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General Category => News and Announcements => Topic started by: Mugwump on March 14, 2015, 12:53:46 PM
pi - 3.1415
This will be the first perfect Pi Day in a century.
Saturday's date perfectly lists the first five digits of the infinite mathematical constant, pi - 3.1415.
So why is pi so special? The number represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
"Pi has held an almost mystical quality to humans throughout time," Smithsonian Magazine explains. "Its unspoken presence can be felt in the circular ruins of Stonehenge, in the vaulted ceilings of domed Roman temples and in the celestial spheres of Plato and Ptolemy."
Scientists everywhere are getting pumped for the special day. Neil deGrasse Tyson tweeted: "Crazy Pi-Day nears. But only if you write the month first, the day second, and a two-decimal truncated year third. 03/14/15."
It was all over Public Radio. Most every program ran a story. Numbers make my head spin so I didn't pay close attention. I heard that there was also something about 9:54 o'clock. (I think it was 9:54) They're the next 3 numbers. There was more but it was over my head.
The math crazies are celibrating by eating pie, which seems appropiate since the pie is round ;D
Pi day jokes:
http://math-fail.com/2010/03/pi-day-jokes.html (http://math-fail.com/2010/03/pi-day-jokes.html)
I'm sure there are lots of weddings and c sections going on today. Our son was married on 6-7-8. Some folks really want consecutive numbers or special numbers. Thanks Jon. Bill is getting better, BTW!
Barb
Quote from: Barb on March 14, 2015, 02:50:42 PM
I'm sure there are lots of weddings and c sections going on today. Our son was married on 6-7-8. Some folks really want consecutive numbers or special numbers. Thanks Jon. Bill is getting better, BTW!
Barb
Good news Barb..... ;D
Glad to hear about Bill doing better Barb.
Quote from: Barb on March 14, 2015, 02:50:42 PM
Bill is getting better, BTW!
Barb
Glad to hear that.
Talking math. I planned so far ahead. 34 years ago I planned so that my wedding anniversary would fall on the last consecutive series of numbers. 12-13-14.