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[–] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 8 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

About damn time.

#WaffleOptimizationCrew

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Decrease the size of the squares and you could get waaaay more surface area.

[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

This comes from a math problem where the squares size is fixed and you try to minimize the area they fit in

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yeah I know, but it's terrible waffle design, there's big flat chunks without syrup squares. It's a huge amount of wasted area unable to hold syrup in any meaningful volume. It's sad, really.

Edit: not to mention the waffle in the picture is clearly big enough to hold 25 squares the same size as those pictured! I thought these memes were supposed to be scientific...

[–] my_hat_stinks@programming.dev 4 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

You can't fit 25 squares of the same size in that space. If you check the top row there's 4 squares and space for slightly less than one more square, you can't fit a 5x5 grid there unless you have smaller squares or a bigger waffle

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[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

*Increase? Assuming constant grid line thickness the fewer squares you have the more surface area you get.

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[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 2 points 4 weeks ago (6 children)

It's really volume you care about, for filling with syrup.

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[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago
[–] ik5pvx@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

Who tf uses a 56 years old collectible for breakfast?

[–] Fokeu@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 weeks ago

Took me a while lol

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago
[–] bunchberry@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

where can i buy one

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

slice-of-pie-from-just-off-center-and-carved-out-comma-but-worse.bmp

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