Two random related facts about the mankind’s favorite
transcendental number:
If you calculated the circumference of the earth using π
rounded to only the ninth decimal place, you would have an error of about a
quarter of an inch.
If you calculated the circumference of the entire known
universe using π rounded to only the thirty-ninth decimal place, you’d have an
error no greater than the radius of a hydrogen atom.
Yikes!
As of late 2013, computer scientists have calculated the value of π out to 13.3 trillion decimal places.
As of late 2013, computer scientists have calculated the value of π out to 13.3 trillion decimal places.
When I blow out the π Day cake candles later tonight, truly will I be humbled in silent awe.
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