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Old 22-07-2009, 12:15   #1
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Default Happy Pi Day Everyone

22/7 is the day for celebrating Pi (in countries that can get the month and day in the right order at least)

So go out and get some pi for lunch. MMMmmmm pi.
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Old 22-07-2009, 12:19   #2
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I actually know Pi to 15 decimal places... just don;t ask me why as I have no idea.
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Old 22-07-2009, 12:22   #3
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I actually know Pi to 15 decimal places... just don;t ask me why as I have no idea.
My pitiful excuse is a school trip, a long bus ride and a scientific calculator..oh what fun we had
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Old 22-07-2009, 13:03   #4
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I know 15 places to get pie
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Old 22-07-2009, 16:07   #5
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I was about to say why didn't they ever teach me pi was 22/7, but it isn't.
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Old 22-07-2009, 16:10   #6
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Mmmm, pie.
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Old 23-07-2009, 08:40   #7
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I was about to say why didn't they ever teach me pi was 22/7, but it isn't.
I was taught that it was a rough approximation, useful for quick and dirty mental estimates but should never be used for anything that mattered.
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I was taught that it was a rough approximation, useful for quick and dirty mental estimates but should never be used for anything that mattered.
It's only accurate to 2 decimal places!
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It's only accurate to 2 decimal places!
Which is accurate enough for a rough estimate
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An incredibly rough, rough estimate.
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