maths was a food, which food would it be?

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The discussion centers around the idea of associating food with mathematical concepts. Participants suggest various foods that symbolize mathematical principles, with pizza being highlighted for its divisibility into fractions, representing the interesting nature of math. The conversation shifts to references of mathematical constants like pi, with playful mentions of Fibonacci and spirals. Other foods mentioned include butter, bread, rice, and chocolate, each linked to their own unique qualities and mathematical significance. A humorous anecdote about a wedding cake that embodies the Banach-Tarski paradox illustrates the blend of culinary creativity and mathematical theory. Overall, the thread creatively explores the intersection of food and mathematics, emphasizing how both can be intricate and enjoyable.
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I think it would be a pizza because you can divide it into fractions and halfs and is interesting and different as maths is.
 
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Antuntun said:
I think it would be a pizza because you can divide it into fractions and halfs and is interesting and different as maths is.

Pi!
 
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But 2 PI R better!
 
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I prefer rabbits and spirals! (Fibonacci!)
 
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PI Z2 A
 
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Butter: In a master's hands, it can produce beautiful results. Amateurs can use it enhance their own products, but doing it wrong creates a soggy mess.
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
Grapefruit

:confused: Did I miss something here?
 
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StatGuy2000 said:
:confused: Did I miss something here?
haha I'm not great at math so I'm bitter
 
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Jalapeno peppers!
 
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I don't know what it would be, but I am certain it would taste just like chicken. :wink:
 
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Fervent Freyja said:
Jalapeno peppers!
Yes. It brings tears to the eyes of many.
 
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Plain loaf. It is basic and essential, but made with the right technique and good ingredients, it can be absolutely amazing without the need of extra flavouring
 
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As I'm half-Asian, my answer would be rice. It is basic and essential, and can serve as a prime ingredient for a wide range of material (food for rice, research fields for math).
 
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StatGuy2000 said:
As I'm half-Asian, my answer would be rice. It is basic and essential, and can serve as a prime ingredient for a wide range of material (food for rice, research fields for math).
This is very interesting :woot: I am full-Asian and the first thing came to my mind was a loaf of bread. Probably more to do with having lived most of my life in New Zealand though.
Fun fact: bread is popular but disgustingly expensive in China, I guess it's a matter of projection.
 
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Antuntun said:
I think it would be a pizza because you can divide it into fractions and halfs and is interesting and different as maths is.
256bits said:
PI Z2 A

πz2a!
 
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Ivan Samsonov said:
πz2a!
After the math teacher told the class that the area of a circle is πr2, the Kentucky mountain man said:

"Pie are not square! Pie are round! Cornbread are square!"Ref.
 
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Walnuts, pecans - or something hard to crack open.
 
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OCR said:
After the math teacher told the class that the area of a circle is πr2, the Kentucky mountain man said:

"Pie are not square! Pie are round! Cornbread are square!"
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Oh come on! If Math was food there is only one real answer: Chocolate! Nothing so bitter could taste so sweet with just a little imagination.
 
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Scalloped minced meat. Hard to digest, but incredibly tasty :biggrin:
 
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Metmann said:
Scalloped minced meat. Hard to digest, but incredibly tasty :biggrin:

Wow. Nice one!
 
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I once went to a wedding where instead of one cake, there were exactly e cakes cut into pieces so that each piece was 1, 1, 1/2, 1/6, 1/24, and so on. A cake such as this possesses infinite surface area and is therefore infinitely delicious. The bride and groom were geniuses. All anyone had to do was take an infinitesimally small slice off the end and there were still e cakes leftover at the end of the wedding.
 
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Banach-Tarski cake. You cut the cake into pieces and then reassemble the pieces to get two cakes each identical to the original.
 

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