Last night we faced a crisis that most American families endure on a regular basis — one that requires deep thought, introspection, and serious discussion.

What should we get on our pizza?

After going around and around for hours — thin or thick? Spinach and bacon? Sausage? Hawaiian? Veggie Lovers? — the endless gazing at the pizzeria’s menu revealed an interesting fact. Two 10″ pizzas are $.75 cheaper than one 18″ pizza. Huzzah! Our problems were solved! For less money we could order TWO! WHOLE! DIFFERENT! PIZZAS! We shall feast like kings on this prosperous night — anchovies for everyone!

But cheesy bounty does not grace the Carlson doorstep often, so I grew cynical. Surely this must be too good to be true. I reached into the depths of my brain, struggling to recall the lessons from sophomore high school geometry (Hi, Mr. Burton!). How do you figure the area of a circle again? Something to do with pi…. Eureka! I remembered. Gather ’round, children, Papa’s gonna do some calculatin’!

So, are two 10″ pizzas more food than one 18″ pizza? If you haven’t fallen asleep yet, the answer is after the jump.

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