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03.14. -> is Pi Day.

Today is Pi Day.

Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi). Pi Day is observed on March 14 (the 3rd month) since 3, 1, and 4 are the first three significant figures of π, and was first celebrated in the United States.
In 1988, the earliest known official or large-scale celebration of Pi Day was organized by Larry Shaw 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.
On March 12 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a non-binding resolution (111 H. Res. 224), recognizing March 14, 2009, as National Pi Day.
For Pi Day 2010, Google presented a Google Doodle celebrating the holiday, with the word Google laid over images of circles and pi symbols.
In the year 2015, March 14 was celebrated as "Super Pi Day". It had special significance, as the date is written as 3/14/15 in month/day/year format, or the first five digits of pi (3.1415). At 9:26:53, the date and time together
For the 30th anniversary in 2018, it was a Dominique Ansel pie with the circumference divided by its diameter.
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24 comments

J.Garcia said:

Very interesting!
Thanks for sharing
I didn't know that
3 months ago

polytropos replied to J.Garcia:

J.Garcia, IP is an educational thing! ;-)
3 months ago

Edna Edenkoben said:

Naja, ich fände es besser, wenn es "pie day" wäre ;-)
3 months ago ( translate )

polytropos replied to Edna Edenkoben:

Edna, jeder nach seinem Gusto. ;-)
3 months ago ( translate )

Edna Edenkoben replied to polytropos:

Du sagst es :-)))
3 months ago ( translate )

LutzP said:

Fast hätte das Parlament von Indiana 1897 per Gesetz (Nr. 246) festgelegt, dass pi = 3,2 ist. Nur durch einen glücklichen Zufall ist das verhindert worden.
3 months ago ( translate )

polytropos replied to LutzP:

Danke für diesen interessanten Fun-Fakt, Lutz!
Damit wäre man mit der Genauigkeit von Pi auf die Zeit VOR Archimedes (3. Jh. v. Chr) zurückgefallen, der erstmals Pi mit grösser als 3 10/71 und kleiner als 3 1/7 anhand eines 96-seitigen Polygons errechnet hat.
3 months ago ( translate )

polytropos replied to polytropos:

Übrigens die Babylonier, ca. 2'000 v.Chr. verwendeten für Pi schon 3 1/8.
Tja, die Amis waren schon immer etwas rückständig, was sich aktuell auch immer mehr bestätigt! ;-)
3 months ago ( translate )

Dida From Augsburg said:

Ach, wusste ich auch noch nicht - ich kenn nur den Notruftag 11.2. oder den Star Wars Tag "May, the fourth" ;-D
3 months ago ( translate )

polytropos replied to Dida From Augsburg:

Dida, und den "Towel Day", in Erinnerung an Douglas Adams! ;-)
www.ipernity.com/doc/polytropos/52943256
Tja, Ipernity bildet! :-))
3 months ago ( translate )

Boarischa Krautmo said:

ja is denn heid scho wieder π ?
;-)
3 months ago ( translate )

polytropos replied to Boarischa Krautmo:

Jo mei! :-)
3 months ago ( translate )

William Sutherland said:

Excellent capture and Happy Pi Day!
3 months ago ( translate )

polytropos replied to William Sutherland:

Thanks a lot, William!
3 months ago ( translate )

Ingo Krehl said:

Oh, ein π-Shirt!
3 months ago ( translate )