Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoDicing an Onion, the Mathematically Optimal Waypudding.coolexternal-linkmessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1183arrow-down1external-linkDicing an Onion, the Mathematically Optimal Waypudding.coolQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square42linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareTheTetrapod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days agoI think I get their point. The layers closest to the center of the onion have the smallest radius, so by only going all the way with every other cut, the smaller pieces toward the center of the onion get cut half as many times.
I think I get their point. The layers closest to the center of the onion have the smallest radius, so by only going all the way with every other cut, the smaller pieces toward the center of the onion get cut half as many times.