Mathematically Optimal Potatoes - Neatorama

Mathematician Victoria Hart wishes you an operative and efficient Thanksgiving. To aid this endeavor, she offers this tutorial on how to maximize the gravy carrying capacity of a pile of mashed potatoes.

-via The Mary Sue

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Thanks, adlezama1909. I've corrected the post.

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I understand her name is Victoria, not Vivian... check it out: http://www.dm.unito.it/~cerruti/mathnews0211.html

Awesome, nevertheless...

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Does Ms. Hart know that she is a Neato-favorite?

Check out her Youtube channel for more math inspired Thanksgiving food.

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WTF? I read that three times and I still don't understand what he's talking about.

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Ridiculous waste of food

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Anything can be art now if you use the right words.

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Just nod and smile, dear. Just nod and smile.

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Fuckyou very much Duchamp!

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I think somebody's having a laugh.

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Waste of food, what you mean, waste of food, I'm sure they ate it all right after the photo was taken!

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So confused...

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yo dawg!

sorry, just had to

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Riiiiiight.....

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fucking ridiculous. just eat it.

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if you can't dazzle them with footwork, baffle them with bullshit

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Sociological commentary that doesn't deliver.

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The Onion did a take on this a while back -- possibly the inspiration:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/pizza-huts-new-pizza-lovers-pizza-topped-with-smal,9891/

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@ Kalel

+1

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If you can't paint or sculpt, just produce any old crap and attach an arty-farty meaningless description to it. Job done - you're an artist.

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If you can't paint or sculpt, just produce any old crap and attach an arty-farty meaningless description to it. Job done - you're an artist. Next week, a bowl of peas becomes social commentary on the problems of over-population in the developing world.

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