The Pizza Meter
The Pizza Meter refers to sudden increases of pizza orders from U.S. government offices, such as the White House and The Pentagon, before large events such as the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the Panama Invasion, and the Grenada invasion.
On the night of August 1, 1990, the night before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, military personnel at The Pentagon came together to discuss issues in the Middle East. According to Frank Meeks, the owner of Washington, D.C.'s Domino's Pizza franchise of 45 restaurants,[1] the CIA ordered a record-breaking 21 pizzas from Domino's that night.[2] Between January 7 to January 16, 1991, the number of pizza deliveries to the Pentagon past 10 p.m. reached 101, with another 55 pizzas delivered to the White House on January 16 between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.[2]
Meeks tied the influx of pizza orders from the Pentagon, White House, and the CIA to oncoming major announcements from the White House, publicizing his observations.[1]
Related events prior to "The Pizza Meter"[edit]
Just before the Panama Invasion and the Grenada invasion, Domino's pizza deliveries rose drastically,[3][4] with the deliveries made by Domino's just before the Panama Invasion rising up by 25%.[5]
See also[edit]
- Waffle House Index
- Side channel Attack —A similar method of bypassing encryption for computers
- Pizza principle — comparison of the prices of pizza slices and New York City subway rides
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cawley, Janet (February 17, 1991). "WASHINGTON AT WAR: SECURITY IS UP, PARTIES ARE OUT AND PIZZA MAY HAVE TO BE RATIONED". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "SLICE OF LIFE: PIZZA ORDERS SOAR IN D.C". Los Angeles Times. January 16, 1991.
- ↑ Wanttaja, Ron (2023-11-17). "A big 2 on the Pizza Meter [rec.humor.funny]". Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved 2023-11-17. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Stapleton, Ross (May 23, 1998). "CFP'93 - Stapleton". Archived from the original on May 23, 1998. Retrieved 2023-11-17. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Neumann, Peter G. (1990-07-26). "Pentagon Pizza". The RISKS Digest. 10 (15).
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