Marblehead Posted March 14, 2016 A special day for those who believe in PI. Many people don't believe in PI. Some say Pi are squared. Others say Pi is round. Whatever your beliefs - enjoy the day. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted March 14, 2016 PI is a constant. Until it is eaten and becomes an aspect of the void. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karl Posted March 14, 2016 Until it is eaten and becomes an aspect of the void. You can eat a constant but it remains a constant. Voids can't have aspects. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted March 14, 2016 If I go any further with this it will get silly. I'll stop here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karl Posted March 14, 2016 If I go any further with this it will get silly. I'll stop here. It's fun to ruminate using PI as an example of an undefined concept though. Kind of microcosm of what passes for thought these days. Using words and puns is great fun. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted March 14, 2016 Pi is very well defined! It just happens to be both irrational and transcendental. And delicious -- especially a nice peach cobbler with a little vanilla ice cream. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted March 14, 2016 I feel as though I am being primed to respond. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zerostao Posted March 14, 2016 Pi has a life of its own 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zhongyongdaoist Posted March 14, 2016 Pi only becomes truly ONEderful when you add e to it. Thus in English pie, but in mathematics Euler's identity: In mathematics it is not quite as easy as English, but the result is amazing as you can find out here: The Most Beautiful Equation What I find really interesting is that two of the most important irrational Constants pi and e can be related in such a way that they yield any integer at all, much less the most ONEderful of them all, and also of course it shows that all of the pi/pie homonym puns are actually a divine revelation. Funny isn't it? I think its hilarious myself. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted March 14, 2016 (edited) Pi has a life of its own Yeah, sometimes pages are beyond our reach. Edited March 14, 2016 by Marblehead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted March 14, 2016 Pi has a life of its own Wait a minute. He is from India and he has a zebra? Ain't no zebras in India. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted March 14, 2016 So let's consider that Pi is a constant. I submit that the only constant is Dao. Therefore, using circular logic. Pi is Dao. When you look at it, it's not sufficient to be seen;When you listen to it, it's not sufficient to be heard;Yet when you use it, it can't be used up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karl Posted March 14, 2016 I'm staying on this topic, that slice of socialist PI is raising my blood pressure too high. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karl Posted March 14, 2016 So let's consider that Pi is a constant. I submit that the only constant is Dao. Therefore, using circular logic. Pi is Dao. When you look at it, it's not sufficient to be seen; When you listen to it, it's not sufficient to be heard; Yet when you use it, it can't be used up. You would have to define Dao first, and well, as you know, no one can define to undefinable Dao, so, like schrodinger so cat, it it both is and isn't at the same time. Can we do Schrodingers pi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted March 14, 2016 Pi exists but it doesn't exist after it has been eaten. No, that didn't work. Dao is undefined. Pi is defined. Therefore Dao is defined. It is 3.14159 ... ~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted March 14, 2016 Pi exists but it doesn't exist after it has been eaten. No, that didn't work. Dao is undefined. Pi is defined. Therefore Dao is defined. It is 3.14159 ... ~ Easily defined but impossible to state. I can tell you about pi but I cannot tell it to you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karl Posted March 14, 2016 Pi exists but it doesn't exist after it has been eaten. No, that didn't work. Dao is undefined. Pi is defined. Therefore Dao is defined. It is 3.14159 ... ~ Your syllogism still isn't working :-) You could try defining PI in terms of Pie. That might be made to work as pies are often roughly circular. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted March 14, 2016 Your syllogism still isn't working :-) You could try defining PI in terms of Pie. That might be made to work as pies are often roughly circular. Sometimes I don't work. Pies can be squared too. But I don't know if Dao is squared. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karl Posted March 15, 2016 pi pie.jpg PI squared (pie pi) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zerostao Posted March 15, 2016 (edited) PI squared (pie pi) i think that is a fra-ority i partied with on campus once or was it phi pi, i think both actually Edited March 15, 2016 by zerostao 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites