Infinite pancakes, anyone?

(nytimes.com)

30 points | by cainxinth 3 days ago

7 comments

  • wodenokoto 1 hour ago
    As someone who reads comments first, I’d like to nominate this is the most confusing article ever.

    Top comments includes, comments on a university course, pancake recipes and questions about basketball matches against the dead musician Prince.

  • viccis 3 hours ago
    >The notion of “concrete mathematics” was meant as an antidote, of sorts, to new trends in “abstract mathematics” (a.k.a. “new math.”)

    I thought it was because it was a course covering a combination of discrete and continuous topics?

    • superfunny 9 hours ago
      Do we have to beat Prince at a game of basketball first?
    • augusteo 4 hours ago
      The real unlock for pancakes is making the batter the night before. Cold batter from the fridge gives you fluffier pancakes than fresh batter, and you don't have to measure anything at 8am.
      • magneticnorth 1 hour ago
        While this seems like good advice for breakfast, I'm not sure it's going to help too much with figuring out how to cut an infinite mathematical pancake with an oddly-shaped mathematical knife.

        It's a very different but rather interesting puzzle!

        • stuporglue 4 hours ago
          Doesn't the baking powder makes its bubbles and run out, leaving behind flat batter?
          • TurdF3rguson 3 hours ago
            It depends on the other ingredients. If you use buttermilk or seltzer (which you should), then don't let it rest more than 5-10 minutes.
            • pseudohadamard 3 hours ago
              I think people commenting need to qualify what they consider a pancake in their posts. Baking powder is definitely new to me, I'm used to { flour, eggs, milk }. With baking powder you'd get a sort of... flabby dough thing? And... pancakes for breakfast? I'm guessing its something US-specific.

              And if it is a US thing, I'll just mention the pancake soup here.

        • walletdrainer 3 hours ago
          Disappointingly, the article does not contain a cool household appliance that will dispense infinite pancakes at the touch of a button.
          • listenallyall 8 hours ago
            • Insanity 6 hours ago
              Gotta order their breakfast first though, which luckily is better than their pancakes (imo).
              • taneq 2 hours ago
                That’s interesting, the cloudflare screening whatever it is thinks my phone’s a bot. Safari on an iPhone 11 with Firefox installed as an ad blocker.