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Aaron J. Dinkin (adinkin@commschool.org) wrote:
~ In article <1997032119070310741@isdn78.hrz.uni-siegen.de>,
~ holger_s@studm.hrz.uni-siegen.de (Kuddel) wrote:

~ >Martin Ward <martin@ward-hull.demon.co.uk> wrote:
~ >
~ >> Pi day
~ >> 
~ >> I saw a posting in one of the humour groups to the effect that 14 March
~ >> is Pi Day because 3/14 was a good approximation to pi.  Someone had
~ >> replied that 3/14 was closer to 0.2142857...
~ >
~ >Pi can be approximated by 22/7 (that's what the anciet Greeks did, when
~ >they build wheels) So we 22nd of July should be the Pi day, shouldn't
~ >it?

~ This isn't just a humor group thing - Pi Day was actually observed in
~ numerous elemantary schools.

~ And it's 3.14, people. Not 3/14. And the 22d of July is 7/22.

Not in the UK it's not.  That's the 7th of next October. :)

You can get away with 7-22-97 in UK but / is strictly heirarchic!

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