Time for Pi

As any mathematics buff will tell you, March 14th was a particularly special day. It’s not often fans of maths get something to celebrate, but National Pi Day saw them all out in force paying homage to one of the world’s most significant numbers.

For years 3.14159 (the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter) has fascinated folk all around the world and you’d be surprised just how many battle it out to see who can remember its endless list of numbers.

The first known Pi Day was set up by physicist Larry Shaw of San Francisco Exploratorium back in 1988 who chose the March 14th to correlate with the mathematical constant’s ‘3’, ‘1’ and ‘4’.

One might wonder just how such a whacky occasion is celebrated, but those crazy bods have found plenty of ways. As well as sitting down to have in-depth discussions about the number itself, pies are also baked and thrown with contests held to see who can toss them the furthest!

Sounds like a hoot to us. So if you missed it last time around, make sure you chalk it down in your diary for next year. It’s a day you won’t forget.