Russell Cobb
Split dessert in style
Sharing pudding is a piece of cake with this knife-wielding robot
“I make a mean Victoria sponge,” says A. Baker. “Trouble is, after dinner, everyone wants a slice and splitting dessert between seven is no piece of cake. How do I keep them all sweet and distribute the pudding with precision?”
Game theory has given us some fascinating algorithms for cutting cake in the fairest way. Some have even appeared on the pages of Â鶹´«Ã½. But break out the protractor at the dinner table and you might find yourself with a simpler solution –…
