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The Twitter Pizza Equation Explained

AsapSCIENCE | January 16, 2026



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  1. @fruitpl7615

    January 16, 2026 at 4:18 am

    Pizza:

    Pi * z * z * a

    a = amount of pizza = 1

    z = (as the video shows) is radius

    SO;

    Pi * r * r * 1, which is:

    Pi * r², which is:

    π * r², which is:

    πr², which is the surface area of a circle.

  2. @dbsworld6028

    January 16, 2026 at 4:18 am

    But what about an 8" diameter pizza and two 6" diameter pizzas??
    Be explain,
    one 8" pizza: π×4×4= 50.2654825 sq inch
    Two 6" pizza: π×3×3×2= 56.5486678 sq inch
    So, Two 6" pizza is 6.283158 sq inch larger than one 8" pizza.

  3. @aungkoejulinak8810

    January 16, 2026 at 4:18 am

    But but the amount of cheese in pizza will not increase four times in your pizza ,when compared right inches pizza to sixteen inches pizza, while Ithe pizza base may be a little thicker.the cheese is the most expensive thing on the pizza.

  4. @JohnvanCapel

    January 16, 2026 at 4:18 am

    Fun fact.

    A pizza can be modeled as a cylinder.

    If we then define the pizza's radius with z, and the height of it with a, the total volume of the pizza is pi*z*z*a.

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