Episode

Pizza physics (New York-style) - Colm Kelleher

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TED-Ed
Published
Jul 4, 2026
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342
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Summary

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/pizza-physics-new-york-style-colm-kelleherPeople love eating pizza, but every style of pie has a different consistency. If "New York-style" -- thin, flat, and large -- is your texture of choice, then you've probably eaten a slice that was as messy as it was delicious. Colm Kelleher outlines the scientific and mathematical properties that make folding a slice the long way the best alternative ... to wearing a bib.Talk by Colm Kelleher, animation by Joel Trussell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices