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> A friend of mine tries to bake a spherical pie for pi day (March 14) each year, with varying approaches (and levels of success). Could also do it on pi appro
by ant6n 8mo ago
> A friend of mine tries to bake a spherical pie for pi day (March 14) each year, with varying approaches (and levels of success).
Could also do it on pi approximation day (July 22), then one doesn't have to be so exact about it.
- fsagx 8mo agoI didn't get it, so I looked it up. 22/7 ~= 3.14
- emmelaich 8mo agoActually closer to π and matches the more sensible date format. (Yes this is worth fighting over!)
- xxs 8mo agowhile true that month being 1st making little sense, the good format usually features leading zeros, so '22/07'
- fuzztester 8mo ago355 / 113 ( = 3.1415929204 ) is one approximation I have read about, attributed by some, to ancient or medieval Indian or Chinese mathematicians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approximations_of_pi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approximations_of_pi
- cmehdy 8mo agoNow I'm considering making a Matt Parker pie: a spherical pie made from a normal pie + calling it close enough in 2 out of 3 dimensions.
- dessimus 8mo agoSo a "Parker square" of pies then?