Pi thread

bigdaddy · 10-06-2006, 11:11 PM

I'll start

3.

dragonfly · 10-06-2006, 11:12 PM

Stev0 · 10-06-2006, 11:15 PM

Andy R · 10-06-2006, 11:21 PM

3.141

maze · 10-06-2006, 11:48 PM

3.1415

orionll · 10-06-2006, 11:55 PM

pi= 3.14159265

dragonfly · 10-06-2006, 11:59 PM

3.141592653

**Tideland Prius** · 10-07-2006, 01:45 AM

3.1415926535

Alnilam · 10-07-2006, 03:52 AM

3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169

That's all I know. Asimov said if you know it to this many places, (actually 35) you could figure the circumference of the known universe to within an inch. That was good enough for him (and me.) But that was back in the '60s. The known universe is much bigger now.

I tried to dazzle my students with this trivia one night and one of them immediately wrote it out to 100 places. I made sure he failed the course for his impertinence!

More trivia: Pi shows up in the measurement of the base of the Great Pyramid. Anybody know why?

bigdaddy · 10-07-2006, 09:59 AM

3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693

I'd like to learn more about how to calculate this by hand. I'm going to build a pyramid in the backyard.... (no idea on the trivia question, by the way).

10-07-2006, 03:52 AM	#9
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10-06-2006, 11:11 PM	#1
bigdaddy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Duluth Georgia Posts: 992 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I'll start 3.

10-06-2006, 11:12 PM	#2
dragonfly Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,921 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1	3.1

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Stev0 Aluminum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northampton, MA Posts: 4,714 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 7	3.14

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Andy R Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	3.141

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maze Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 16 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	3.1415

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orionll Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Albany CA Posts: 1,087 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	pi= 3.14159265

10-06-2006, 11:59 PM	#7
dragonfly Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,921 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1	3.141592653

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10-07-2006, 09:59 AM	#10
bigdaddy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Duluth Georgia Posts: 992 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693 I'd like to learn more about how to calculate this by hand. I'm going to build a pyramid in the backyard.... (no idea on the trivia question, by the way).