History of American PI

[jedishrfu]

Interesting take on solving the Squaring the Circle problem enshrined in law:

http://pulse.edf.com/en/day-pi-became-3-2-instead-3-14159/?utm_source=OutbrainInter&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Trafic [Broken]

 

[Mark44]

Or this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Pie_(song [Broken])

 

[rbj]

$\frac{22}{7}$, $\frac{16}{5}$, or $\frac{7^7}{4^9}$, it's all the same.

 

[HallsofIvy]

Interesting take on solving the Squaring the Circle problem enshrined in law:

http://pulse.edf.com/en/day-pi-became-3-2-instead-3-14159/?utm_source=OutbrainInter&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Trafic [Broken]

The "interesting take" is that the very site you link to say it was NOT "enshrined in law". such a bill was introduced into the state legistature but voted down.

 

[jedishrfu]

The "interesting take" is that the very site you link to say it was NOT "enshrined in law". such a bill was introduced into the state legistature but voted down.

I stand corrected if not by spellchecker then by HallsOfIvy. But it did get 67 to 0 vote in the legislature but was killed in the state Senate so I guess it was half a law.

 

[lostcauses10x]

Legislation to force a mathematical concept into law.. Scary.
Reminds me, that there was a time one did not go against the church for fear of torture and or death.

 

[Edgardo]

Story told by Numberphile:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFNjA9LOPsg