happy pi day!

Posted by johnpe1 9 years, 2 months ago to Science
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all I ever remembered was 3.1415926, and it
served me well. . y'know, this is Saturday;;; enjoy! -- j

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  • Posted by johnpe1 9 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    it is, too -- the numbers don't repeat like they do
    in 2's square root . . mysterious and daunting, for
    a kid like me with a slide rule! -- j

    p.s. I'm 66, now, but was 18 then.

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  • Posted by johnpe1 9 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I don't think that it's ever wrong to have cake,
    especially when you have no bread! -- j

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  • Posted by coaldigger 9 years, 2 months ago
    I have always wondered what was so fascinating about Pi. Why would it be surprising that there would be a ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle? I don't get it. Why is this mysterious? When you take a compass and draw a circle you set the radius/diameter and by turning, you inscribe a regular figure. You can make it bigger or smaller but it is still the same shape. Ancient mathematicians didn't ponder this too long until they came up with a ratio. It so happens that the ratio cannot be represented as a fraction with integers but this is no more mysterious than the square root of 2.
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