Happy π Day!

As I write this, it’s March 14th at 1:59 p.m., which can also be written as 3-14 1:59. In other words, it’s time for π! Happy π Day!

To celebrate, an anonymous π provider left these in the Tucows lunchroom:

From left to right: cherry, apple and blueberry π.

Thanks, anonymous π provider!

Recommended Reading

The number π is the Kevin Bacon of mathematics, appearing unexpectedly in all sorts of branches of math beyond figuring out the circumference and area of a circle. To find out more about π, see:

• The π day site
• The Wikipedia entry
• The π Pages
• The “Ask Dr. Math” page on π
• A history of π
• The YTMND site