Pi Day - Something nerdy for you

Actually TPP missed it. Pi day was yesterday, but it's a special Pi day because it's 2015, so 3/14/15 gives you 2 more decimal places, 3.1415. This is very useful if you want to know the ratio of a circle's diameter to its circumference. Supposedly if you celebrated at a particular time, you got even more decimal places but it really doesn't matter all that much because supposedly they go on forever. There's a lot more nerdy Pi stuff at the link. As a kid it always bothered TPP that Pi didn't come out even when it seemed like it should; it was like someone had made a mistake with the universe. To heck with the math, how does somebody get the symbol for Pi in a blog anyways?
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4 comments:

  1. The PhytophactorMarch 15, 2015 at 10:07 AM

    If you like this sort of thing, here's more.

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  2. Chris WolfeMarch 16, 2015 at 2:43 PM

    like this:
    π

    in Windows:
    1. hold Alt
    2. type 227 on the number pad
    3. release alt

    or google alt codes.

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  3. The PhytophactorMarch 16, 2015 at 3:19 PM

    Many thanks. ☺ (alt 1).

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  4. Rosie RedfieldMarch 16, 2015 at 7:01 PM

    On a Mac, hold down 'option' and type 'p'. Like this: π!

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