Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
What’s the maximum number of pancake pieces you can get with just a few cuts?
Tufts mathematics student David Owen Horace Cutler demonstrates a classic combinatorics puzzle using a pancake, a bent knife, and some clever thinking about intersections. A simple breakfast turns into a surprisingly fun math problem.
What’s the maximum number of pancake pieces you can get with just a few cuts?
Tufts mathematics student David Owen Horace Cutler demonstrates a classic combinatorics puzzle using a pancake, a bent knife, and some clever thinking about intersections. A simple breakfast turns into a surprisingly fun math problem.
