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Originally Posted by Oldfart
.... when people are running computer programs to work out an approximation to 100,000 decimal places, at what point are they fooling themselves?
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10^5? Not so insignificant when meeting an orbiting planet with a satellite. 
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03-16-2010, 01:52 AM
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..... None of this is actually used in most people's every day lives. However, they insist on teaching it.
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Don't tell that to any tool maker, or carpet layer, or building painter, or utilities planner, or surveyor, or plumber, or engineer, or center pivot irrigation farmer, or tire maker, or landscaper, or air compressor salesman, or chimney builder, or custom engine mechanic, or ………………………... 
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03-16-2010, 03:43 AM
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Originally Posted by PantyFanatic
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Exactly my point.
When Pi is an approximation, the more you do with it, the more it drifts.
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03-16-2010, 03:56 AM
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I dunno 'bout no PI day but wasn't March 14 also 'Steak and a BJ Day'?
That I can figure out.
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03-16-2010, 05:07 AM
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Hey, who hijacked my hijack?
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03-16-2010, 05:08 AM
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LOL! Mathematicians are like that.
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03-16-2010, 05:32 AM
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Mathematician? I can only count to 11 when I have shoes on.
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03-16-2010, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by PantyFanatic
Don't tell that to any tool maker, or carpet layer, or building painter, or utilities planner, or surveyor, or plumber, or engineer, or center pivot irrigation farmer, or tire maker, or landscaper, or air compressor salesman, or chimney builder, or custom engine mechanic, or ………………………...
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or math teacher! 
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03-17-2010, 02:54 AM
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... or cook ... er ...
... wait a minute ... I guess that's PIE ...
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03-17-2010, 03:12 AM
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No DB, you need pi to work out how big the slice is.
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.... and the size plate you'll need to put it on. 
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And the volume of cream required to cover it to a depth of 1 1/4 inches.
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And the volume of cream required to cover it to a depth of 1 1/4 inches.
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03-17-2010, 04:18 AM
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You noticed?
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