Relation Between Computers, Light and Pi

[Joshua Morris]

Is this equation of any use or in any way interesting?

c = speed of light (m/s)
e = euler's number

I don't know much about physics but

2^6=log_2(64), this is a binary logarithm so would this mean that computers, the world (c and e) and circles(pi) all be related somehow by this equation?

 

[Borg]

Yes, we've all seen things like that.

 

[Joshua Morris]

Yes, we've all seen things like that.

I don't get it

 

[Borg]

I don't get it

Just because something makes a good approximation, doesn't mean that there is a relationship.

 

[Dale]

Is this equation of any use or in any way interesting?

No. This is just numerology. Look what happens if you change units.

 

[nasu]

It is not dimensionally consistent so there is no point to ask about usefulness.
It does not make sense at all if c is a physical quantity and not just some arbitrary number.
Speed of light is 186 000. In miles per second. Does you relation still "works" with this number?
If you had a valid equation, changing units will not affect the validity, as long as you do it consistently.

 

[rumborak]

This totally brings me back to when I lived in England and argued with a guy in a pub about Pi. He insisted that Pi *is* 22/7. Obviously me trying to educate him about irrational numbers was of little value.

 

[berkeman]

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