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Comment by ginko | original | Semicircle Packing
[−]ginko · 2026-11-15 Sun 10:26 UTC · link
This will come in handy the next time I bake an apple pie.
[−]totetsu · 2026-11-15 Sun 11:08 UTC · link
I was just reading 2 seconds about about circle packing and it's use in origami design. Now i see semicircle packing is useful in pie design too.
[−]halflife · 2026-11-15 Sun 16:19 UTC · link
Are your apples half cylinders? Or is your pie 2 dimensional?
[−]cenamus · 2026-11-15 Sun 18:46 UTC · link
It's about the half slices lining the top of the cake