Celebrate Pi Day with Pie
Photograph from bec.w on Flickr
Tomorrow is a really big day for math dorks and pie appreciators alike. Pi Day comes but once a year, celebrating over one trillion digits past the decimal point and people who just need another excuse to eat butter.
Last year, Ed rounded up some of the best pie sources in America, and as to be expected, the Serious Eaters chirped up with other favorites.
Note: Pi Day on March 14 should not be confused with the American Pie Council's Pie Day on January 23. Both involve happy tummies.
Related
Cook's Illustrated's Foolproof Pie Dough
Vodka, the Secret to Foolproof Pie Dough
3.14 pie day [Talk]
Add a comment:
Previewing your comment:
HTML Hints
Some HTML is OK: <a href="URL">link</a>, <strong>strong</strong>, <em>em</em>
Comment Guidelines
Post whatever you want, just keep it seriously about eats, seriously. We reserve the right to delete off-topic or inflammatory comments. Learn more at our Comment Policy page.
If you see something not so nice, please, report an inappropriate comment.
7 Comments:
"PIE: A preparation consisting of a pastry crust that serves as a kind of
package or dish for a sweet or savory filling. Most restaurants
sell pie only by the slice; to find out how much it would cost to
buy an entire pie, multiply the number of slices by the value of pie,
which is currently about $3.14159265358979323."
---The Devil's Food Dictionary
Barry Foy at 8:55PM on 03/13/09
We celebrated Pi day at my school today. The kids all made shirts like QT - Pi and we had pizza pie in every math class. Last year we did real "pie" and it was too messy so we stuck with pizza this year.
I don't think we learned about Pi back in my day because I had no clue what they were talking about!
floridayaya at 9:40PM on 03/13/09
Geeky admission--I can recite pi to the 60th power.
maxcriden at 10:49PM on 03/13/09
In Nebraska, I can recite pi to one digit. That's all you need there...
gb944 at 8:52AM on 03/14/09
Of course, those not in america have to wait until July 7th. (22/7) for their 'pi approximation' day. I don't know what they would eat though.
Geeka at 9:22AM on 03/14/09
I can do about 25 digits..... last year I could do more but I am getting old and don't remember any more
Last year I made 12 pies for pi day, several of which I at least attempted to write the symbol pi with limited success.... http://whyamisoboring.blogspot.com/2008/03/pie-day.html
This year was a bit smaller... at least so far http://whyamisoboring.blogspot.com/2009/03/pie-day-2009.html I tried to draw pi with bacon but it didn't work all that well. but at least they liked they pies!
Geeka, you eat things that are close to but not quite pie!!!! http://whyamisoboring.blogspot.com/2008/07/pi-approximation-day.html
princexy at 12:07PM on 03/14/09
Geeka, don't you mean July 22?
Cebca at 4:17PM on 03/17/09