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It's pi day, pi day, gotta get down on pi day! (Original Post) charlie and algernon Mar 2012 OP
That looks tasty. HappyMe Mar 2012 #1
You know what ELSE today is? Bladian Mar 2012 #2
Uh oh! HappyMe Mar 2012 #3
I thought it was funny. Bladian Mar 2012 #4
I do too. HappyMe Mar 2012 #5
Pi is still wrong :P pokerfan Mar 2012 #6
That pi (pie?) actually looks damn good. nt Bladian Mar 2012 #7
she bakes and does math pokerfan Mar 2012 #8
And how many tau people still want to cling to Imperial units? SwissTony Mar 2012 #9
I know you're joking pokerfan Mar 2012 #10
Who needs tau when we have wau? (Same young lady as in the pi(e) video) SwissTony Mar 2012 #13
What kind of a pi pie is that? yellowcanine Mar 2012 #11
Well, I'm a slug and can't bake for shit, so Moondog Mar 2012 #12

SwissTony

(2,560 posts)
9. And how many tau people still want to cling to Imperial units?
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 02:44 PM
Mar 2012

In Holland, the word "pi" is pronounced "pee". So, would Dutchies have to wait twice as long so they could have a "tau"?

And e^(i*pi) + 1 = 0 almost constitutes proof of god.

e^(i*tau)=1 looks like something a young earth creationist would drag in.

pokerfan

(27,677 posts)
10. I know you're joking
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 03:18 PM
Mar 2012

but I want to point out how idiotic it is to measure angles with radians (properly derived from the radius) but use a constant that's based upon the diameter. It would be like defining a kilogram as equal to the mass of two liters of water. It tosses in a factor of two that only obfuscates.

As far as Euler's identity goes, I happen to think the tau version is even more elegant:

[center][font color="black" size="5"face="ariel"]e = 1[/font][/center]

Moondog

(4,833 posts)
12. Well, I'm a slug and can't bake for shit, so
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 05:34 PM
Mar 2012

I went down to the local Publix and bought a strawberry and kiwi pie. Not a fruit pie, with chunks and stuff, more like a key lime pie, but with strawberry and kiwi. I have high hopes for it.

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