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Re: [OM] It'sPi Day!

Subject: Re: [OM] It'sPi Day!
From: Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 16:16:56 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
Cc: usher99@xxxxxxx
     How about a Euler's day?

>
>Nathan writes:
><<<Not in most of the world which writes dates as day/month/year or 
>year/month/day.
>
>Well.....  Congress can't get off its duff to do much these days (many 
>consider this a good thing) but
>in 2009, 3-14 was officially designated as NATIONAL PI Day.  Whether the rest 
>of the world really goes along, I don't know.
>Last year was Super Pi Day 3-14-15 and MIT sent out its acceptance e-mails at 
>9:26 (to further the string of Pi digits).
>There are some heated arguments whether Tau (2Pi) should be held in much 
>higher regard than Pi as it simplifies many math and physics expressions.  
>They consider today 
>Half Tau Day.  
>
>More of a Pi guy, Mike
>


Chris

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