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Related: Culture Forums, Support Forumsa mathematician demonstrates the way to slice a bagel to maximize filling surface (mobius strip)


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a mathematician demonstrates the way to slice a bagel to maximize filling surface (mobius strip) (Original Post)
Liberal_in_LA
Aug 2015
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Laffy Kat
(16,851 posts)1. Never mind the stitches you will require. nt
progressoid
(52,537 posts)2. Cool, but that wont fit in my toaster.
struggle4progress
(125,327 posts)3. I think abstract bagels admit spiral cuttings with arbitrarily large
surface areas
For real bagels, of course, this is a more complicated question involving the mechanical properties of the actual bread
irisblue
(36,706 posts)4. the bagel shop will slice them, and you're all set, easypeasy.
lox, onion, cream cheese on a grilled sesame bagel....magical Sunday mornings.
lastlib
(27,477 posts)5. (personally, I prefer bagels while they're still doughnuts..........)
how does anybody ever chew those damn things??
kairos12
(13,461 posts)6. I prefer Pi.