Today, we're celebrating rounded Pi day--3.1416!
Today, we're celebrating rounded Pi day--3.1416!
Mmm, pie.
Key lime and chocolate pudding.
A really cool quote from Person Of Interest that makes Pi actually a really fascinating concept
"Pi, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, and this is just the beginning; it keeps on going, forever, without ever repeating. Which means that contained within this string of decimals, is every single other number. Your birthdate, combination to your locker, your social security number, it's all in there, somewhere. And if you convert these decimals into letters, you would have every word that ever existed in every possible combination; the first syllable you spoke as a baby, the name of your latest crush, your entire life story from beginning to end, everything we ever say or do; all of the world's infinite possibilities rest within this one simple circle. Now what you do with that information; what it's good for, well that would be up to you." - Harold Finch.
NickD wrote: A really cool quote from Person Of Interest that makes Pi actually a really fascinating concept "Pi, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, and this is just the beginning; it keeps on going, forever, without ever repeating. Which means that contained within this string of decimals, is every single other number. Your birthdate, combination to your locker, your social security number, it's all in there, somewhere. And if you convert these decimals into letters, you would have every word that ever existed in every possible combination; the first syllable you spoke as a baby, the name of your latest crush, your entire life story from beginning to end, everything we ever say or do; all of the world's infinite possibilities rest within this one simple circle. Now what you do with that information; what it's good for, well that would be up to you." - Harold Finch.
sooo - everyday is pie day?
And I will take this in a completely different direction. 
mtn wrote: Today, we're celebrating rounded Pi day--3.1416!
Armateur, four decimal places will only get you one nerd emoji...
I’m not much nerdier but at least I know to celebrate at 1:59 and 27 seconds.
RX Reven' wrote:mtn wrote: Today, we're celebrating rounded Pi day--3.1416!Armateur, four decimal places will only get you one nerd emoji...I’m not much nerdier but at least I know to celebrate at 1:59 and 27 seconds.
Hey, that was last year. This year is 2016, abbreviated with 16. March 14, 16. 3.1416.
RX Reven' wrote:mtn wrote: Today, we're celebrating rounded Pi day--3.1416!Armateur, four decimal places will only get you one nerd emoji...
and you'd still be an amateur... because it would be 26.54 seconds. Fun Factoid about me, I had a graphing calculator as a Junior in HS that read PI out to 3.141592654. I memorized it on a bet from a friend in the same class and I have never forgotten it.
Only made a single pumpkin pie because I was almost out of flour for crust. Still had cream to whip so it was pretty good.
Wait, were you guys talking about numbers or something?
I think the best Pi Day celebration must have been on 3/14/1595. I just missed seeing that one.
Bobzilla wrote: I had a graphing calculator as a Junior in HS that read PI out to 3.141592654. I memorized it on a bet from a friend in the same class and I have never forgotten it.
DD#1 is smarter than I am and a very quick study. In 9th grade, she was in a contest to memorize as many digits of pi as you could. She learned about the first 40 digits or so, and then arranged to go last in the contest. As other kids went beyond that number, she just added the new information to her memorization. She won by guessing one random digit past where the longest kid had gotten to.
Last night we had delicious cherry pie made from scratch by DW. It was awesome - she makes great pie crust.
NickD wrote: A really cool quote from Person Of Interest that makes Pi actually a really fascinating concept "Pi, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, and this is just the beginning; it keeps on going, forever, without ever repeating. Which means that contained within this string of decimals, is every single other number. Your birthdate, combination to your locker, your social security number, it's all in there, somewhere. And if you convert these decimals into letters, you would have every word that ever existed in every possible combination; the first syllable you spoke as a baby, the name of your latest crush, your entire life story from beginning to end, everything we ever say or do; all of the world's infinite possibilities rest within this one simple circle. Now what you do with that information; what it's good for, well that would be up to you." - Harold Finch.
One more thought on this. If it truly is infinitely random, then it does not never repeat, instead it infinitely repeats.
Just as the digit 1 occurs infinitely, so does the combo of digits 12 or 543 or 85475864. So your social security number is in there not just once, but an infinite number of times.
Whoa.
Duke wrote:Bobzilla wrote: I had a graphing calculator as a Junior in HS that read PI out to 3.141592654. I memorized it on a bet from a friend in the same class and I have never forgotten it.DD#1 is smarter than I am and a very quick study. In 9th grade, she was in a contest to memorize as many digits of *pi* as you could. She learned about the first 40 digits or so, and then arranged to go last in the contest. As other kids went beyond that number, she just added the new information to her memorization. She won by guessing one random digit past where the longest kid had gotten to. Last night we had delicious cherry pie made from scratch by DW. It was awesome - she makes great pie crust.
That is so awesome.
Robbie wrote:NickD wrote: A really cool quote from Person Of Interest that makes Pi actually a really fascinating concept "Pi, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, and this is just the beginning; it keeps on going, forever, without ever repeating. Which means that contained within this string of decimals, is every single other number. Your birthdate, combination to your locker, your social security number, it's all in there, somewhere. And if you convert these decimals into letters, you would have every word that ever existed in every possible combination; the first syllable you spoke as a baby, the name of your latest crush, your entire life story from beginning to end, everything we ever say or do; all of the world's infinite possibilities rest within this one simple circle. Now what you do with that information; what it's good for, well that would be up to you." - Harold Finch.One more thought on this. If it truly is infinitely random, then it does not *never* repeat, instead it *infinitely* repeats. Just as the digit 1 occurs infinitely, so does the combo of digits 12 or 543 or 85475864. So your social security number is in there not just once, but *an infinite number of times*. Whoa.
Yeah, it's some seriously crazy stuff. If you think on it too hard, your head might explode.
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