Posted on 03/13/2015 6:16:09 AM PDT by McGruff
March 14th has been known as Pi Day ever since math promoters realized the fun that could be had with the date, but in 2015, Pi Day really is significant as the mathematical moment of Pi–3.141592653–will only come around once in a lifetime, on March 14th, 2015 at 9:26 a.m. and 53 seconds. It will be a moment captured in mathematical perfection for fans of the mathematical constant representing the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.
For those like us in the U.S. who use the Western Calendar, we can watch our smartphones and clocks tick over to that time, and have the enjoyment of living during the instant of “Pi” carried out to 10 digits.
A moment like this won’t be back for another hundred years, March 14th, 2115.
see Tau vs. Pi
“Only if you’re a loser who can’t memorize the decimal form out far enough. :)”
Can’t remember what I had for breakfast.
For the record, my local firewall blocked your image as porn.
Damn, I hate to take a shot of vodka that early in the morning, but the occasion does deserve a proper toast and salute!
If I remember correctly, that is also Pi.
Some societies in the past approximated Pi as 22/7, but it's not exact. 22/7 = 3.1428571. It differs from the true value in the 3rd decimal place.
Next year pi day is a good one, too: 3/14/16
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