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Another pi contest in high school sparked Ramsey's interest to recite more pi. That was when she decided to memorize 100 more digits of pi each year. This year she's going to recite 1,100 digits.
District of Pi hosts its annual Pi Day memorization contest on Friday, and the competition is steep.
Students at a Detroit-area school celebrated pi by throwing a pie in the face of their favorite teacher.
SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - An impressive feat, a 7-year-old can recite the irrational number of Pi farther than most of us can consecutively count. "They can find no record of any one else her age ...
Actress/mathematician Danica McKellar on home schooling, the number pi, what it's like to be a child star and her new book, The Times Machine.
“Pi Day has become a big deal,” said Riley McLincha, 66, of Clio, who held the Guinness World Record in 1977 for being able to recite pi to 7,500 decimal places.
This year she's going to recite 1,100 digits. Pi Day falls on March 14 every year, a play on the first four digits of pi, 3.14. But the number does not stop there: Pi has an infinite number of ...
Once a year, March 14, fans of pi gather to celebrate the endless number, which is 3.14159 and so on.
HERNDON, Va. (AP) — Ask Jae Canetti to recite pi, and the numbers come out like a blur. Just when it sounds as if he's about to stop, he takes a deep breath and continues. On and on. Until he's ...
From memory, she can recite pi past 2,300 digits. "It just grew to more of an obsession," she said. She had to be on point for longer than 15 minutes to win a check for $314.15. After her closest ...
Even if you can't recite pi beyond 3.14, you can still cash in on a number of deals Thursday to celebrate National Pi Day.
On the third month and 14th day every year, the date 3/14 represents an important number to math enthusiasts across the world. And at George Street Middle School, the day was filled with Pi-themed ...