Joe Pseudonym ([info]digitalwatches) wrote,
@ 2005-10-23 03:14:00
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Pi.
It is, as of now, 3:14 in the morning. That's pi to the first three digits, and thus in the most complicated form in which Livejournal's time feature can comprehend it.

If anyone can explain why I wrote this entry, I would be much obliged.

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[info]emiliod
2005-10-23 04:56 pm UTC (link)
Pi Day

"March 14, written 3-14 in the USA date format, is an unofficial celebration for Pi Day derived from the common three-digit approximation for the number π: 3.14. It is usually celebrated at 1:59 PM (in recognition of the six-digit approximation: 3.14159). Some, using a twenty-four-hour clock rather than a twelve hour clock, say that 1:59 PM is actually 13:59 and celebrate it at 1:59 AM or 3:09 PM (15:09) instead. Parties have been held by the mathematics departments of various schools around the world.

This day has been celebrated in a variety of ways. Groups of people, typically pi clubs, give thought to the role that the number π has played in their lives and imagine the world without π. During such an event, pi celebrants may devise alternative values for π, eat pi (pie), play pi (piñata), drink pi (Piña Colada) or watch π (Pi (film)). Enthusiasts also note that the day happens to be Albert Einstein's birthday.

The "ultimate" pi day[1] occurred on March 14th, 1592, at 6:53 AM and 58 seconds. When written in American-style date format, this is 3/14/1592 6:53.58, which corresponds to the first twelve digits of pi: 3.14159265358. However, considering this was well before any kind of standardized world time had been established, and the general public had no concept of π, the occurrence likely went unnoticed[2]." -Wikipedia

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[info]digitalwatches
2005-10-23 09:59 pm UTC (link)
Wow. You have earned your oxygen.

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[info]biggeststyxfan
2005-10-24 12:14 am UTC (link)
I remeber celebrating that in 6th grade!

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[info]musical_aria
2005-10-24 01:04 am UTC (link)
I STALKA YOU! *runs and hides very visibly behind a tree*

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