Celebrate Pi Day

[L. Coyote]

Run time: 05:20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqgIVa8-RKU   Posted on YouTube: March 14, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: March 14, 2009 By DU Member: L. Coyote Views on DU: 1116

 
pi to 100 decimals in 10 base:

3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592307816406286208998628034825342117067...

[Mind_your_head]

1. My kid's school holds a contest every year about who can recite (memorize) the digits of "pi"

out to the farthest level/decimal. And, of course, almost EVERYONE, brings in some pie to share :-).

It (math) IS/can be fun! :-)

[populistdriven]

12. my 11 yo won at 408 :)

[lapfog_1]

2. For a minute I thought someone was going to repeat the

mistake of the Indiana House of Representatives in 1897, when they attempted to pass legislation defining the
value of PI to be 3.0 or 3.14 (depending on which story you hear).

http://www.snopes.com/religion/pi.asp

It didn't pass back then, but you never know with today's morons that get themselves elected somehow.

Witness this gem:

http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2009/03/12/florida-lawmaker-takes-on-human-animal-marriages/

Because, ya' know, Animal Husbandry is the study of man on dog sex or something. Ask Rick Santorum.

[L. Coyote]

3. Didn't Kansas try this a few years ago?

[cooolandrew]

4. He makes a good point education can be more fun if applied in a practical >

way than just print a paper. If folks can see how education works in everyday terms it can make learning that more intresting, than being bombarded with facts. Plus some folks learn better from hands on experience. Hey, I confess I'm no genius myself but can see peple learn in different ways.

[L. Coyote]

5. 10 Republicans vote against Pi

the evil of science :rofl: you know

DemocraticLuntz
Sat Mar 14, 2009 - http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/3/14/224759/506/699/708160

I wish I was making this up, but it's true.

On Thursday, 10 Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted against an official (but non-binding) resolution declaring today, March 14, 2009 (3/14/09) as Pi day.

The House periodically passes meaningless non-binding resolutions that frankly have no point, but they usually pass unanimously, the like one the previous day about NASA

Pi day, first celebrated by a bunch of scientists from San Francisco 21 years ago .....

[pam4water]

6. Do some real work you wack jobs.

[ellisD]

7. Also Albert Einstein's Birthday!

Born March 14 1879 (lol I remember this because its also my birthday)

[Mind_your_head]

10. Hope you had a very happy Birthday, ellisD!

Welcome to DU too! :hi:

[ellisD]

11. Thank You!

I appreciate your birthday wishes - while a quiet birthday compared to some previous years it was indeed a very good birthday!:party:

[fasttense]

8. What if America celebrated Pi Day without the ignorant Republicons?

What if we just had a Pi day and not tell them. Would they even notice? Or would Republicons go around all day buying and eating pies?

[burning rain]

9. Doesn't the ever-lovin' Old Testament claim that Pi is exactly three?

Republicans voting "aye" could get in trouble with the fundies...