Scientists discover a new mathematical formula...for the perfect cheese sandwich

[bananas]

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1027800/Scientists-discover-new-mathematical-formula--perfect-cheese-sandwich.html

Scientists discover a new mathematical formula...for the perfect cheese sandwich

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:04 AM on 20th June 2008

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Not content with their usual figures and algebra, scientists have discovered a mathematical formula for creating the perfect cheese sandwich.

Sensory analysts at Bristol University have devised an equation into which diners follow factors such as how much mayonnaise or pickle to put in the sandwich and the ideal cheese thickness to go with the relish.

The formula, which includes nine algebraic variables, has been used to create an online calculator, which can be seen at www.cheddarometer.com.

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Last year the collective turned a traditional round of Cheddar into an unlikely internet hit, when 1.8 million visitors looked at a webcam showing the cheese maturing in real time.

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[TreasonousBastard]

1. Not too much time on their hands, is there?

[Tunkamerica]

2. that's ridiculous

how can it be perfect if it has pickle and relish on it. { P<0>+R<0>+CHZ<2> }

(where P=pickle and R=relish)

[grasswire]

3. I never had a cheese sandwich like that in my life.

Never even heard of it!

[tridim]

5. Crazy Brits.

I do like mayo on my fries though. :)

[Igel]

10. Tartar sauce.

Goes well on fried edam, too.

[darkmaestro019]

4. Thanks, guys. Do you think next you could get on getting me

a working surgery for trans-boys? Before I'm too old to slut around in clubs? :evilgrin:


Kidding.

Sort of.

Oh yeah, and there's this CANCER thing I've heard is becoming a real pill in certain sectors. Like, everywhere. Also something about needing new fuel sources and running out of food? I mean, if you're bored or anything after this great contribution to human knowledge.


(facepalm)

[Codeine]

6. These guys are not that sort of scientist.

They are sensory and consumer specialists. I don't think you'll want them rooting around our downstairs bits with a scalpel any time soon. ;)

[Posteritatis]

8. Why do people persist in the delusion that "scientist" is a monolithic profession? (nt)

[Nihil]

9. In their case, it is more of a sponsored drunken hobby than a profession of any sort.

Not so much "scientists" as "opinion justifiers" and/or "money wasters".

[supernova]

7. Hysterical!

BTW, my mom, algebra teacher that she was would have loved it too. :-)

:rofl: Here's my results:

According to the West Country Sarniematic 6, the blueprint for your perfect cheese sarnie is as follows:

Seeded/Granary Bread : 10mm
Tomato : 4 mm (4 slices of average tomato)
Farmhouse Cheddar : 3.93 mm
Pickle : 3 mm (3 teaspoons, random chunk distribution)
Butter : 1 mm (average spread thickness)
Seeded/Granary Bread : 10mm

The optimum thickness of Keen's Unpasteurised Extra Mature Cheddar for your sarnie strata selection is 3.93 mm.

[Ediacara]

11. 7.4 mm thick slice of chese?

Are you kidding? That's ridiculous!

According to the West Country Sarniematic 6, the blueprint for your perfect cheese sarnie is as follows:

Seeded/Granary Bread : 13mm
Tomato : 4 mm (4 slices of average tomato)
Lettuce : 3 mm (about 2 leaves)
Farmhouse Cheddar : 7.42 mm
Pickle : 3 mm (3 teaspoons, random chunk distribution)
Mayo : 2 mm (about 2 teaspoons)
Seeded/Granary Bread : 13mm

The optimum thickness of Green's of Glastonbury Organic Mature Cheddar for your sarnie strata selection is 7.42 mm.