Public Service Announcement: It's PI, Not PIE!

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The discussion revolves around the distinction between "pi" and "pie," exploring the humorous and cultural implications of the terms. Participants share anecdotes, clarify definitions, and engage in light-hearted banter about the mathematical constant pi and the dessert pie, with references to pronunciation and cultural differences in dessert preferences.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants emphasize that the mathematical ratio is called "pi," not "pie," and provide links to images for clarification.
  • Several anecdotes are shared about misunderstandings related to the spelling of "pi" during games like Scrabble.
  • Humorous exchanges occur about the nature of pie, with some participants expressing preferences for savory pies over sweet ones.
  • There are discussions about the pronunciation of "pi" in Greek versus English, with some participants joking about potential mispronunciations.
  • Some participants propose that "pie" could be humorously defined as "pi times e," leading to playful calculations.
  • References to cultural differences in dessert types are made, with some participants discussing regional specialties like cobblers and buckles.
  • One participant humorously notes the absurdity of mixing dessert pies with savory pies, leading to a playful debate on what constitutes a proper pie.
  • There are mentions of historical references to pi in ancient texts, with some participants discussing the implications of these references.

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Participants generally agree on the distinction between "pi" and "pie," but there are multiple competing views regarding the nature of pies and cultural preferences, leading to an unresolved and playful debate.

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Some statements reflect personal experiences and cultural contexts that may not be universally applicable, and there are unresolved discussions about the definitions and classifications of pies.

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Readers interested in mathematical humor, cultural discussions about food, or those looking for light-hearted exchanges on terminology may find this thread engaging.

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OK, I can't stand it any more. This is a Public Service Announcement. The ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter is called pi, not pie.
OK, here's a small demonstration just to clarify:

This is pi:
http://www.ualr.edu/~lasmoller/mathresources/bigpi.gif
This is pie:
http://www.oxfordfrozenfoods.com/images/pie.jpg

And BTW, that thing that keeps me from floating off my chair is called gravity, not gavity or gracity (good gracious!).
And the Greek philosopher who explained why we could never, ever cross the room was named Xeno or Zeno, but definitely not Xeon!

ok, I'm done here. I'm just in one of those moods. :-p
 
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I know exactly where you're coming from - I was playing scrabble with some people the other day, and I put down pi (sad two letter word, but that's all I could do with my horrible letters at the time) and they laughed at me and said, "you don't know how to spell pie!"

I just whipped out the webster and showed em wrong!

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I.T. came from the sky!
 
infinitetime said:
I know exactly where you're coming from - I was playing scrabble with some people the other day, and I put down pi (sad two letter word, but that's all I could do with my horrible letters at the time) and they laughed at me and said, "you don't know how to spell pie!"

I just whipped out the webster and showed em wrong!
Oh, mercy! :smile:
 
That letter looks quite tasty...i must have it.
 
Math Is Hard said:
Oh, mercy! :smile:

I knew you'd get a crazy turn of the smily head ( :smile: ) out of that!
 
Jessica,that's

[tex]\displaystyle{\pi}[/tex]

This one

[tex]\displaystyle{\prod}[/tex]

is "pi",too...:-p

Daniel.
 
So, if you're drunk, are you pie eyed, or pi eyed?

[tex]\pi[/tex]

The Rev
 
dextercioby said:
Jessica,that's

[tex]\displaystyle{\pi}[/tex]

This one

[tex]\displaystyle{\prod}[/tex]

is "pi",too...:-p

Daniel.

Here Daniel, have some ice cream.
You can have pi à la mode! :approve:
 
I thought that pie was really

[tex]pi*e[/tex]

3.14159... x 2.717... ~= 8.54
 
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Given the choice, I think I'd rather have pie! :biggrin:
 
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motai said:
I thought that pie was really

[tex]pi*e[/tex]

3.14159... x 2.717... ~= 8.54

Oh, I see.. (pi)(e)
hmm, what a great number. It should never be squared and should always be rounded!
 
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In Greek, I believe it's pronounced like:
http://www.cogsci.indiana.edu/farg/harry/lan/pi.wav
although in English it's:
http://www.answers.com/pi (click on the speaker icon)
 
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motai said:
I thought that pie was really

[tex]pi*e[/tex]

3.14159... x 2.717... ~= 8.54


:smile: :smile: :smile:
 
  • #14
robphy said:
In Greek, I believe it's pronounced like:
http://www.cogsci.indiana.edu/farg/harry/lan/pi.wav
although in English it's:
http://www.answers.com/pi (click on the speaker icon)
Gee, I guess it's a good thing the Greek pronounciation didn't quite cross over into English. Otherwise, folks would be spelling it "pee". :biggrin:
 
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I don't understand, America is borrowing the Greek alphabet but we pronounce the letters differently...
 
  • #16
*mumbles to himself*

area..

pie are squared..

mm..
 
  • #17
moose said:
I don't understand, America is borrowing the Greek alphabet but we pronounce the letters differently...
I wonder whether you even pronounce the Latin letters correctly :-p
 
  • #18
Weird,huh?The same with [itex]\eta[/itex].In ancient greek it stood for [itex]e[/itex],but in modern Greek it's spelled [itex]\mbox{ita}[/itex].

Daniel.
 
  • #19
mmmmmmm pi *drools*
 
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Math Is Hard said:
This is pie:
http://www.oxfordfrozenfoods.com/images/pie.jpg


MIH, you don't know what you're on about.

THIS is pie:

http://www.clewlows.co.uk/images/phatform/P1010014.jpg

Honestly, when will you people learn? :smile:
 
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brewnog said:
MIH, you don't know what you're on about.
Honestly, when will you people learn? :smile:
ROFLMAO! :smile:
Being a girl from the Southern U.S. I must confess being a little under-educated when it comes to pie. You see, we rarely have pie for dessert. We primarily have deep-dish cobbler and sometimes something called a "buckle". (Has anyone else heard of blueberry buckle?)
 
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PIE FOR DESSERT?

ARE YOU MAD?


Pies are supposed to be full of pork, or steak and kidney, or meat and potato, or chicken and mushroom, or steak and ale, or beef and mushroom...
 
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www.denbydale.com/history/pie.htm[/URL] And as pi is calculated to more and more digits each day, so the Denby Dale Pie grows and grows, approaching infinity...
 
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brewnog said:
PIE FOR DESSERT?

ARE YOU MAD?


Pies are supposed to be full of pork, or steak and kidney, or meat and potato, or chicken and mushroom, or steak and ale, or beef and mushroom...

You're talking about a pot pie. Regular pie has fruit or custard filling. :approve: Yum yum yum. I just had chicken with that cucumber dill sauce Astronuc posted, and you already have me feeling hungry again! :-p
 
  • #25
I'll be really upset if next time I'm eating pie and mash and gravy there's custard under the crust
 
  • #26
pi=3
e=3
pi=e
 
  • #27
cronxeh said:
*mumbles to himself* pie are squared..





http://img89.echo.cx/img89/1022/pf2jb.jpg





Sorry, guys. I promise... that's almost the sorriest one I've ever done. :redface:
 
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brewnog said:
PIE FOR DESSERT?

ARE YOU MAD?
Well, yes! :biggrin:

Anyway, dear me! This is a real controversy. Under Gale's Law, pi = 3 and e = 3, therefore pi*e = pi2. But under Danger's Law, pi aren't squared. What a terrible contradiction!
 
  • #29
infinitetime said:
I know exactly where you're coming from - I was playing scrabble with some people the other day, and I put down pi (sad two letter word, but that's all I could do with my horrible letters at the time) and they laughed at me and said, "you don't know how to spell pie!"

I just whipped out the webster and showed em wrong!

_____________

I.T. came from the sky!

*sigh*

There is no physically harming self because of pain to my soul smiley. There should be.
 
  • #30
icvotria said:
www.denbydale.com/history/pie.htm[/URL] And as pi is calculated to more and more digits each day, so the Denby Dale Pie grows and grows, approaching infinity...[/QUOTE]



I WAS THERE!

I ate the last Denby Dale pie! It was awesome, there were 30,000 people eating this 12 tonne pie and drinking beer in the middle of a field. I can't believe you know about that pie! I'm impressed! :smile:



Here's a nice picture of the pie I ate!

[PLAIN]http://www.clarke.sathosting.net/denbydalecom//images/sundryimages/2000pie.jpg
 
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