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Why Are Pancakes Always Round? | Mental Floss
There's a simple reason why pancakes are round: Because gravity is an excellent chef.
Gravity pulls on fluid uniformly, so when a dollop of batter hits the griddle at a right angle,
it gets tugged down into a round, symmetrical shape. Meanwhile, surface tension helps hold
it in a perfect circle.
If you’re a nonconformist who prefers a Jackson Pollock–style lumberjack breakfast, toss the
batter onto the griddle at an angle. Delicious Abstract Expressionism should result!

There's a simple reason why pancakes are round: Because gravity is an excellent chef.
Gravity pulls on fluid uniformly, so when a dollop of batter hits the griddle at a right angle,
it gets tugged down into a round, symmetrical shape. Meanwhile, surface tension helps hold
it in a perfect circle.
If you’re a nonconformist who prefers a Jackson Pollock–style lumberjack breakfast, toss the
batter onto the griddle at an angle. Delicious Abstract Expressionism should result!
