Puzzle Time - Cutting the Cheese

[taiwan_girl]

Not so difficult, but maybe a bit tricky!!!

Can you cut the wheel of cheese into eight identical pieces with only three straight cuts?

[jon-nyc]

Yes.

[jodi]

Yes

[taiwan_girl]

Too easy for you guys.

555

[Klaus]

I could cut a 4D cheese into 16 pieces with 4 cuts...

[Axtremus]

Yes.

How about working out the generalized formula for maximum number of identical pieces from n straight cuts?

[jodi]

@taiwan_girl I was just thrilled to get this one.