Constant Holiday

Today is 3/14, by American notation, and therefore happy Pi Day to all!

While I hope we don't create more holidays honoring mathematical constants, most being difficult to understand and rather dry, I think pi is unique in that it is one of the earliest recognized irrational numbers, has resulted in thousands of arguments about biblical infallibility, and is easy to understand by anyone. The ratio of a circles circumference to its diameter is one of the earliest engineering tools, and a basic clue to the workings of the universe.

So, honor pi, the irrational number underlying the rational world, the precisely inexpressible value which expresses nearly everything we sense.

Plus, with the wife and kids gone, I've completely geeked out.

I'm a pi guy too.

It's fascinating that pi has been calculated out to over a trillion decimal places without a discernable pattern of repetition.

Here's to pi, that crazy little constant that makes all our calculations work out!

3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375 10582097494459230781640628620899862803482534211706 79821480865132823066470938446095505822317253594081 28481117450284102701938521105559644622948954930382 0.....etc. etc.

Albert Einstein was also born on a 14th of March, as well as my grandfather... and I.

My kids also celebrated pi day. 1:59:26 in the afternoon was especially sacred...

You mean, some undetermined time between 1:59:26 and 1:59:27...

since you're a math geek,I have a question for you...how accurate is the TV program NUMBERS to the math community? they supossedly have math people as consultants...

Too bad we can't have an e day. e kicks the living crap out of pi.

Rob, seriously, as a friend, get help.

I always celebrate the 71st day of February.

I'm only going to do it till I need glasses.

Leap or non-leap?

Or your palms grow hair.

Uh-oh.

Gerald, seriously, as a friend, get help.