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Happy Pi Day!
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Discussion Overview
The thread celebrates Pi Day, discussing its significance and related concepts. Participants share greetings and explore alternative ways to conceptualize the celebration of Pi, including humorous suggestions and references to scientific ideas.
Discussion Character
- Exploratory, Conceptual clarification, Debate/contested
Main Points Raised
- Some participants express greetings for Pi Day and share links to Pi-related facts.
- One participant humorously suggests that instead of Pi Day, it should be celebrated as "Pi instant," proposing a specific time for the celebration.
- Another participant introduces the idea of "Radian Day," linking it to the Earth's orbit and suggesting different dates based on leap years.
- A claim is made that Pi seems to change over time, referencing a source from 2009.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants generally agree on the celebration of Pi Day, but there are multiple competing views regarding alternative celebrations and the nature of Pi itself.
Contextual Notes
The discussion includes speculative ideas about the nature of Pi and its celebration, with no consensus on the validity of the claims regarding Pi changing over time.
Who May Find This Useful
Readers interested in mathematical concepts, celebrations of mathematics, or humorous takes on scientific ideas may find this discussion engaging.
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Well, not here anymore. But (belated) happy 146th birthday, Albert!diogenesNY said:
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Thanks for the thought, but At 3:49+AM? I'm not that much of a night owl! (usually)diogenesNY said:
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Instead of Pi day, it should be Pi instant. It would occur on the 14th of March at 3:23:53 am plus 0.6052271 seconds. It would be widely celebrated by subatomic particles.
Or there could be Radian Day. It's measured relative to the beginning of the New Year. Since then the Earth has travelled a distance in its orbit that is the same as its distance from the Sun. In a leap year Radian Day would be February 29th, otherwise March 1st.
Or there could be Radian Day. It's measured relative to the beginning of the New Year. Since then the Earth has travelled a distance in its orbit that is the same as its distance from the Sun. In a leap year Radian Day would be February 29th, otherwise March 1st.
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