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This is an archive article published on June 19, 2014

Watch video: The wrong and the right way of cutting a cake

There's a right way of cutting a cake, and the wrong one. There's a scientific explanation to it. British author and broadcaster Alex Bellos reveals.

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A round, delicious and breathtaking blueberry cheese cake is waiting to be gorged by a group of children who have come to 10-year-old Neeti’s house for her birthday. As she blows the candle and holds the knife, her friends clap and sing happy birthday to her.

The next moment, Neeti cuts the cake in two halves, rather than taking out a triangular slice to everyone’s amusement. She then makes a similar cut near the middle of the cake and feeds it to her best friend Samaira, who asks what’s wrong with her.

This is how Neeti cut her birthday cake | Source: Youtube This is how Neeti cut her birthday cake | Source: Youtube

Neeti smiles and switches on her laptop to show Samaira this video:

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