Catman25 Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 So I'm going to enter this Pi Day competition. You have to memorize and many digits as you can and spit 'em back out on Pi day. So far I'm up to 133. Discuss pointless memorization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemniscate Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 I have a friend who is doing that. He actually found a song which is the first several hundred digits of pi, which are then sung. Meh, it can be fun, if you enjoy that sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Womi Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Want applause?Akira Haraguchi did 100,000. Have fun. =P btw, what's the number on place 42 after the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bury the year Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 3.141592653589793238462643383279 That's the farthest I can go from memory. 30 digits, not counting the first 3 and the decimal point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ensenada Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 3.1415 As far as I can go from memory ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 As far as I can go? Being the math wizard I am, let's see... *moves away from the keyboard to breathe* 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993 The next number is either 7 or 2, not sure which. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akira Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 My calculator remembers pi for me.. I don't see any point in memorising the digits when 22/7 can be used as an adequate substitute in most situations where a calculator is not available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 My calculator remembers pi for me.. I don't see any point in memorising the digits when 22/7 can be used as an adequate substitute in most situations where a calculator is not available. 3.1415 > 22/7 Because 22/7 is 3.1428... IT'S TOO MUCH FOR AREA TO HANDLE. Hell, my math teachers tell me to leave Pi as a symbol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akira Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 My calculator remembers pi for me.. I don't see any point in memorising the digits when 22/7 can be used as an adequate substitute in most situations where a calculator is not available. 3.1415 > 22/7 Because 22/7 is 3.1428... IT'S TOO MUCH FOR AREA TO HANDLE. Hell' date=' my math teachers tell me to leave Pi as a symbol.[/quote'] Well yeah, it generally makes more sense to do that, but still don't see how remembering the digits is remotely useful =p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dissonance Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 My calculator remembers pi for me.. I don't see any point in memorising the digits when 22/7 can be used as an adequate substitute in most situations where a calculator is not available. 3.1415 > 22/7 Because 22/7 is 3.1428... IT'S TOO MUCH FOR AREA TO HANDLE. Hell' date=' my math teachers tell me to leave Pi as a symbol.[/quote'] Well yeah, it generally makes more sense to do that, but still don't see how remembering the digits is remotely useful =p You'd be surprised at the things people will become proficient in that aren't remotely useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akira Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 My calculator remembers pi for me.. I don't see any point in memorising the digits when 22/7 can be used as an adequate substitute in most situations where a calculator is not available. 3.1415 > 22/7 Because 22/7 is 3.1428... IT'S TOO MUCH FOR AREA TO HANDLE. Hell' date=' my math teachers tell me to leave Pi as a symbol.[/quote'] Well yeah, it generally makes more sense to do that, but still don't see how remembering the digits is remotely useful =p You'd be surprised at the things people will become proficient in that aren't remotely useful. Very true statement.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waluigi44 Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Discuss pointless memorization.And with that, my cynical putdown in relation to your temporary hobby has been foiled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aesirson Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 [spoiler=Did someone mention pi?] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Discuss pointless memorization. I'm not so good with pi.All I remember is 3.14 that's it. But when it comes to memorization of other things such as History or Vocabulary words I am good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catman25 Posted February 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 As far as I can go? Being the math wizard I am' date=' let's see... *moves away from the keyboard to breathe* 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993 The next number is either 7 or 2, not sure which.[/quote']It's a 7, then a 51058209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679821480865132823066470938446095505 or something like that. That's all I've got. I know I can't beat the girl who's got 4K committed to memory. D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzi Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 I know up to 3.1415926535897932384626 (is it a 6?)If you don't know 3 you're a fcking moron, most should know 3.14 and a lot of people know up to 3.1415. Much further than that and you're showing off. If you know fifty+ digits you're wasting your time. However, if you have no life, feel free to learn a hundred or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Wright~ Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Here's an EXCELLENT way to memorize pointless numbers:1 = t or d sound (t and d have 1 downstroke)2 = n sound (has 2 downstrokes)3 = m sound (has 3 downstrokes)4 = r sound (four ends with r)5 = l sound (If you lift your left hand and make a 90 degree angle with your fingers, you will get an L)6 = j, ch, or sh sound (J sort of looks like a backward 6)7 = k or hard g sound (A K is two 7s back to back)8 = f or v sound (A cursive f looks like an 8)9 = p or b sound (p sort of looks like 9, b looks like an upside down 9) Convert the numbers into words. :Dex: California = 75142 Trust me, it will be worth your time! First 100 digits of pi translated into sentencesMy turtle pancho will, my love, pick up my new mover, ginger. My movie monkey plays in a favorite bucket. Ship my puppy Michael to Sullivan's backrubber A really open music video cheers Jenny F. Jones. HAve a baby fish knife so Marvin will marinate the goosechick. ________ Thanks Art Benjamin for showing me this system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 chuck norris is the last digit pi. because chuck norris is the end of all things meh the memorization of pie is easy....i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Womi Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Here's an EXCELLENT way to memorize pointless numbers:1 = t or d sound (t and d have 1 downstroke)2 = n sound (has 2 downstrokes)3 = m sound (has 3 downstrokes)4 = r sound (four ends with r)5 = l sound (If you lift your left hand and make a 90 degree angle with your fingers' date=' you will get an L)6 = j, ch, or sh sound (J sort of looks like a backward 6)7 = k or hard g sound (A K is two 7s back to back)8 = f or v sound (A cursive f looks like an 8)9 = p or b sound (p sort of looks like 9, b looks like an upside down 9) Convert the numbers into words. :Dex: California = 75142 Trust me, it will be worth your time! [b']First 100 digits of pi translated into sentences[/b]My turtle pancho will, my love, pick up my new mover, ginger. My movie monkey plays in a favorite bucket. Ship my puppy Michael to Sullivan's backrubber A really open music video cheers Jenny F. Jones. HAve a baby fish knife so Marvin will marinate the goosechick. ________ Thanks Art Benjamin for showing me this system. U 5p³³/< 1337? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scatty Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 I have memorized the most number of p digits from here! Look: 3. No really, people that lived in ancient Greece (VERY ancient, far before Pitagora, Arcimede and the buddies) treated pi as being purely 3. BTW, anybody here knows the ACTUAL EQUATION you use to find out what for unexisting God's sake actually IS pi? And don't take me with perimeter/diameter, I'm talking actual equations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larxene Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 I only remember 3.14 because it's the only part worth memorizing. For me anyway, because I've never in my life had to know more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzi Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 I have memorized the most number of p digits from here! Look: 3. No really' date=' people that lived in ancient Greece (VERY ancient, far before Pitagora, Arcimede and the buddies) treated pi as being purely 3. BTW, anybody here knows the ACTUAL EQUATION you use to find out what for unexisting God's sake actually IS pi? And don't take me with [b']perimeter/diameter[/b], I'm talking actual equations. Actually it's circumference / diameter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scatty Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 I have memorized the most number of p digits from here! Look: 3. No really' date=' people that lived in ancient Greece (VERY ancient, far before Pitagora, Arcimede and the buddies) treated pi as being purely 3. BTW, anybody here knows the ACTUAL EQUATION you use to find out what for unexisting God's sake actually IS pi? And don't take me with [b']perimeter/diameter[/b], I'm talking actual equations. Actually it's circumference / diameter. Goddamned grammar, I was being serious! How do you calculate pi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catman25 Posted February 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 22/7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Welche Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 3.1415926535897932384626 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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