Today is March 14, Pi Day, celebrating the mysterious ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. The number is irrational, so there is no end to its number of digits. Go to 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592.com (or here) for Pi to a million digits. Or just listen to this Pi rap.
In celebration of Pi Day, here are ten uses of Pi having nothing to do with math:
10. As the title of a movie.
- As a college cheer at MIT.
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As the basis for a book of poetry and stories.
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As allegedly inaccurate lyrics to a Kate Bush song.
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As decorations on t-shirts, buttons, mugs, clocks, jewelry, and plushies.
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As a Facebook group.
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As a rap song and violin piece.
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As the name of a pizza place, of course!
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And the winner — a Pi pie!
For more Pi fun, check out Pi Day, the source of some of the uses described above.
Addendum: Here’s another great Pi pie:
