Interesting fact about pizza and math

If you have a pizza with radius "z" and thickness "a", its volume is Pi(z*z)a 

The geek in me has already shortened this to pi(zz)a.

 
I thought pizza was originated by the Italians, not the Greeks.
 
 

 
Coincidentally...
 
I fancied a pizza last night so I phoned Dominoes and ordered a thin and crusty supreme...
 
They sent me Diana Ross.

Q. What do you do when there is a bass player knocking at your front door?
 
A. Pay him for the pizza.
 
After reading the answer, please click on the following link:
 
http://www.soundclick.com/player/single_player.cfm?songid=11307074&q=hi&newref=1
 

If you have the pizza I'm more than willing to come around and listen to any mathlematical  hypothetical  extrapolations on the subject.I could give input on subtractive fractions. It could get interesting. We need a lot though.
 
 

craigb

SteveStrummerUK
 
I thought pizza was originated by the Italians, not the Greeks.

Funny that you should mention pizza and the Italians (and I'm not referring to the Leaning Tower of Pizza either  ).  When I was in Italy (way back in 1981), I ordered pizza from one of the eating establishments there.  What I got was pita bread covered with tomatoes that had been "rolled out" over the top then covered with cheese and olives.  It was awful (except for the cheese) and the olives had pits in them...
 
No, America really created pizza as its known now (and I love the stuff!).

I am not sure how close or far from that italian pizza the one in my little town east of Quebec was, but it's probably the only thing I miss from my hometown. As far as I know, the first restaurant to serve pizza back there was opened by an Italian guy in the late 50s or early 60s. From what my parents used to tell me, the first time they walked in and smelled pizza, they actually found the smell disgusting. lol
 
Anyway, the crust was indeed as thin as a pita, with a thick roll on the outside, reminiscent of a french baguette in it's texture. Unlike most pizza's I've seen, pepperoni wasn't thrown on top. You had your crust, then tomato sauce, pepperoni, and then cheese and toppings - usually, green pepper and mushrooms. There were other toppings but that one was my favorite. The cheese was only melted, not entirely browned.
 
I never found a pizza quite like the ones back home (and it wasn't just one restaurants - every restaurant back home made them like that). One place in Quebec city had one that came close. Otherwise, not in Montreal, nor in Spain or Russia or here in the US (though I haven't eaten restaurant pizza for ages).
 
But just last month, I woke up in the middle of the night with the worst case of craving for that pizza, ever.  I don't eat much junk but I'd certainly do an exception for one of those if I could beam myself back there.