-pops- Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Yes, folks, today has been declared world π (pi) day by someone with nothing better to do.Reason? because the the fourteenth of March is the nearest annual approximation to π in the (American) date notation viz: 3.14http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/le...lesson335.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadyassa Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Well i certainly didn`t waste my day Pi` ing about :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Only in America......doh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 If the American pi is only 3.14 then this would account for all the disasters, like rockets blowing up and the wrong trajectory for friendly fire. Surely the bits that we use after the 4 are of some importance. It's nonsense anyway because today is 14/3.What was the song "Hi Hi Miss American Pie ...Drove my Chevy to the levee but the damned thing had been built so weak that it had got whisked away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 If the American pi is only 3.14 then this would account for all the disasters, like rockets blowing up and the wrong trajectory for friendly fire. Surely the bits that we use after the 4 are of some importance. It's nonsense anyway because today is 14/3.What was the song "Hi Hi Miss American Pie ...Drove my Chevy to the levee but the damned thing had been built so weak that it had got whisked away. :lol: It's actually Bye, Bye, but that is just as funny! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Hi Catgate. This is a wee bit more accurate. :D Click here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Yes, folks, today has been declared world π (pi) day by someone with nothing better to do.Actually your Greek character doesn't look like pi at all; try it with the Times New Roman font: π. That looks much pi-er...I have a question. Most Americans pronounce π sounding like 'pie'. How is it pronounced in the UK? (I pronounce it like 'pee', which is the original Greek pronunciation)[Edited to make the tiny pi a bit bigger] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted March 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Pat, I agree. I copied and pasted from TNR and didn't look closely enough after it transferred here.It's pronounced pie in the UK as well. In France it's "pee" and they pronounce the letter p as "pay". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Pat, I agree. I copied and pasted from TNR and didn't look closely enough after it transferred here.It's pronounced pie in the UK as well. In France it's "pee" and they pronounce the letter p as "pay".In France it's "pee". Toilet mad lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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