Pi Day

I will admit - the math geek in me found this interesting.

Today - March 14 - is Pi Day. And imagine this - it has been recognized by the U.S. Congress as such (our tax dollars hard at work, I am sure). I guess it's like a "Hallmark Day" for math enthusiasts.

So for those who need a reminder, the mathematical constant pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to it's diameter.

For true geeks, the number is 3.1415926535 ...

... and yes, to this day I still remember pi to all those decimal points - no Wikipedia reminder required. No, I have no idea why that is permanently etched into the deepest recesses of my cortex. I suspect it's because math (and science) were the classes that got me through high school. If you want a reminder of how to calculate it, you can always throw frozen hot dogs - among other options, of course.

Officially, there is a Pi Day and, wait, a Pi Second - 3/14 at 1:59:26 ... and yes, people do celebrate this!

But wait, there's more ...

As a matter of fact, there is an official web site for Pi Day - and MIT sends out it's acceptance letters to prospective students so that they will be delivered on Pi Day. For those that want to really get into the spirit, you can celebrate Pi Day many ways.

And how about the "Pi Rap" ...

Hey, it's got it's own rap, so in todays age, it must be ... err ... relevant?

In all reality, it's no worse than celebrating any of the bazillion Hallmark Days that exist now! So get out and let that inner math geek out - and enjoy!