A physics student in Leeds, UK, has developed an equation describing the optimal means of getting a pancake to flip around in the air and land back in the pan.
The angular velocity of the object equals the square root of Pi, times the gravity divided by the distance the pancake is from the elbow times four – that is how to get the pancake back in the pan…
His theoretical work laid the groundwork for students designing a pancake-tossing machine, which could one day become a feature in every home.
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