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#210017 - 03/14/13 08:56 AM Pi day
Jackie Offline
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Registered: 03/15/00
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Loc: Louisville, Kentucky
"The Greek letter pi (π), is the first letter of the word perimetros (Greek for perimeter)."

I never knew that!!

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#210023 - 03/14/13 10:56 AM Re: Pi day [Re: Jackie]
LukeJavan8 Offline
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Registered: 06/23/08
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Loc: Land of the Flat Water
When is "Pi Day"? Doesn't it come around once a year?????
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#210025 - 03/14/13 02:33 PM Re: Pi day [Re: LukeJavan8]
olly Offline
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Registered: 12/18/06
Posts: 932
Loc: Auckland, New Zealand
3.14

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#210026 - 03/14/13 06:09 PM Re: Pi day [Re: olly]
LukeJavan8 Offline
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Registered: 06/23/08
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After asking here, I went to a shopping mall and there
was no lack of college kids wearing t-shirts with
3:14 on them. Thanks and as for myself: duh!
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#210030 - 03/14/13 09:22 PM Re: Pi day [Re: Jackie]
Jackie Offline
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Registered: 03/15/00
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Loc: Louisville, Kentucky
Hey, olls, don't you-all put the day first and the month second?

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#210052 - 03/17/13 03:42 PM Re: Pi day [Re: Jackie]
olly Offline
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Registered: 12/18/06
Posts: 932
Loc: Auckland, New Zealand
Yes we do. Not many know of Pi day here.
I know it cos I am one of the idiots who every now and then tries to memorise a few more characters, dunno why just dunno.

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