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3.14 (March 14), or π, is annually celebrated as Pi Day. And, no, it’s not Pie Day, if you’re wondering if that was a typo. If you’re excitedly number crunching already, then Happy Pi Day, fellow mathematics/physics aficionados. It is your day of celebration.
If you’re one of those who have somehow escaped the relevance of 3.1415926535… well, that could go on forever, then know this — on March 14 (which can otherwise be written as 3.14), geeks around the world wear clothes adorned with the Pi symbol, eat pie and even throw pi-pie parties. Pi represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, but the number now is used for countless calculations and applications in the real world.
So, if you feel geeky enough, here are 5 ways to celebrate Pi Day.
This website let’s you check your birth date’s position in Pi. (Mine starts at 70199).
Wikihow has a series of ideas on how to incorporate 3.14 into your life. From baking Pi pies to converting time into Pi time. So, instead of it being 3 o’clock, now it’s 1/2 pi o’clock.
There is a whole line of clothing dedicated to Pi and its variants. Look uber cool and get that swag in a cool hoodie or T-shirt this year. (If you don’t own one already, just draw π on a plain T-shirt and work it!)
Third year in a row, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is paying an homage to the almighty Pi by throwing challenges developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The illustrated problem set gives students a chance to put their pi skills to the test to solve some of the same problems NASA scientists and engineers do. Check out this year’s challenge here.
