Happy Pi Day Doctor Q!

MacDawg · 06:49 PM

Happy Pi Day, Doctor Q!

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Celebrate Pi Day!

Pi, Greek letter ∏, is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi Day is celebrated by math enthusiasts around the world on March 14th. Pi = 3.1415926535…

With the use of computers, Pi has been calculated to over 1 trillion digits past the decimal. Pi is an irrational and transcendental number meaning it will continue infinitely without repeating. The symbol for pi was first used in 1706 by William Jones, but was popular after it was adopted by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler in 1737.

Doctor Q, I am disappointed you have not sent us an official greeting today! I would have thought personalized cards and gifts would have been in order... maybe a new i∏ad for everyone!

jessica. · Mar 14, 2010, 06:20 PM

Suckup.
I kid I kid.

I hadn't even noticed. Tells you how in tune with the day I've been.

rhett7660 · Mar 14, 2010, 06:20 PM

When I read the title I was thinking of something completely different. But according the wife I am always thinking that way....

Interesting to know Pi has a birthday and even more interesting is people celebrate it!

Surely · Mar 14, 2010, 06:21 PM

Ha.... nice MacDawg.

I was going to make a "Happy Pi Day" thread last night, but I remembered that Doctor Q typically does it, so I didn't submit it......

Today is also Albert Einstein's birthday.

Here is Pi to 1,000,000 digits: http://3.141592653589793238462643383.../index314.html

MacDawg · Mar 14, 2010, 06:44 PM

I guess Doctor Q has been too busy celebrating today to post
You know, decorating the Pi Tree, carving the ∏umpkin, exchanging Valenpi Cards...the usual

Maybe he will share what Pi Day gifts he received

Ttownbeast · Mar 14, 2010, 06:48 PM

Oh 3/14 it took me a second to get that one....see you on 4/20

JNB · Mar 14, 2010, 06:51 PM

Mmmm, pi…

Duffinator · Mar 14, 2010, 07:01 PM

I use Pi Day as a way to start celebrating St. Patrick's Day a little early. Had two pints of Guinness earlier this afternoon.

obeygiant · Mar 14, 2010, 07:02 PM

http://pi.ytmnd.com/

A little ditty, about Pi.

Gregg2 · Mar 14, 2010, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by rhett7660

Interesting to know Pi has a birthday and even more interesting is people celebrate it!

You ain't seen nuthin' yet... Wait til 2016! (gotta round up)

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Originally Posted by Duffinator

I use Pi Day as a way to start celebrating St. Patrick's Day a little early. Had two pints of Guinness earlier this afternoon.

No, no, no! That's not the abbreviation for pint!

Doctor Q · Mar 15, 2010, 12:27 AM

Thanks for the thread. I looked for it!

I spent the day at the Pi International Expo (PIE) in PIsmo Beach, CA. Well not really. But I did celebrate the holiday today.

A couple of weeks ago I spotted this work of art on the wall of the San Jose Museum of Art. It's on the middle landing of their main staircase. Check it out the next time you are in San Jose.

Only 5 years until the time and date are 3/14/15 9:26:53!

Chundles · Mar 15, 2010, 12:33 AM

We don't have Pi day.

Yesterday was 14/3.

Though, on the 22nd of July we could celebrate ~pi day. 22/7.

Buzz Bumble · Mar 15, 2010, 01:03 AM

Imagine the "excitment" when the American nerds get to the real Pi Day: 3/14/15.

Surely · Mar 15, 2010, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Buzz Bumble

Imagine the "excitment" when the American nerds get to the real Pi Day: 3/14/15.

I think this will be the aftermath:

Mitthrawnuruodo · Mar 15, 2010, 02:47 AM

[The Joy of Tech]

People here at work just glanced over at me with a concerned look in their eyes because I - quite literally - laughed out loud...

sushi · Mar 15, 2010, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by MacDawg

Happy Pi Day, Doctor Q!

Good job!

Yesterday, I was thinking of posting PI day but since we are a day ahead in Japan, I figured that everyone would be confused.

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Originally Posted by Doctor Q

Only 5 years until the time and date are 3/14/15 9:26:53!

Awesome! Looking forward to it.

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Originally Posted by Mitthrawnuruodo

Good one. Love it.

roadbloc · Mar 15, 2010, 04:10 AM

Whooo! This gives an excuse to party! DRINKS ALL ROUND!

iBlue · Mar 15, 2010, 06:17 AM

I forgot! I blame the UK date format. I usually pimp this avatar:

Maybe next year.

creator2456 · Mar 15, 2010, 07:01 AM

Too bad I just saw this thread now and not yesterday morning.

Here is a poem a couple buddies and me put together for a high school math class.

I am Pi Guy, Pi Guy am I

Do you ask why who am I,
Why it's clear that I am Pi.

I'm the number, the number that you need,
To make round equations, with great super speed.

For circles and cylinders and cones I'm the best,
Although I'm irrational, to that I confess.

A number as big and important as I,
Could only be known as your good old friend Pi.

So when you are lost with graphs that are round,
You need not complain, do not make a sound,
For I, the Pi Guy, am always around.

MacDawg · Mar 15, 2010, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by creator2456

Too bad I just saw this thread now and not yesterday morning.

Well, out of respect for and deference to Doctor Q, I waited till late in the day to post my greeting

Gregg2 · Mar 15, 2010, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Buzz Bumble

Imagine the "excitment" when the American nerds get to the real Pi Day: 3/14/15.

Nope.

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Originally Posted by Gregg2

Wait til 2016! (gotta round up)

fireshot91 · Mar 15, 2010, 02:27 PM

Happy Pi Day everybody. How many numbers can you go into Pi from memory?

I got 3.14159265358979323846264 (I think that's right...)

Doctor Q · Mar 15, 2010, 03:40 PM

I know 72 digits without peeking. For a while I knew more, which I practiced by having the first 1000 digits as my desktop picture. But I got lazy and left a let of icons get all over my desktop, obscuring the picture!

I like to tell people my "proof" that the digits I know are the correct digits of pi:

Have me recite the digits twice and compare them. You'll see they are the same each time. That shows that I've memorized some number to 72 digits.
The digits at the start of the sequence are familiar to everyone. That shows that the number I'm reciting is at least close to pi.
Why would I memorize a 72-digit number that is close to pi but isn't pi? I'm not that crazy! QED.

If you let me use base ∏ instead of base 10 then I can recite millions of digits of pi! 10.0000....

sushi · Mar 15, 2010, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by fireshot91

I got 3.14159265358979323846264 (I think that's right...)

I know the bolded part (20 digits) is correct from memory.

You are .00000000000000000000264 more nerdy than me.

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Originally Posted by Doctor Q

I know 72 digits without peeking.

Wow. How long did that take you to memorize?

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Originally Posted by Doctor Q

If you let me use base ∏ instead of base 10 then I can recite millions of digits of pi! 10.0000....

Snort!

Just make sure your zeros are in the correct order.

fireshot91 · Mar 15, 2010, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by sushi

You are .00000000000000000000264 more nerdy than me.

Yes!! My goal in life is now complete- To be .00000000000000000000264 nerdier than sushi!

Mar 14, 2010, 06:20 PM	#3
rhett7660 macrumors 604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sunny, Southern California	When I read the title I was thinking of something completely different. But according the wife I am always thinking that way.... Interesting to know Pi has a birthday and even more interesting is people celebrate it! __________________ "It's quite an experience to hold the hand of someone as they move from living to dead." "Times are looking grim these days, holding on to everything, it's hard to draw the line"
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Mar 14, 2010, 06:51 PM	#7
JNB macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In a Hell predominately of my own making	Mmmm, pi… __________________
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Mar 15, 2010, 12:27 AM	#11
Doctor Q macrumors god Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Blood Donation Center	Thanks for the thread. I looked for it! I spent the day at the Pi International Expo (PIE) in PIsmo Beach, CA. Well not really. But I did celebrate the holiday today. A couple of weeks ago I spotted this work of art on the wall of the San Jose Museum of Art. It's on the middle landing of their main staircase. Check it out the next time you are in San Jose. Only 5 years until the time and date are 3/14/15 9:26:53! Attached Thumbnails __________________ I support the MacRumors Blood Drive!
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Mar 15, 2010, 12:33 AM	#12
Chundles macrumors G4 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Gong, Australia	We don't have Pi day. Yesterday was 14/3. Though, on the 22nd of July we could celebrate ~pi day. 22/7. __________________ This is going straight to the Pool Room
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Mar 15, 2010, 02:47 AM	#15
Mitthrawnuruodo Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bergen, Norway	[The Joy of Tech] People here at work just glanced over at me with a concerned look in their eyes because I - quite literally - laughed out loud... __________________ Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it; those who fail to learn history correctly... why, they are simply doomed.
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Mar 14, 2010, 06:20 PM	#2
jessica. macrumors Nehalem Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wrong girl from the right side of the tracks	Suckup. I kid I kid. I hadn't even noticed. Tells you how in tune with the day I've been.
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Mar 14, 2010, 06:21 PM	#4
Surely Guest Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA	Ha.... nice MacDawg. I was going to make a "Happy Pi Day" thread last night, but I remembered that Doctor Q typically does it, so I didn't submit it...... Today is also Albert Einstein's birthday. Here is Pi to 1,000,000 digits: http://3.141592653589793238462643383.../index314.html
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Mar 14, 2010, 06:44 PM	#5
MacDawg Thread Starter Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: "Between the Hedges"	I guess Doctor Q has been too busy celebrating today to post You know, decorating the Pi Tree, carving the ∏umpkin, exchanging Valenpi Cards...the usual Maybe he will share what Pi Day gifts he received
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Mar 14, 2010, 06:48 PM	#6
Ttownbeast macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2009	Oh 3/14 it took me a second to get that one....see you on 4/20
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Mar 14, 2010, 07:01 PM	#8
Duffinator macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: 130 miles NE of Cupertino	I use Pi Day as a way to start celebrating St. Patrick's Day a little early. Had two pints of Guinness earlier this afternoon.
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Mar 14, 2010, 07:02 PM	#9
obeygiant macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Michigan	http://pi.ytmnd.com/ A little ditty, about Pi.
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Mar 15, 2010, 01:03 AM	#13
Buzz Bumble Guest Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Zealand	Imagine the "excitment" when the American nerds get to the real Pi Day: 3/14/15.
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Mar 15, 2010, 04:10 AM	#17
roadbloc macrumors 603 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UK	Whooo! This gives an excuse to party! DRINKS ALL ROUND! __________________ Roadbloc
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Mar 15, 2010, 06:17 AM	#18
iBlue macrumors Core Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: London, England	I forgot! I blame the UK date format. I usually pimp this avatar: Maybe next year. __________________ ‎(•͡. •͡) Nothing lasts but nothing is lost.
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Mar 15, 2010, 07:01 AM	#19
creator2456 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chicago	Too bad I just saw this thread now and not yesterday morning. Here is a poem a couple buddies and me put together for a high school math class. I am Pi Guy, Pi Guy am I Do you ask why who am I, Why it's clear that I am Pi. I'm the number, the number that you need, To make round equations, with great super speed. For circles and cylinders and cones I'm the best, Although I'm irrational, to that I confess. A number as big and important as I, Could only be known as your good old friend Pi. So when you are lost with graphs that are round, You need not complain, do not make a sound, For I, the Pi Guy, am always around. __________________ I have stuff...but I am also lazy. Buy some of my stuff!!!
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Mar 15, 2010, 02:27 PM	#22
fireshot91 macrumors 601 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Northern VA	Happy Pi Day everybody. How many numbers can you go into Pi from memory? I got 3.14159265358979323846264 (I think that's right...)
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Mar 15, 2010, 03:40 PM	#23
Doctor Q macrumors god Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Blood Donation Center	I know 72 digits without peeking. For a while I knew more, which I practiced by having the first 1000 digits as my desktop picture. But I got lazy and left a let of icons get all over my desktop, obscuring the picture! I like to tell people my "proof" that the digits I know are the correct digits of pi: Have me recite the digits twice and compare them. You'll see they are the same each time. That shows that I've memorized some number to 72 digits. The digits at the start of the sequence are familiar to everyone. That shows that the number I'm reciting is at least close to pi. Why would I memorize a 72-digit number that is close to pi but isn't pi? I'm not that crazy! QED. If you let me use base ∏ instead of base 10 then I can recite millions of digits of pi! 10.0000.... __________________ I support the MacRumors Blood Drive!
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