Pi

[The_Burg]

Just finished the documentry of amazing numbers, 'The Code' on BBC HD.
How amazing can a single number be, (even if it goes on forever, (surely there is a limit), )
42 was always the best number through fiction.

How can the answer to many questions be 3.14xxxxx?

[ChiChoAndy]

There is phi as well... The golden ratio.

[lazyitus]

Yeah, good viewing. I wondered whether pies are called pies because they're circular. (?)

[The_Burg]

lazyitus said:

Yeah, good viewing. I wondered whether pies are called pies because they're circular. (?)

Pukka PI's are great too.... lol

[Zwoelf]

lazyitus said:

I wondered whether pies are called pies because they're circular. (?)

Because they contain mixed things, akin to piebald horses or a magpie.

[Mobile Chicane]

I tuned in with bated breath, only to be disappointed: all puff and pretty pictures. (Typical BBC fodder nowadays )

I for one would have loved an explanation of what 'imaginary numbers' are and how they work.

None offered.

[C8PPO]

lazyitus said:

I wondered whether pies are called pies because they're circular. (?)

No

[-Pete-]

From memory, 3.1415926538

[GroundEffect]

-Pete- said:

From memory, 3.1415926538

I use the number pretty much every day and I know it was 3.14...or the Pi button

[Council Baby]

-Pete- said:

From memory, 3.1415926538

close, you should have rounded the 8 up using basic maths :

3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679
8214808651328230664709384460955058223172535940812848111745028410270193852110555964462294895493038196
4428810975665933446128475648233786783165271201909145648566923460348610454326648213393607260249141273
724587006606315588174881520920962829254091715364367892590360011330530548820466521384146951941511609

I'd continue but I need a drink.

[OlberJ]

The_Burg said:

How amazing can a single number be, (even if it goes on forever, (surely there is a limit), )

Of course there's no limit, that's the whole point.

The film is pretty good too.

[Zwoelf]

GroundEffect said:

-Pete- said:

From memory, 3.1415926538

I use the number pretty much every day and I know it was 3.14...or the Pi button

Or for mental calculations 22/7 will get you close enough.

[davepoth]

OlberJ said:

Of course there's no limit, that's the whole point.

Very true. If we were rebuilding maths from the start there's a school of thought that suggests everything would be much easier if we started with Pi being a whole number and worked back from there.

[ChiChoAndy]

Interesting fact, but the bible states that pi = 3

[Zwoelf]

ChiChoAndy said:

Interesting fact, but the bible states that pi = 3

Well that text has never been great on the specifics has it?

[jimmystratos]

ChiChoAndy said:

Interesting fact, but the bible states that pi = 3

Where abouts?

[Zwoelf]

jimmystratos said:

ChiChoAndy said:

Interesting fact, but the bible states that pi = 3

Where abouts?

Numbers: 3-14.

[fandango_c]

The_Burg said:

How can the answer to many questions be 3.14xxxxx?

It's not 3.14xxxx, it should be 6.28xxxx.

[ChiChoAndy]

jimmystratos said:

ChiChoAndy said:

Interesting fact, but the bible states that pi = 3

Where abouts?

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+7%3A23&version=KJV

Diameter = 10
circumference = 30

[cazzer]

Zwoelf said:

jimmystratos said:

ChiChoAndy said:

Interesting fact, but the bible states that pi = 3

Where abouts?

Numbers: 3-14.