A Sense of Doubt blog post #4008 - Pizza Intelligence: Tracking Correlation Between Late Night Pizza Orders and Military Activity
I re-scheduled multiple blog posts for today, and after planning out most of the next month and now I want to get off the blog and onto other things, I am just sharing this fascinating web site.
Thanks for tuning in!
WHAT IS THE PENTAGON PIZZA INDEX?
The Pentagon Pizza Index (PizzINT) is a real-time dashboard that monitors pizza shop popularity around the Pentagon area in Arlington, Virginia. Based on the famous "Pentagon Pizza Theory," this project tracks potential correlations between late-night pizza orders and military activity.
Originally a Cold War-era observation that pizza deliveries to government buildings might indicate crisis activity, the theory gained internet fame during recent geopolitical events. Our dashboard brings this concept into the digital age using publicly available data.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The Pentagon Pizza Theory dates back to the 1980s and 1990s, when journalists and pizza delivery drivers noticed spikes in late-night orders before major military operations:
- 1983 Grenada Invasion: Pentagon pizza orders reportedly doubled the night before
- 1989 Panama Invasion: Similar patterns observed by Domino's drivers
- 1991 Gulf War: Extensively documented by D.C. pizza franchises
- 2024 Viral Moment: Social media users tracked Google Maps data during Middle East tensions
Our dashboard digitizes this folk intelligence into a modern OSINT tool.
HOW IT WORKS
Our system monitors pizza shops near the Pentagon using:
Data Sources
- • Google Maps "Popular Times"
- • Real-time foot traffic data
- • Historical pattern analysis
- • OSINT social media feeds
Analysis
- • Spike detection algorithms
- • DOUGHCON-style alert levels
- • Pattern correlation
- • Automated monitoring
THE TEAM
PizzINT is maintained by a team of developers, OSINT enthusiasts, and pizza lovers who believe in making intelligence accessible and entertaining.
Our Mission
To democratize open-source intelligence through innovative data visualization, while maintaining the humor and skepticism that makes OSINT both effective and enjoyable.
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS
- • Educational Purpose: This is a novelty/entertainment project based on internet culture
- • Not Official Intelligence: We are not affiliated with any government or military organization
- • Correlation ≠ Causation: Pizza spikes do not necessarily indicate military activity
- • Public Data Only: All information comes from publicly available sources
- • No Investment Advice: Do not make financial or strategic decisions based on this data
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Built With:
- • Next.js 15 & React 19
- • TypeScript
- • Tailwind CSS
- • Supabase Database
- • Vercel Hosting
Features:
- • Real-time data updates
- • Mobile-responsive design
- • API access available
- • Historical data tracking
- • Social sharing tools
GET IN TOUCH
Questions, suggestions, or just want to chat about pizza intelligence? We'd love to hear from you!
Email: ads.pizzint@gmail.com
Website: pizzint.watch
We typically respond within 24-48 hours. Please note that we're a small team working on this project in our spare time.
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- New note - On 1807.06, I ceased daily transmission of my Hey Mom feature after three years of daily conversations. I post Hey Mom blog entries on special occasions. I post the days since ("Days Ago") count on my blog each day, and now I have a second count for Days since my Dad died on August 28, 2024. I am now in the same time zone as Google! So, when I post at 10:10 a.m. PDT to coincide with the time of Mom's death, I am now actually posting late, so it's really 1:10 p.m. EDT. But I will continue to use the time stamp of 10:10 a.m. to remember the time of her death and sometimes 13:40 EDT for the time of Dad's death. The blog entry numbering in the title has changed to reflect total Sense of Doubt posts since I began the blog on 0705.04, which include Hey Mom posts, Daily Bowie posts, and Sense of Doubt posts. Hey Mom posts will still be numbered sequentially. New Hey Mom posts will use the same format as all the other Hey Mom posts; all other posts will feature this format seen here.
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