Pi Day is one of those geekish holidays that I don’t pay much attention.<\/p>\n
Pi Day, by the way, is March 14th. 3\/14. Ie., 3.141592653589793. The circumference of a circle divided by its diameter. π.<\/p>\n
Fifteen digits of π is all NASA needs for its interplanetary missions<\/a>. A calculation of the circumference of a circle with a diameter the distance of the Voyager 1<\/i> probe, 12 1\/2 billion miles from earth, would be off by an inch and a half.<\/p>\n Forty digits of π are all you need to accurately calculate the size of the universe to the width of a hydrogen atom.<\/p>\n No, I’ve never eaten pie for Pi Day. I understand why people do — Pie and π — but that just seems silly. But I won’t mock anyone who makes a big deal about pie.<\/p>\n Especially key lime pie. <\/p>\n Tell us about something fun you do for\/around pi day (especially if there — Daily Blog Prompt (@dailyblogprompt) January 3, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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are pis or pies or taus involved).<\/p>\n