Happy PI day peeps!!!

[wsuwrhr]

A very festive day for sure!!

Brian

 

[FreeBird236]

screw PI.

.785 X D squared.

 

[mash on it]

So, on the intwebs Pi is 3.14159...
My calculator is 3.14285...

What's more accurate?

Brian?

Dan'l

 

[wsuwrhr]

Common PI is 3.14159

It is an irrational number, so everything is an approximation.....

I don't know what is up with your calculator.

So, on the intwebs Pi is 3.14159...
My calculator is 3.14285...

What's more accurate?

Brian?

Dan'l

 

[Dana757]

I’m ready

 

[wsuwrhr]

Still in use today for REALLY big dia's. No different than using a vernier caliper.

View attachment 735549 I’m ready

 

[nowski]

View attachment 735549 I’m ready

Those are little Pi Tapes. It's amazing how accurate those Archimedes tapes are...

 

[mash on it]

Common PI is 3.14159

It is an irrational number, so everything is an approximation.....

I don't know what is up with your calculator.

Many calculators...

22/7....

Dan'l

 

[Dana757]

Those are little Pi Tapes. It's amazing how accurate those Archimedes tapes are...

yeah, last time I used one was to measure my hat size. lol

 

[FreeBird236]

So, on the intwebs Pi is 3.14159...
My calculator is 3.14285...

What's more accurate?

Brian?

Dan'l

3.14285 is what you get dividing 7 into 22 which is not as accurate.

 

[TrollerDave]

So, on the intwebs Pi is 3.14159...
My calculator is 3.14285...

What's more accurate?

Brian?

Dan'l

3.141, 3.142 ... Whatever it takes.

 

[Rondog4405]

 

[wzuber]

screw PI.

As in warm apple pi? haha

 

[4Waters]

As in warm apple pi? haha

 

[WhatExit?]

Wait until 3:14 this afternoon to celebrate...

 

[OLDRAAT]

PiTape company is in San Diego.
They used to give tours...interesting place. Used their I.D. and O.D. tapes for lots of years. Gave some which were slightly out of calibration to my tree trimmer

OR

 

[bocco]

View attachment 735549 I’m ready

I had to google that. I've never seen it before.

 

[SoCalDave]

People who don't celebrate PI day R square.