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Gothmog

(145,321 posts) Thu Mar 14, 2019, 01:39 AM Mar 2019

Happy Pi Day

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Happy Pi Day (Original Post) Gothmog Mar 2019 OP

I will have to check out Little Caesar's to see if they have any Pi deals tomorrow. BigmanPigman Mar 2019 #1

My younger son had well over 100 digits of Pi memorized, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #2

Oy! TexasBushwhacker Mar 2019 #3

Cool Gothmog Mar 2019 #4

How much pi do you need? hunter Mar 2019 #12

My favorite dessert, thus my favorite day. Stuff in honor of Pi Day... ancianita Mar 2019 #5

A Google employee just shattered the record for Pi calculations. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 #6

#PiDay mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 #7

... Major Nikon Mar 2019 #8

In honor of #PiDay check out this film of the World Custard Pie Throwing Championship in 1972. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 #9

From one of my favorite election law attorneys at the Brennan Center Gothmog Mar 2019 #10

For this thread Gothmog Mar 2019 #11

BigmanPigman

(51,609 posts)

1. I will have to check out Little Caesar's to see if they have any Pi deals tomorrow.

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 02:04 AM

Mar 2019

I wonder if they have one for Fri too since March 15th is "the ides of March" when Caesar was stabbed by Brutus and his pals in the Senate. Maybe they have a Brutus Special.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,862 posts)

2. My younger son had well over 100 digits of Pi memorized,

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 04:28 AM

Mar 2019

and once recited them in a school talent show.

He got a standing ovation.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,202 posts)

3. Oy!

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 05:02 AM

Mar 2019

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Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

4. Cool

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 09:50 AM

Mar 2019

That is great

hunter

(38,317 posts)

12. How much pi do you need?

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 05:07 PM

Mar 2019

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/how-much-pi-do-you-need/

My personal rule of thumb:

In rough carpentry 25/8 will do. That's what the smart people used in ancient times.

For most everything else 355/113 will get me where I want to go.

3.1415926 isn't a chore to memorize and good enough for floating point calculations.