Pi Approximation Day
Posted by Richard on July 22, 2008
To all you Europeans and others who favor the date format dd/mm, Happy Pi Approximation Day! Or Casual Pi Day!
You see, July 22 can be expressed as 22/7 — which is a good approximation of pi (3.1415926…).
It's too late for this year, but bookmark this site so you can order your Casual Pi posters, mugs, and T-shirts for next year.
And next year, don't forget to celebrate Pi Day like a real American — on Einstein's birthday, 3/14, at 1:59:26.
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jed said
Reminds me of a good book. A History of Pi, by Petr Beckmann.
Pretty fascinating stuff. And Pi even helped save the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Pi … is there anything it can’t do?
rgcombs said
Fixed that link for you. I never read ”A History of Pi” — sounds good. I fondly remember Beckmann’s terrific libertarian, pro-technology newsletter, ”Access to Energy,” and the outstanding book, [http://www.amazon.com/Health-Hazards-Not-Going-Nuclear/dp/0911762175/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1216787569&sr=1-2 ”The Health Hazards of Not Going Nuclear]”. I read that shortly after reading the anti-nuclear polemic ”Poisoned Power” by John Gofman (another libertarian). Beckmann won that argument hands down.