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How precisely do you know the value of pi?

Pie? Where?
4
5%
I get by with using pi = 3.
0
No votes
3.14 - like most people.
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39%
3-6 digits - it's good to be accurate.
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33%
7-15 digits - I try.
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9%
16-50 digits - I REALLY try.
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6%
51+ digits - I've spent countless hours mastering the value of pi!
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9%
 
Total votes : 80

Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:52 pm

I remember it as 3.14, like most people.

Requiem o__O

*Applauds*

Sat Sep 09, 2006 1:29 am

Hehehe. I have something of a photographic memory. AndI love doing stuff like that.

If only my microphone was working I'd upload a clip of me reciting it xD

Sat Sep 09, 2006 1:43 am

3.14159

I probably could remember more if I wanted to, but I don't. :P

Sat Sep 09, 2006 3:50 am

3.14159265358979...something

e's cooler though. 2.71828182845904523536...

Sat Sep 09, 2006 3:56 am

.:Requiem:. wrote:Hehehe. I have something of a photographic memory. AndI love doing stuff like that.

If only my microphone was working I'd upload a clip of me reciting it xD


wow, that's impressive. The longest number I have memorized is my credit card number.

Sat Sep 09, 2006 4:13 am

thelilbear wrote:
.:Requiem:. wrote:Hehehe. I have something of a photographic memory. AndI love doing stuff like that.

If only my microphone was working I'd upload a clip of me reciting it xD


wow, that's impressive. The longest number I have memorized is my credit card number.


The longest number I have memorized is a phone number. :P

Sat Sep 09, 2006 12:34 pm

I'm in the '3.14159', but that's only recently. I always used to use '3.14' when I didn't have a calculator with the Pi symbol on it, right up until a few months ago when I heard it was '3.14159' on Stargate SG-1.

Yes, I am a geek.

Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:46 pm

pipsqueeek wrote:3.14159265358979...something

e's cooler though. 2.71828182845904523536...


e's only cooler in natural log land.

Sun Sep 10, 2006 11:55 am

3.14 - like most people.


It's not like I really need or want to know more than that. xD

Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:28 pm

3.14, and thats about it.

Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:27 pm

Xerophyte wrote:
3.14 - like most people.


It's not like I really need or want to know more than that. xD


exactly! if i'm ever doing anything that needs to use the value more accurately, i'll be using a calculator anyway, and calculators know it more precisely :)

Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:09 pm

shapu wrote:
pipsqueeek wrote:3.14159265358979...something

e's cooler though. 2.71828182845904523536...


e's only cooler in natural log land.


No...e rocks no matter how you look at it. All infinite sums are always cool. 8)

Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:18 pm

3.1415926

And pi is a mathmatical constant. The circumference of any circle is equal to its diameter multiplied by pi.

Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:09 am

its always been 3.14159...........plus a never ending bunch of numbers

Mon Sep 11, 2006 2:09 am

I know way more pi than i should.....

the reason? on Pi Day (March 14th) our school did lots of things, like making a paper chain link around the school, trying to beat world record, with a number of pi on each link....

and THEN... they had other nerdy things, like a pi memorizing contest for an *amazing!* prize......

So, i studied... made up a little tune to get through the first 50 or so... basically would make pattners of series of numbers in my head. I worked my butt off for a week, with pi on paper on me at all times, memorizing.... and I ended up memorizing 275 digits of pi. Thats right. For a whole day, i knew 275 digits of pi. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Then i didnt care if i rememberd them. of course, i still have the song and pattern in my head, so i remember... um... a lot still. lets see, off the top 3.14159...2653589793238......462643383......27950288419716939937.....5105820974944592..... 307816406..2862089986280348253421170679 8214808651328230664...70938446095505822....3172535940812848111..... 7450284....1027019385...211055596446229....4895493038196 ....

well, i *think* i know more than that, but without checking, i cant be postive whether im right or not. But you can see how the sequences i seperated them into have somewhat of a pattern to each of them... or similar numbers or something. Patters and songs really help.

In the end, i got 1st place in the contest, and won 15 dollars to target. I wanted to scream. What a jip.... im like "I memorized.... almost 300 digits of pi.... and i get 15 DOLLARS TO TARGET? *faint*.... oh well. at least i now have a bunch memorized....
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