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THE MOST MATHEMETICALLY BEAUTIFUL CROP CIRCLE DISCOVERED
Faded Tribune ^ | staff reporter

Posted on 06/01/2010 12:32:53 PM PDT by Daffynition

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1 posted on 06/01/2010 12:32:54 PM PDT by Daffynition
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To: Daffynition

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooo.....Prettyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy..........................


2 posted on 06/01/2010 12:35:29 PM PDT by BossLady (No More Corona in Arizona!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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Thanks anyway, but I’ll wait until they arrange it for guitar.


3 posted on 06/01/2010 12:36:25 PM PDT by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: Daffynition

Bummer, PI Day is already over.


4 posted on 06/01/2010 12:36:49 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: BossLady

Somebody planted a whole field of rape?


5 posted on 06/01/2010 12:37:02 PM PDT by Rammer
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To: Daffynition
"2008 Barbury Castle Pi event"


6 posted on 06/01/2010 12:37:20 PM PDT by BossLady (No More Corona in Arizona!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: Daffynition
Leonhard Euler’s theorem e^(i)pi+1=0 which is thought to be one of the most beautiful theorems in mathematics
Okay, I give up, WTH does that mean? Anyone, anyone, Bueller?
7 posted on 06/01/2010 12:37:48 PM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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8 posted on 06/01/2010 12:38:06 PM PDT by b4its2late (Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200 and a substantial tax cut save you 30 cents?)
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To: Daffynition

My cousin once had a goat that ate in geometric patterns. He died from a ruptured stomach while eating in a mobius strip pattern on a wheat field.


9 posted on 06/01/2010 12:40:09 PM PDT by Cyman
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To: Daffynition

In that theorum, is “i” the square root of -1 ?


10 posted on 06/01/2010 12:40:42 PM PDT by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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11 posted on 06/01/2010 12:41:38 PM PDT by ZX12R (IMPEACH OBAMA NOW!)
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To: Daffynition

You’re welcome.


12 posted on 06/01/2010 12:41:45 PM PDT by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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“What has happened in this particular crop circle is that there are 12 segments and within each segment there are 8 partly concentric rings. Each of these segments indicates a binary code based on 0 and 1. If you use an Ascii Table [computer calculation system], the pattern transposes itself into a tantalising approximation of Euler’s equation.”

Dr John Talbot, a maths research fellow at University College London said: “Looking at the crop circle, the link with Euler’s most famous identity seems to make perfect sense. However, the way the formula has been executed is partially incorrect. One of the discrepancies is that one part of the formula translates as ‘hi’ rather than ‘i’, which could be somebody’s idea of a joke.”


13 posted on 06/01/2010 12:44:30 PM PDT by Daffynition ("Play it, Sam, for old times' sake, play 'As Time Goes By'.")
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Looks like somebody’s running a defrag on the field.


14 posted on 06/01/2010 12:44:53 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: oh8eleven
It's actually Euler's Identity.

There is a nice explanation and animation at the link.

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15 posted on 06/01/2010 12:45:07 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: oh8eleven

“e” is the base of natural logarithms. “i” is the square root of negative one.
The formula is obtained by taking x=pi in the Euler equation

e^(ix) = cos(x) + i * sin(x).


16 posted on 06/01/2010 12:46:27 PM PDT by beethovenfan (If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
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To: Daffynition

Our local crop circle group, the “Piltdown Men” once included the binaries for the formation’s latitude and longitude in one of their circles.
Local media and ufo enthusiasts failed to pick up on that and had to be clued to it with an anonymous telephone call.


17 posted on 06/01/2010 12:47:10 PM PDT by atomic conspiracy (Victory in Iraq: Worst defeat for activist media since Goebbels shot himself.)
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To: oh8eleven

It is just Euler’s formula e^(ix) = cos x + i sin x when x=pi. Euler’s formula is used to define circles on a plane with a real axis and an imaginary axis.


18 posted on 06/01/2010 12:47:11 PM PDT by nhoward14 (A mind is a terrible thing to waste. That is why Obama gave his away.)
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19 posted on 06/01/2010 12:47:50 PM PDT by Daffynition ("Play it, Sam, for old times' sake, play 'As Time Goes By'.")
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To: oh8eleven

As far as I can tell, it says that e raised to the power ( i times pi), added to 1, is 0.

Also, as far as I know, e is a number such that the natural logarithm of e is 1; pi is of course the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, and i is an imaginary number such that i squared is equal to -1.

But I’m having trouble working it out. I’d like to see a proof of this theorum,; preferrabley one which is NOT made from whole grain.


20 posted on 06/01/2010 12:48:26 PM PDT by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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