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Get ready for pi day
January 21, 2007
The number without end, known as pi, is getting it's own day. Yes, the number that represents that ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter will have it's moment to shine on March 14, 2007 at 1:59 pm Pacific Daylight Time.* The Exploratorium, a very cool science museum in San Francisco will comemorate the moment. Why March 14 at 1:59? The Exploriatorium web site explains...
"At 1:59pm, celebrants are invited to circumambulate the Pi shrine approximately 3.14 times, since 3.14 is an approximation of Pi. The Pi Shrine is a small brass plate engraved with pi to a hundred digits located on the floor on the mezzanine level of San Francisco’s Exploratorium, the prototype for hands-on science museums around the world. Add beads to a ritual Pi string, where each bead color designates a value for Pi to over 1600 digits, and growing. Music based on the number Pi provides the ambience."
The best part is that participants will get to eat some form of pie, although it's unknown if the pie will be apple or pizza. BTW, March 14 is also Einstein's birthday. Even if you can't get to The Exporatorium at pi time, put it on your itinerary the next time you're in San Francisco.
* This year, most areas in the U.S. shift to Daylight Savings time on the second Sunday of March, which is March 11, 2007.
Posted by Martin Rowe on January 21, 2007 | Comments (10)
