CH 21: We Eat This Stuff Up
When you talk about cooking, baking and anything to do with food preparation, you don't have to go far until you run into the world of mathematics. Cooking is really a combination of art and science, the art part being that so much of enjoying food is a subjective experience. However, whenever you use a recipe, you are using precise measurements to ensure you get the result you seek. In addition, the length of time, the temperature, the number of ingredients, and a whole host of other details, are all based on simple math in order to create any desired result.
On a somewhat related note, did you know that you cannot physically break a piece of uncooked spaghetti in half! No matter how often or hard you try, you are guaranteed to always result in at least three pieces, as you bend the spaghetti waves of vibration are created that travel along the pasta and then are released. The math behind this phenomenon is actually being studied to enhance the sturdiness of bridges and buildings.
Give me a break