how to cut a cake which is round into 8 equal pieces with just 3 strokes of a Knife??

[J radolf]

can anybody solve this simple puzzle


i know the answer by the way.

[John Plaer]

1. First stroke:Straight from the middle, dividing the cake in two equal halves
2. 2nd stroke: Similar cut at 90 degrees, so that cake is now in 4 equal parts
3. 3rd: From the side throughout the cake ;) (you will need a knife longer than cake)

[Ulf Dittmer]

I can. But why are you banging your head against the wall if you know the answer?

[J radolf]

I can. But why are you banging your head against the wall if you know the answer?

i like that bangHead Emoticon.

[J radolf]

Good Answer John Plaer

[Ulf Dittmer]

John's answer assumes that the cake is symmetrical along the vertical axis. :-) An approach that also works for asymmetrical cakes would involve rearranging the 4 pieces before making the third cut.

I like that bangHead Emoticon.

Let's not turn this into Meaningless Drivel, please ...

[J radolf]

Let's not turn this into Meaningless Drivel, please ...

Ya sure Sir

[Pranav Bhatt]

Cut the cake into two halves. Put one half on top of other, cut again. Now again the put 4 pieces on top of each other. Cut the piled up pieces from top in half again. You get 8 equal pieces with 3 blows...