Gimme a 1.2-radian slice of mushroom and pepperoni

NEW YORK — For 16 years, my cousin has been a high school teacher at Manhattan's
Urban Academy, yet I had not seen her in action until earlier this month.

Here she is explaining how to calculate the area of a pizza slice if you know the diameter and radian measurements.

Unfortunately, Famous Ray's Pizza rarely discloses such information.

Comments

Anonymous said…
I think Original Famous Ray's has the info on their menu. Or was that Famous Original Ray's?
May 30, 2006
Anonymous said…
The students since entralled by the discussion!
May 30, 2006
Anonymous said…
When asked if our ordered pie should be cut into four pieces or eight, I always reply, "Four,I don't think we can eat eight."
May 30, 2006
Anonymous said…
why doesn't 2 Amys cut your pizza? it's annoying.
June 01, 2006
dl004d said…
This is just a guess, but:

2 Amy's is formally recognized by the Italian government for its traditional Neapolitan-style pizza. The Neapolitan tradition has strict requirements, and maybe not cutting the pizza before it is served is one of them.
June 01, 2006
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