Why is pizza in round shape, but it's put in square boxes and it's cut in triangle pieces?

Question

Just why? How do you explain this weird maths phenomen?

ccthecurious · Accepted Answer

Squared: Other than thats the original pizza shape, it was easier to cut it into rectangular pieces , starting from the middle cut, they guve the illusion you are actually eating more than If a squared piece.
Box: thats the stabdard cut for cardboard/ boxes all over the world because they save up money and by doing round boxes the conpanies would actually have to charge more bc they would be discharging more waste. Besides... they are not functional if round, just think about it...

And now Im actually calling in for a pizza bc ur question gave me heavy cravings...

Hope I heped... from a business perspective xx enjoy your pizza :)

inamorata · Accepted Answer

It's round because though is most quickly and easily spread when spread in a circle. You start from a bowl of dough and distributing it in even amounts towards all sides is the fastest and easiest way to flatten it. That gives you a circular surface.

the boxes are square because they are most easily stacked on a stable, neat stack when square. For the same reason fruit like watermelon is being bread in a square shape for decorational and storage reasons, while it's naturally round.

It's cut into triangles because that's the fastest way to evenly divide the pizza in order to make sharing it and distributing portions easier.

demonology · Accepted Answer

and now you gain the meta understanding that the things are more often pieced together than created for each other.

WhiteSteve · Accepted Answer

Mind blown  In seriousness, my guess is that pizza naturally take a round shape through the dough tossing/rolling process unless deliberately shaped otherwise. The nature of the pizza requires a structurally sound container, and boxes are generally four-sided. Plus pizza boxes come unfolded, so it's probably easier to store.  Counter question: why do hot dogs come in packs of 8 but the buns only come in packs of 6? #GovernmentConspiracy #TheTruthIsOutThere

JinRavage · Accepted Answer

The standard way to prepare the crust is the hand tossed method in which the chef flattens the dough by spinning the dough using inertia to spread the dough evenly. Triangle slices are the easiest way to split a circle into even portions. The square box is the easiest and cheapest way to create a cardboard box, since trying to make a flat piece of cardboard into a circular box would require several cuts and waste a lot of material. Basicly the whole concept is about using the least amount of labor to increase profits

Dillion · Answer

It's science and efficiency. Today, pizza is made quickly to serve as many people as possible. When the dough is tossed, centripetal forces cause it to "expand" outward and look circular. This creates the thin dough that can be cooked quickly and rise. It also creates the base for which the sauces and toppings can be put on. Inside the oven, if placed correctly, it offers the best to cook the toppings and sauces whilst allowing the dough to rise. Using a knife to cut across the pie allows only 3-4 cuts to create 6-8 slices for people. The whole process can take 5 minutes to prepare and cut. The cooking is another 10-15 minutes.

If you want to ask why every variation of pizza is made, talk to chef's why they put eggs on stuff and serve other crazy things.

aamy811 · Answer

The original pizzas whereby round they were in like a rectangle ovally shape and were cut into rectangle. They're round now because that's what we're used to, the boxes are square because that's an easy shape to form cardboard Into. But I'm not sure why we do triangle slices

Klaatu51 · Answer

there are squared pizzas as well

leaeicher · Answer

Because pizza is the most mystical, amazing and god-like thing that ever existed on earth. We must worship it's powers and never doubt it, for if we do, we will have to get down on our knees and beg its holy-nesse for forgivness.

Account · Answer

This question suits your avatar. Anyway, I think this question should remain unanswered, otherwise the world will be destroyed. Or at least, that's what I heard.

glamgamergal · Answer

Imma go with my best guess the square is to support all of the pizza so it stays in its form will in the box and doesn't slide around its cut into triangles because obviously you can't cut it into squares because of the circular form along with radius and diameter so it would only make sense to cut it in triangles so you can have it all

misscoffeehead · Answer

Hmm which makes me think "why are wrestlers boxing in a ring when it's a square?"

Your_boss960 · Answer

It's not math. People just did this as a design.  Please don't try to add math into something I love :'(

LittleSally · Answer

Hahahahaha kind of the coolest question so far... ^-^

kataloso · Answer

I don't know but don't let society's standards hold you back. I cut my pizza into hexagon shapes and then I write my name in mustard on each piece.

DragonWolf · Answer

So we can just eat a pizza instead of going to maths class :D

FlyingTurtle · Answer

Round pizza is in square box so that pieces are easy to pick up--there's room for you to pick up a pieces because of the extra space a square creates. And pizza slices are triangle because that's the easiest way to divide up a circle.

meatballs21 · Answer

Round: because they throw the dough to even it, it'll naturally take on a round shape.
Square: easiest shape to make boxes in.
Triangles: ever seen a pie? or a pie chart? easiest way to accurately divide a circle.

bama_girl89 · Answer

This is too funny!! I've never thought about this before.

80HDx · Answer

It's easier to make the dough round, much like cookies. Boxes that would then be circle would have to be cut that way, since cardboard is not manufactured round in 3D shapes. Pizza is cut into triangles for easy grip and eating.

Strider90 · Answer

because it is easier to make square boxes. And don't forget that there are square shaped pizzas as well.

soccerchick4eva · Answer

maybe cause its easier to cut a circle pizza in a square box... cause if it was a circle box it might be a tad harder... I don't know hahah good question :")

Coolguy1928 · Answer

They made the box square because it's easy to make, the pizza round and the slices triangle so that you could have more slices depending on how big you sliced it! :)

theCatcherintheRye · Answer

Ikr! I was asking the same question a few days ago lol

beesod · Answer

Well, pizza isn't always round, you can get rectangle ones.
As for the boxes, its far easier to flat pack and manufacture a square box.
As for the cutting in triangles, its probably the easiest way to cut a pizza of circular size to share :)

jacquesvol · Answer

Pizza is thousands of years old, before the invention of cardboard (& boxes)

MrTexan37 · Answer

"Bro! Eets a Peeezza you donna worry about de box just a eet it"

gharit · Answer

Pizzas are cut to get triangle like shape so that it can easily go into your mouth :P

JackKerouac77 · Answer

This is one of the greatest mysteries of life... ever.

Ironman127 · Answer

To make people get to know the beauty of geometry lol :P

sirspauldo · Answer

Pizza must be geometrically traumatized. I'll have to put it out of it's misery!

thewanderingme · Answer

pizza that are made rectagular are creepy. yay triangles!! ;p

mistninja314 · Answer

wanna know WHY? it's simple so that you could grab the slices of pizza with ease (#^ ^#)

BelleGirl21 · Answer

It's to drive obsessive compulsive people like myself crazy!

existing_not_living · Answer

You've just overloaded my brain right now.

overthinkingmind · Answer

Thanks. I'm hungry now

Nothing_ · Answer

Don't think about it! Just enjoy the pizza ;D

kangy · Answer

So that there are more even pieces

jennyBeauty · Answer

illuminati lol jk

CHARismatic110 · Answer

To teach us our shapes. Duhhh.

nert73 · Answer

People are weird.

ErdiiTaskin · Answer

Hmm fair enough :)

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