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Subject:Fun: Today is Pi Day! From:John Hedtke <john -at- hedtke -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:27:21 -0700
Today is Pi Day. To be precise, 1:59 this afternoon will be Pi
Minute. If you know the digits, you can compute Pi Second. At that
precise moment, everyone leap. I'll be listening for the thump.
Notes: "Pi Day" is a calendar play on the mathematical value of pi
to celebrate mathematics and science in our schools and society. In
the United States, it is celebrated on March 14 (~3.14, hence March
14). Sometimes it is celebrated on March 14 at 1:59 p.m. (3.14159,
commonly known as Pi Minute). March 14 also happens to be Albert
Einstein's birthday. In Europe, it is commonly celebrated on 22 July
(Euro date format 22/7, which is the fractional equivalent of pi).
The first Pi Day celebration was held at the San Francisco
Exploratorium in 1988, with staff and public marching around one of
its circular spaces, and then consuming fruit pies; the museum has
since added pizza pies to its Pi Day menu.
Math departments are very motivated about promoting this "holiday",
but are often short funds and ideas on how to go about it. Most would
appreciate any private organization - even an atheist one - to work
with them to help promote the holiday. Offering pies are one obvious
way to do this; and Hostess and Little Debbie pies are good choices
of pies that can be safely and easily passed out with some kind of
message attached to the package. These pies can be ordered from the
manufacturer for very cheap ($0.25/ea) and delivered for free.
Yours truly,
John Hedtke
Author/Consultant/Contract Writer
www.hedtke.com <-- website
Region 7 Director, STC
541-685-5000 (office landline)
541-554-2189 (cell)
john -at- hedtke -dot- com (primary email)
johnhedtke -at- aol -dot- com (secondary email)
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