National Pi Day

March 14th is always "National Pi Day" Why today? Because today is 3.14, the value of Pi.

 

National Pi Day celebrates Pi, a mathematical concept and a number that never ends .... at least no one has found the end yet. Often, we round it off to 3.14. If you are a mathematician, this is your day. For National Pi Day is a celebration of mathematics. And, more specifically ... it celebrates "Pi".

 

Today is the birthday of physicist Albert Einstein. Einstein was born on March 14, 1879. The date is also represented as 3.14. That strongly suggests some combination of these two facts is why someone created the day on March 14th. Of course, "Pi" was around long before Albert Einstein was born.

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Q: What do you get if you divide the circumference of a jack-o-lantern by its diameter?

A: Pumpkin pi.

 

Q: What do you get when you take a bovine and divide its circumference by its diameter?

A: Cow pi.

 

Q: What do you get when you take green cheese and divide its circumference by its diameter?

A: Moon pi.

 

Q: What do you get when you take a native Alaskan and divide its circumference by its diameter?

A: Eskimo pi.

 

Q: What do you get when you take the sun and divide its circumference by its diameter?

A: Pi in the sky.

 

Q: What do you get if you divide the circumference of a bowl of ice cream by its diameter?

A: Pi a'la mode.

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