Mmm Pizza!

With some thin pizza's - like the ones you get at a fancy Italian restaurant, they are a pain to eat as the middle droops down and you can easily lose the middle topping. One way to solve this problem is to use a cake slice but a better solution is to use a pizza pie slice server made from an empty aluminum beverage can.

Supplies

Empty aluminum beverage can

Step 1: Making Aluminum Sheet

The pizza slice server is created from a sheet of aluminum, taken from an empty beverage can.

Create an aluminum sheet by cutting the top and bottom off an empty aluminum beverage can, using a pair of scissors.
Trim the top and bottom edges to make them straight and them slice down the middle of the can.

Step 2: Flatten the Sheet

Flatten the sheet of aluminum by stroking it against the edge of a table.
Roll one end a couple of times to add in some structural integrity.

Step 3: Cut to Shape

Add in some longitudinal strength to the aluminum sheet by forming a couple of ridges with your fingers - long wise.

Cut out a rounded pizza slice shape using a pair of scissors.

Step 4: Using the Server

The slicer can assist when extracting a slice from the pizza box, but its real value is in eating the slice without losing its topping - the technique is to rotate the slice slightly so the thin end can be eaten with no sagging. This vastly improves the pizza eating experience.

Step 5: The Pizza Crust Puzzle

If you have 5 inch radius pizza and don't eat one inch of the outer crust, what percentage of the area have you not eaten?

Ask a few people for an answer - they will likely estimate 10 or 20 percent but using Math-A-T-matics and 'pie' the answer can be found and its bigger than you may think.

Calculate the area of 5 inch radius circle = 25 x 3.14 = 78.5

Calculate the area of 4 inch radius circle = 16 x 3.14 = 50.24

Subtract = 28.26

Percentage = 28.26/ 78.5 = 36%