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Pizza (Whole, Large 16-inch)

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Pizza (Whole, Large 16-inch)

The circular food that launched a thousand arguments/Food & Drinks

A standard large pizza is 16 inches (40.6 cm) in diameter and is typically cut into 8 slices. A cheese pizza weighs about 900 grams, while a loaded supreme can top 1.5 kg. Americans eat about 3 billion pizzas per year, which works out to roughly 23 pounds of pizza per person annually. The debate over pineapple as a topping remains unresolved.

Measurements

Diameter4.1 tenths m
16,240Pollen grain widths
40.6Tooth lengths
135Snowflake crystals

16 inches

Surface area1.3 tenths m^2
130 millionHuman cell surfaces
75.4 quadrillionthsAlaskas
Crust thickness1.5 hundredths m
4.3 hundredthsSpider web diameters
7,500E. coli bacteria

Hand-tossed

Weight (cheese)9 tenths kg
1.06Chipotle bowls
2.5 trillionthsMount Everest masses
Total calories8.8 million J
8,786Microwave seconds
8.8 billionFinger snaps

About 2,100 kcal

Ideal oven temperature533 K
1.46Hot Pocket centers
1.43Running car engines
6.1 tenthsCampfires

260 degrees C

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