There is a “best” way to cut cake. And unless you plan on finishing that whole thing in one sitting, you should start using it…
For reasons that become obvious as soon as they’re pointed out, cutting wedge pieces out of a round cake is a foolish method for dividing your dessert, gastronomically speaking. But science has the solution, because there is, in fact, a mathematically optimal way to cut a round cake. And it’s been known for over a hundred years.
How it’s taken this long to go public, we have no idea, but Numberphile is doing their part to enlighten the masses as to ideal cake cutting procedures. Watch and improve your private cake consumption practices…