Comments on: Mmmm... pecans...

Mmmm... pecans...

math — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:28:16 -0800

A Pie-cosahedron and instructions on how to make it. Hint: start with lots of Karo syrup, some sheet metal, and plenty of time. That's not good enough? Try the fractal pie, baked in its own custom-made backyard oven! These both came from the wonderful site, instructables, which will reward you with many fun projects that you might even be able to do yourself.

By: math

math — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:30:52 -0800

(Also, instructables was mentioned here, earlier: http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/46788.)

By: SBMike

SBMike — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:36:48 -0800

Mmmmm. I wonder if the infinite surface area of said pie will increase its deliciousness?

By: IronLizard

IronLizard — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:47:46 -0800

the thing they don't tell you about fractals is just how sharp and dangerous they are. i mean, you think you have a pretty good grasp of the mathematical analysis but until a piece of metal with a very high perimiter to surface area ratio tears into your flesh, you're really missing intuitive appreciation for objects that lack continuous derivatives almost everywhere.

By: IronLizard

IronLizard — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:49:19 -0800

One of my favorites

By: Mayor West

Mayor West — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:51:01 -0800

I don't know why, but the fact that it's pecan pie makes this seem like that much more awesome a venture. The guy in the next cube suggested that for the next one, he should actually form numbers out of the pecans, thus creating the possibility for some delicious and dorky D&D. Also, that fractal pie plate is the end-all be-all in wall hangings. And the same guy who did these two pie projects also created this, which is also so delightfully useless as to further inspire awe. [this is good]

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:38:56 -0800

Oh man...this is genius!

By: pinespree

pinespree — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:17:04 -0800

the filling recipie was based on a previous attempt which averaged the ingredients of 5 different pecan pie recipies from the web. this assumption of local linearity in the space of pies seemed to work out well. I'm pretty geeky - I'm sure a lot of us here are. But I can't imagine myself ever averaging five pie recipes and referring to what I did as assuming local linearity in the space of pies. I am awed, and turkey tek is my hero. However, I would to see him offer at least a theoretical solution the fair cutting problem for the fractal pie - unlike with a circular pie, I believe it's non-trivial.

By: YoBananaBoy

YoBananaBoy — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:48:27 -0800

... from 20 triangular sub-pie modules ... Ummmm .... sub-pie modules.

By: tim_in_oz

tim_in_oz — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 20:47:12 -0800

from the comments in the first link: ...it is inextricably interrelated with its dual, the doughdecahedron. Yep. I laughed.