{"id":22236,"date":"2020-04-11T09:30:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T07:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingino.com\/?p=22236"},"modified":"2020-07-09T12:47:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T10:47:10","slug":"how-to-cut-a-cake-the-right-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livingino.com\/how-to-cut-a-cake-the-right-way\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Cut A Cake The Right Way (You&#8217;ve Been Doing It Wrong Your Whole Life)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_32078\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32078\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32078\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/liv-how-to-cut-a-cake-the-right-wa-t1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" data-wp-pid=\"32078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/liv-how-to-cut-a-cake-the-right-wa-t1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.livingino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/liv-how-to-cut-a-cake-the-right-wa-t1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.livingino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/liv-how-to-cut-a-cake-the-right-wa-t1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/liv-how-to-cut-a-cake-the-right-wa-t1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/liv-how-to-cut-a-cake-the-right-wa-t1-427x240.jpg 427w, https:\/\/www.livingino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/liv-how-to-cut-a-cake-the-right-wa-t1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.livingino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/liv-how-to-cut-a-cake-the-right-wa-t1-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.livingino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/liv-how-to-cut-a-cake-the-right-wa-t1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(firstblood\/123rf.com)<\/p><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"ccc6171a7a5ded10c62b019b4b95385b\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/linespo420.png\r\n\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n  \r\n   <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    window._mNHandle = window._mNHandle || {};\r\n    window._mNHandle.queue = window._mNHandle.queue || [];\r\n    medianet_versionId = \"121199\"; \r\n    (function() {\r\n        var sct = document.createElement(\"script\"),\r\n        sctHl = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0],\r\n        isSSL = 'https:' == document.location.protocol;\r\n        sct.type = \"text\/javascript\";\r\n        sct.src = (isSSL ? 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And the person who determines the best way to cut a cake was actually a British mathematical scientist, Francis Galton, not a culinary arts expert.<\/p>\n<p>But how can a mathematician know anything about food, you ask? Well, think about it. It\u2019s not the food itself he is analyzing, it\u2019s the fractions of cake being cut. Thought about that way, it makes perfect sense it would be a math guy who came up with a perfect way to cut a cake. After all, cutting portions has a lot to do with math, just with math, you don\u2019t actually need to figure out with equations (usually).<\/p>\n<p>The amazing part is this method has been around since 1906, and an actual paper on the subject was published in a science journal at that time. This method isn\u2019t as necessary when you won\u2019t have any leftover cake, but for those of you who stick cake leftovers in the fridge for a day or two, you will definitely want to check out this method.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you never have cake leftovers (or you never have cake at your house), you\u2019ll still want to look at this video. I will guarantee you have never seen anyone cut a cake like this before!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Scientific Way to Cut a Cake - Numberphile\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wBU9N35ZHIw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The worst part about leftover cake is the crusty bits where the interior has been exposed to air and dried out, and saran wrapping it means all the icing ends up on the saran wrap (and let\u2019s be honest, the icing is the best part). So, isn\u2019t this a brilliant way to keep those cake edges from getting all crusty? And it really doesn\u2019t seem any more difficult than cutting a cake in the traditional way.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, uniform pieces do seem preferable to the awkward wedges. That\u2019s one of the pluses of a sheet cake, isn\u2019t it? You get nice, square pieces from it. If you use a rubber band as he did, be sure it\u2019s a new one, not one reused off your Sunday paper, or if it is recycled, that it has at least been thoroughly washed.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in seeing the paper that explained this interesting cake cutting method, it can be found<a href=\"http:\/\/galton.org\/essays\/1900-1911\/galton-1906-cake.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> here<\/a>. Also, the extra three minutes of footage from the talk can be seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d5ZmPuta47Q&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. Think you\u2019ll try to cut a cake like this from now on? I know I\u2019ll try it at least once to see if the benefit of the non-crusty cake outweighs the awkwardness of pushing cake pieces together.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that there are bad ways to cut a round cake and that the traditional way to cut a cake is actually a poor way to go about dishing out this delicious dessert? 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