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Did you know today is Casual Pi Day?

Jul 22, 2012 4:28 PM

Also known as Pi Approximation Day because 22/7 is an approximate way to express Pi. Which is awesome because I forgot to wear my Pi shirt on 3/14.

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How can a nerd forget? My plans for the subway tile backsplash behind the cooktop is to "irrationally" have colored tiles separating the white tiles; if one were to count the resulting pattern of white tiles, it will end up being pi to 41 digits.

Narf's shirt of the day - Reflections on Pi

narfcake narfcake
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Would've been better if it was two days ago, it would have been Casual Pi Day Friday.

captainsuperdawg captainsuperdawg
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I wonder what day is Pi day in the Mayan calendar and what Pi meant, if it even existed, for them?

drj48 drj48
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No, I didn't. Pardon my restrained enthusiasm.

jsimsace jsimsace
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@narfcake: You sir, have broken the barrier for being a nerd. My hat's off to you. I'll be turning in my pocket protector tomorrow morning.

capguncowboy capguncowboy
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@capguncowboy: Actually, the even bigger nerd would be the one who would figure it out without mentioning it. The mockup I made looks quite random.

narfcake narfcake
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@drj48: Pi has always existed. Perhaps some civilizations didn't know the number but it has always been there.

@miyoshinum5. 22/7 is only close to Pi as you mention but it's really way off once you get past the 3.14 part.

A better approximation of Pi is 355/113

cengland0 cengland0
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I celebrated by eating an apple turnover.

rlapid2112 rlapid2112
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does that mean i can eat pie WITHOUT wearing pants?

because i've already marked the occasion, then!

pemberducky pemberducky

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