Hotdogs – analysis of a non-sandwich
Recently, a meme has been spreading that's focused on the idea of a "double hot dog" where two hot dogs are laid side by side as shown here: From a physics perspective, I think this is a terrible idea. The bun "hinge" is generally the weak part of the traditional hot dog assembly, so this could be helpful in reducing breakage. Unfortunately, based on how a hot dog is held (side to side rather than top to bottom like a sandwich), the two sausages will quickly slip out of place. I propose the following instead: Hot dogs as sandwiches Per the sandwich definitions outlined in the manifest of this site, hot dogs are not considered sandwiches: Two parallel carbohydrate-based top and bottom layersThe single bun alignment is side to side…