Well, I'm a day late on this one. I just learned about it on yesterday and have been kind of busy. But here's some stuff to make up for it!
But I'll start with this quote: Love is like pi - natural, irrational, and very important. - OlderMusicGeek
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The National PostPi Day: It only comes 'round once a yearPosted: March 14, 2008, 3:21 PM by Chris Boutet
Science & Health
Well, today's date is 3/14, and you know what that means: That's right, math nerds, it's
Pi Day! And the 20th anniversary of the first Pi Day, at that!
So what are you waiting for? Straighten that pocket protectors and start celebrating the number that never ends. If you're at a loss for ideas, John Tierney of the New York Times offers a few celebration suggestions on his science blog, TierneyLab. Our favourite among them, of course, involves eating:
1) Enjoy a piece of pie precisely at the Pi Second, 1:59:26 p.m. (3/14/1:59:26)
Granted, those of us in the Eastern time zone may have missed the boat on this one, but for those of you in B.C. and the Prairies, grab a fork; you've still got time.
To learn more about this important milestone, check out The Exploratorium's 20th Annual Pi Day Celebration page.
Here are a few items from that page. - OlderMusicGeek
Pi-kus - haikus about pi...
Endless digits, yet
No guarantee your pie will
Yield another slice
- ?
A circumference
divide by diameter
irrational pi.
- Paul DMnemonics where the number of characters in each word gives you a digit of pi. The first word has 3 characters, the second word has 1 character, the third has 4 characters and so on...
Man, I know, I sense,
struggles to deduce life’s end.
Silly endeavor.
- http://wordways.com/articles/WKPIKU.pdf
Egg, a beer, a steak
decorates my shower floor.
I’ve drunk overmuch.
- http://wordways.com/articles/WKPIKU.pdf
It’s a bird, a plane,
appearing in cloudy skies--
It’s brave Superman!
- http://wordways.com/articles/WKPIKU.pdfA Pi limerick....
Now there is an ancient Greek letter,
And I think no other is better.
It isn't too tall,
It might look very small,
But its digits, they go on forever.
- http://www.kathimitchell.com/piceleb.html
The official Pi Day websiteThe origin of Pi DayA short history of pi from San Francisco's ExploratoriumDid a state legislature once pass a law saying pi equals 3?NPR's Talk of the Nation: Science Friday's story on Pi DayNPR's The Bryant Park Project's piece on Pi DayNPR's All Things Considered's story on Pi Day last year
From The National Post
The official Pi Day website
