Sixths or Eighths? Cutting Pizza

delicious_cocktail
delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
Hello. I count calories and I am curious which is better - cutting pizza in sixths or eighths? Is there one that better fits my macros, or is more and/or less clean or paleo that I can do?
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  • NH_Norma
    NH_Norma Posts: 332 Member
    Depends how much you eat. If you eat 1/2 pizza, does it matter if that is 3 slices or 4?
  • metaphoria
    metaphoria Posts: 1,432 Member
    I cut it into two, maybe three pieces. No way I can eat more than three pieces. Thats just crazy.
  • Madame_Goldbricker
    Madame_Goldbricker Posts: 1,625 Member
    I prefer "whole" foods, but you enjoy your slice :wink:
  • ihad
    ihad Posts: 7,463 Member
    Some pizza entries in the database are for 1/9 of a pizza.

    How in the name of cauliflower cupcakes do you cut 1/9 of a pizza?!?!
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    Some pizza entries in the database are for 1/9 of a pizza.

    How in the name of cauliflower cupcakes do you cut 1/9 of a pizza?!?!

    I don't know. Isn't that what a sextant is for?
  • ihad
    ihad Posts: 7,463 Member
    Some pizza entries in the database are for 1/9 of a pizza.

    How in the name of cauliflower cupcakes do you cut 1/9 of a pizza?!?!

    I don't know. Isn't that what a sextant is for?

    I don't think that word means what I think it means.
  • metaphoria
    metaphoria Posts: 1,432 Member
    Some pizza entries in the database are for 1/9 of a pizza.

    How in the name of cauliflower cupcakes do you cut 1/9 of a pizza?!?!

    I don't know. Isn't that what a sextant is for?

    I don't think that word means what I think it means.

    Inconceivable.
  • NH_Norma
    NH_Norma Posts: 332 Member
    Some pizza entries in the database are for 1/9 of a pizza.

    How in the name of cauliflower cupcakes do you cut 1/9 of a pizza?!?!

    I know how I got fat...all I saw was cupcakes :love:
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    I just eat the whole thing. It's cleaner that way, I think.
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    I google image searched "pizza sextant" and I was really confused by the results.

    Eppright.jpg

    I mean, I even searched with quotes.

    I'm more confused than EVER.
  • Cadori
    Cadori Posts: 4,810 Member
    Depends how much you eat. If you eat 1/2 pizza, does it matter if that is 3 slices or 4?

    Oddly enough, yes.

    Let's say you eat your pizza at a rate of 8 bites per slice, if you eat 4 slices that's 32 bites. Whilst swallowing each bite you are also swallowing .25kg/s of air to total 8kg/s over the course of the meal. With 3 slices, 24 bites and only 6kg/s of air expanding your gut.

    Q.E.D: Less air = denser. Denser = heavier. Heavier = fatter.

    So, the more slices the better for your overall health. Ideally, If you could cut that thing into 50 slices or more, you would be in optimal food to air ratio.

    This does need to be adjusted when beer is added to the equation due to increased belching and decrease in food to air ratio.
  • metaphoria
    metaphoria Posts: 1,432 Member
    I google image searched "pizza sextant" and I was really confused by the results.

    Eppright.jpg

    I mean, I even searched with quotes.

    I'm more confused than EVER.
    I wanna look like that pizza.
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    Depends how much you eat. If you eat 1/2 pizza, does it matter if that is 3 slices or 4?

    Oddly enough, yes.

    Let's say you eat your pizza at a rate of 8 bites per slice, if you eat 4 slices that's 32 bites. Whilst swallowing each bite you are also swallowing .25kg/s of air to total 8kg/s over the course of the meal. With 3 slices, 24 bites and only 6kg/s of air expanding your gut.

    Q.E.D: Less air = denser. Denser = heavier. Heavier = fatter.

    So, the more slices the better for your overall health. Ideally, If you could cut that thing into 50 slices or more, you would be in optimal food to air ratio.

    This does need to be adjusted when beer is added to the equation due to increased belching and decrease in food to air ratio.

    Hmm.

    Hmmm.


    Math seems to check out.
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    Depends how much you eat. If you eat 1/2 pizza, does it matter if that is 3 slices or 4?

    Oddly enough, yes.

    Let's say you eat your pizza at a rate of 8 bites per slice, if you eat 4 slices that's 32 bites. Whilst swallowing each bite you are also swallowing .25kg/s of air to total 8kg/s over the course of the meal. With 3 slices, 24 bites and only 6kg/s of air expanding your gut.

    Q.E.D: Less air = denser. Denser = heavier. Heavier = fatter.

    So, the more slices the better for your overall health. Ideally, If you could cut that thing into 50 slices or more, you would be in optimal food to air ratio.

    This does need to be adjusted when beer is added to the equation due to increased belching and decrease in food to air ratio.
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  • Cadori
    Cadori Posts: 4,810 Member
    Depends how much you eat. If you eat 1/2 pizza, does it matter if that is 3 slices or 4?

    Oddly enough, yes.

    Let's say you eat your pizza at a rate of 8 bites per slice, if you eat 4 slices that's 32 bites. Whilst swallowing each bite you are also swallowing .25kg/s of air to total 8kg/s over the course of the meal. With 3 slices, 24 bites and only 6kg/s of air expanding your gut.

    Q.E.D: Less air = denser. Denser = heavier. Heavier = fatter.

    So, the more slices the better for your overall health. Ideally, If you could cut that thing into 50 slices or more, you would be in optimal food to air ratio.

    This does need to be adjusted when beer is added to the equation due to increased belching and decrease in food to air ratio.

    Air goes into your lungs not your stomach

    Start swallowing air instead of inhaling and we'll see how long you and your precious lungs live.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    To cut in sixths, use a compass and set the radius to match that of the pizza. Then place the one end of the compass at any point along the circumference and mark the other two points where the compass intersects the circumference. This will give you the width of each piece.
  • spersephone
    spersephone Posts: 148 Member
    I make my own pizzas a lot. Sometimes I make them as long rectangular ones, which I cut into 9 pieces - 3 pieces across, 3 pieces down.

    I normally cut into 8 pieces if it's round. However I can see how you would cut into 9 that way too. Cut 3 evenly spaced slices, then cut each of those into 3. Easy.

    The smaller the piece, the more likely I will eat mindfully, stop after each piece and decide whether I want another. That break in between each piece gives me time to decide whether I have had enough.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    I hate it when the serving sizes are sixths of a pizza. How am I supposed to cut a pizza into sixths???
    To cut in sixths, use a compass and set the radius to match that of the pizza. Then place the one end of the compass at any point along the circumference and mark the other two points where the compass intersects the circumference. This will give you the width of each piece.

    Oh. Yeah. That. Uh, thanks. (I think I'll just always eat three or six slices...because Barbie was right...math is hard.)
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    I prefer "whole" foods, but you enjoy your slice :wink:

    ^^this. rh7sdv.gif
  • Cadori
    Cadori Posts: 4,810 Member
    To cut in sixths, use a compass and set the radius to match that of the pizza. Then place the one end of the compass at any point along the circumference and mark the other two points where the compass intersects the circumference. This will give you the width of each piece.

    But not with a pencil because that would be gross.

    Also, you could lay a hexagon with the same diameter provided the hexagon was inscribed in the circle and cut from corner to corner thusly.
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    I make my own pizzas a lot. Sometimes I make them as long rectangular ones, which I cut into 9 pieces - 3 pieces across, 3 pieces down.

    I normally cut into 8 pieces if it's round. However I can see how you would cut into 9 that way too. Cut 3 evenly spaced slices, then cut each of those into 3. Easy.

    The smaller the piece, the more likely I will eat mindfully, stop after each piece and decide whether I want another. That break in between each piece gives me time to decide whether I have had enough.

    I just eat the whole thing no matter what.


    Is...is that bad?
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  • Cadori
    Cadori Posts: 4,810 Member
    I hate it when the serving sizes are sixths of a pizza. How am I supposed to cut a pizza into sixths???
    To cut in sixths, use a compass and set the radius to match that of the pizza. Then place the one end of the compass at any point along the circumference and mark the other two points where the compass intersects the circumference. This will give you the width of each piece.

    Oh. Yeah. That. Uh, thanks. (I think I'll just always eat three or six slices...because Barbie was right...math is hard.)

    I'm sure Excel could do it for you. :)
  • links_slayer
    links_slayer Posts: 1,151 Member
    lol @ cutting a pizza. just rip it apart with your bare hands when it's fresh out of the oven like a man.
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    Depends how much you eat. If you eat 1/2 pizza, does it matter if that is 3 slices or 4?

    Oddly enough, yes.

    Let's say you eat your pizza at a rate of 8 bites per slice, if you eat 4 slices that's 32 bites. Whilst swallowing each bite you are also swallowing .25kg/s of air to total 8kg/s over the course of the meal. With 3 slices, 24 bites and only 6kg/s of air expanding your gut.

    Q.E.D: Less air = denser. Denser = heavier. Heavier = fatter.

    So, the more slices the better for your overall health. Ideally, If you could cut that thing into 50 slices or more, you would be in optimal food to air ratio.

    This does need to be adjusted when beer is added to the equation due to increased belching and decrease in food to air ratio.

    Air goes into your lungs not your stomach


    I don't understand the metric system or biology. I thought this was a support website???
  • Cadori
    Cadori Posts: 4,810 Member
    lol @ cutting a pizza. just rip it apart with your bare hands when it's fresh out of the oven like a man.

    :angry: :angry: :angry:

    I am a ^*$*%*^$*%^$ delicate WOMAN!
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    I google image searched "pizza sextant" and I was really confused by the results.

    Eppright.jpg

    I mean, I even searched with quotes.

    I'm more confused than EVER.
    I wanna look like that pizza.

    :laugh:
  • links_slayer
    links_slayer Posts: 1,151 Member
    lol @ cutting a pizza. just rip it apart with your bare hands when it's fresh out of the oven like a man.

    :angry: :angry: :angry:

    I am a ^*$*%*^$*%^$ delicate WOMAN!

    in that case i'll take an ice cold beer when you bring my pizza to me. thx. :wink: :flowerforyou: