From: utzoo!decvax!pur-ee!uiucdcs!grunwald
Newsgroups: net.math
Title: Re: pizza - (nf)
Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.209
Posted: Sat Jun 26 23:25:52 1982
Received: Mon Jun 28 08:49:14 1982
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#R:floyd:-29500:uiucdcs:10300002:000:427
uiucdcs!grunwald    Jun 26 23:18:00 1982

  why is it not possible to construct a septagon within the pizza, with the
longest radius of the septagon equal to the radius of the pizza?  Constructing
the septagon involves calculating the length of the outer edge and then setting
the compass to that length. Then, start anywhere on the edge of the Zah and
go around using the compass to measure off the distance on the perimeter.

Is there some non obvious catch to this?