My beginning might be porridge,
My ending is all about dividing,
My middle is almost a monkey,
My whole is kind of like a pancake.
What am I?
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Are you
Paper?
My beginning might be porridge
Pap is a kind of porridge
My ending is all about dividing
Per means division
My middle is almost a monkey
An "ape" can refer to many primates, but not monkeys.
My whole is kind of like a pancake
Both are flat
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$\begingroup$ You got it! To be pedantic though, the "more general" in your 4th spoilertag is incorrect. $\endgroup$ – Rand al'Thor Mar 29 '18 at 21:50
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$\begingroup$ @Randal'Thor I forgot to tell you after I fixed it. Is it correct now? $\endgroup$ – Riley Mar 30 '18 at 1:00
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$\begingroup$ Yes, all correct. A green checkmark is in the post to you and will arrive within 6-8 weeks ;-) $\endgroup$ – Rand al'Thor Mar 30 '18 at 9:29
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The pancake made me immediately think of
The Universe
My beginning might be porridge,
People talk in science about the "perfect conditions," like Goldilock's porridge, as having been needed for the origin of the universe.
My ending is all about dividing,
The outer edge of the unvierse is expanding, each point on the sphere of the bubble must divide.
My middle is almost a monkey,
The "monkey theorem" is all about approaching infinity, which the middle of the universe is constantly doing. Maybe one day it'll get there? :)
My whole is kind of like a pancake.
The Universe may well be shaped more like a pancake than a perfect sphere, just like so many galaxies and the cells of so many carbon-based lifeforms.
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2$\begingroup$ It's a bit of a stretch, but nice one nonetheless! +1 $\endgroup$ – Rand al'Thor Mar 29 '18 at 21:53
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1$\begingroup$ @xhienne Don't be silly. The universe isn't that flat... :) $\endgroup$ – Riley Mar 29 '18 at 21:57
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