Draw a circle at 9:26:53am. I\u2019ve always felt that Pi proves there is something wrong with our number system. It\u2019s like saying \u201cthere is no word for [untranslatable] in our language.\u201d Pi is compact, elegant, integral to examining the natural world. It\u2019s translation into Arabic numerals is comical. Pi is smoothly analog. Its numeric rendition is arbitrarily digital, cut off from the continuum. Pi is a pearl in the palm of an ape that needs all of its fingers and toes to count.<\/p>\n
Going all out for math and pastries on special Pi Day | Albuquerque Journal News<\/a> <\/p>\n Saturday is the day when love of math and a hankering for pastry come full circle. Saturday is Pi Day, a once-in-a-year calendar date that this time squares the fun with a once-in-a-century twist. <\/p>\n Saturday is 3-14-15, the first five digits of the mathematical constant pi: 3.141592653. The best times to celebrate are at 9:26 and 53 seconds, morning and evening. The next time that happens is in March 2115.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Going all out for math and pastries on special Pi Day | Albuquerque Journal News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Draw a circle at 9:26:53am. I\u2019ve always felt that Pi proves there is something wrong with our number system. It\u2019s like saying \u201cthere is no word for [untranslatable] in our language.\u201d Pi is compact, elegant, integral to examining the natural world. It\u2019s translation into Arabic numerals is comical. Pi is smoothly analog. Its numeric rendition … Continue reading Once every 100 years<\/span> \n