Happy Pi Day!
One of the best things about humans is that we seem always game to celebrate. Whether it’s National Hot Dog Day (July 20th), International I Hate Coriander Day (February 23rd) or Measure Your Feet Day (January 23rd), every day seems to be an opportunity to find kindred spirits who like the everyday or the odd.
Today happens to be the day when math lovers, punsters, bakers, and pie eaters unite. If we jump into our time machines to math class, we remember measuring circles by using the symbol, π, with rulers, protractors, and calculators. The value of π goes on and on … and on and on but for convenience sake, we use the first three digits, 3.14.
Will it surprise you to know that people around the world celebrate Pi Day on March 14th or 3/14? Some stick to the math, doing complicated math problems or reciting the value of π until they’re hoarse. Some of us eat pie. I’m in that camp.
There’s pi.
And there’s pie.
