Welcome to "Pi Day"!

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Welcome to "Pi Day"!

Postby Yablon » Fri Mar 13, 2015 7:05 pm

It has been pointed out to me that tomorrow has been designated -- no doubt by some fellow geeks -- as "Pi day." Why?

It will be 3-14-15. Pi minute will be at 9:26. And pi second will be at 53.589793... seconds into pi minute.

A once in a century event!

I thought about an "e" day, but there is no February 71st. So Pi day it is!

Jay
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Re: Welcome to "Pi Day"!

Postby Q-reeus » Fri Mar 13, 2015 8:45 pm

Pie day makes more sense imo - much tastier and more nutritious. :D
And btw hope I didn't somehow offend you with post at viewtopic.php?f=6&t=149#p4002
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Re: Welcome to "Pi Day"!

Postby Ben6993 » Sat Mar 14, 2015 2:57 am

I heard about pi day on the radio this morning giving credit to William Jones (of Anglesey, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jo ... hematician)) for using the pi symbol.

Maybe in England Pi day should be 31st April '15?

As pi = natural log (-1)/i it could be a chance to honour e and i at the same time?
Maybe with a chocolate yule log? With natural ingredients.
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Re: Welcome to "Pi Day"!

Postby Joy Christian » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:32 am

Ben6993 wrote:Maybe in England Pi day should be 31st April '15?

That, unfortunately, means that we in the UK don't have a Pi day (since there are only 30 days in April --- unless we count the April-fool's day twice).
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Re: Welcome to "Pi Day"!

Postby Ben6993 » Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:12 am

Joy wrote:
That, unfortunately, means that we in the UK don't have a Pi day (since there are only 30 days in April --- unless we count the April-fool's day twice).


OOPS :oops:
(I was too distracted by the chocolate yule log.)
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Re: Welcome to "Pi Day"!

Postby Yablon » Sat Mar 14, 2015 6:30 am

Joy Christian wrote:
Ben6993 wrote:Maybe in England Pi day should be 31st April '15?

That, unfortunately, means that we in the UK don't have a Pi day (since there are only 30 days in April --- unless we count the April-fool's day twice).

Or, we can take away May Day and turn it into April 31. :-)
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Re: Welcome to "Pi Day"!

Postby Yablon » Sat Mar 14, 2015 6:33 am

Q-reeus wrote:Pie day makes more sense imo - much tastier and more nutritious. :D
And btw hope I didn't somehow offend you with post at viewtopic.php?f=6&t=149#p4002

Not at all. I had a very busy week including traveling for business, so I simply have not had the time for anything related to physics. I am planning to write a reply to that but it is not an off-the-cuff thing. Jay
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