Posted on 03/02/2009 7:29:04 PM PST by NormsRevenge
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Dust off the slide rules and recharge the calculators. Square Root Day is upon us.
The math-buffs' holiday, which only occurs nine times each century, falls on Tuesday — 3/3/09 (for the mathematically challenged, three is the square root of nine).
"These days are like calendar comets, you wait and wait and wait for them, then they brighten up your day — and poof — they're gone," said Ron Gordon, a Redwood City teacher who started a contest meant to get people excited about the event.
The winner gets, of course, $339 for having the biggest Square Root Day event.
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I wish I had a buck for everytime I see 11:11 on the digiclock.
occurs nine times each century
Cool. Thanks for posting. Since we are witnessing socialism squared, the square root of socialism is socialism.
Just sayin...
Oh great.....I just wasted another 3.1419265 seconds of my life clicking on this thread.
pfffttt....where were these people on 02/02/04? or on 01/01/01? newbies...
“for the mathematically challenged, three is the square root of nine”
Not so, the answer is +3 and -3.
No doubt about it this is the best news I have had all day!!
Nope, we’re in the square of a negative number “imaginary numbers” realm.
No joke.
And no Pi for us GOP “R” squares...
So if Obama gets a second term, there will be two of these during his reign...that can’t be good. (April 4, 2016)
Of course, we’re all screwed anyway...
I’ll wait for May 5th 2025
Next up will be April 4, 2016!
The world is going to end on December 12, 2012 so they say. Make sure your liquor cabinet is empty and you have consumed all your perishables and cleaned out your freezer before turning off the lights.
And make no plans to go Christmas shopping.
Sounds like somebody needs to get a life.
My youngest son was born on 09/09 at 9:09 P.M. and weighed 9 lbs 9 ozs. I don't let it overwhelm me though.
(He's a member here and I am pinging him to this reply, in case he wants to take a bow.)
P.S. He's left handed! Can you imagine???
>Actually its December 21, 2012. I’d hate to run out of beer 9 days before the end of the world. I mean there are some things you just want to raise a cold one to.
LOL - Your wisdom is duely noted and appreciated... I do hear a 1/2 gal calling me from my fridge...
And March 14 at 3:59 in the afternoon has no significant digits?
Ring me up in 11 days.
2/4/16 must be a really special day!
You’re talking to someone who lives in a state that just today celebrated “Casimir Pulaski day” by shutting down state offices and giving employees, including teachers a paid holiday.
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