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‘Be exactly pi’ in what sense? is the point during the day when you’re .159265… of the way through 3/14 the relevant moment? Or is it at 1:59:26.5…? But then,
by jameshart 5y ago
‘Be exactly pi’ in what sense? is the point during the day when you’re .159265… of the way through 3/14 the relevant moment? Or is it at 1:59:26.5…?
But then, the 14th isn’t .14 of the way through March, and ‘months’ aren’t a consistent unit anyway so There’s no sense in which you can choose a moment in time ‘pi months’ into the year anyway.. so in what sense does ‘exactly pi’ occur during pi day at all?
It’s a very weird milestone to associate with pi, in general. The calendar is derived from a circle, after all, so pi can crop up in far more significant ways. Why not celebrate the moment when the earth has traveled 1 radian round the sun?
- vehemenz 5y agoWow, I never even thought of that. Associating pi with a place in the orbit, ideally one of the equinoxes, would actually make sense.