3.14 is International Pi Day!
March 14, 2012
Now don’t get irrational on us!
Today marks the mathematically quirky Pi Day, celebrated because the month and day of today’s date — 3/14 — correspond to the first three digits of pi: 3.14. Observed in science and math communities around the world, Pi Day has become an annual event that is recognized on universities campuses, in particular.
Larry Shaw created Pi Day in 1988. The holiday was celebrated at the San Francisco Exploratorium, where Shaw worked as a physicist, with staff and public marching around one of its circular spaces, then consuming fruit pies. The Exploratorium continues to hold Pi Day celebrations.
What a day! Thank you Larry Shaw, the Prince of Pi!
Is he giving us the finger? Never mind…let’s celebrate Pi Day!
• Hey, how’s that Pi taste?
• We’ve never heard of this Mazda model before:
• American Pi: Uno-dos-tres…catorce!
• It’s Pi Throw Day in Alberta:
- Take the pie in the face for FREE!
- Buy a real pie for $π³ (about $31).
- Redirect the pie to the person who first sent it to you or to a third party for $10.
- Choose not to participate as Pi Throw is a voluntary charity event.
• “This experiment attempts to convert the first 10,000 digits of pi into a musical sequence.” It is blowing our minds. (h/t)
• Happy Birthday, Albert Einstein!
• It’s also the birthday of Raoul Lufbery! He was a PIlot!
And François Morel! A PIanist!
And Waclaw Sierpinski! A mathematician! What?
• Don’t you need a Pi Opener today?
• Here’s a song by Pink Floyd – the band that starts with Pi!
Hey, “Pigs” starts with Pi, too! Holy cow!
• What do you do when you have a very mysterious and extra dangerous math problem that needs solving?
You call this guy:
• And now we’ve tortured you enough. Well not quite:
Q: What did the the bad mathematician say?
A: A = Pi • rrrrr2
That’s because he was a…
Goodpi, everybody! Happy Pi Day!
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Sorry guys, but technically it’s International Pi-Rounded-to-the-Nearest-Hundredth Day!
…but this is still brilliant, Thom.
You are correct, Michael. But we couldn’t fit that in the title…
Thank you!
Pi Day is my favorite holiday, and not just because it happens to fall on the birthday of Albert Einstein, my birthday buddy.
Well, then an especially Happy Pi Day to you, Jen. May its circumference be huge for you…
And not too squared…
Netter@tattspace.com