Bored Panda has scoured the internet to find photos of some of the cutest and most creative ways people have celebrated Pi Day, so we’ve gathered the best pics below. Whether you plan on baking pie today or not, we hope you enjoy scrolling through these wholesome pics, and keep reading to find conversations with Anthony Persico, Founder of Mashup Math, and Candice Walker, creator of Proportional Plate! Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th because in some nations, such as the United States, dates are often written as month/day. As far as the origins of pi, mathematicians have been trying to estimate the number for thousands of years. And Babylonians and Ancient Egyptians actually came quite close to figuring it out. But it wasn’t until Greek mathematician Archimedes and Chinese mathematician Zu Chongzhi started working on pi that we came to our most accurate approximations (without using calculus or computers). Three years after Frank Oppenheimer’s death, staff of Exploratorium, which Oppenheimer founded, met at a retreat in California to soul search and brainstorm. During this retreat, former staff physicist Larry Shaw made the connection that March 14th could be linked to the famous number pi. Larry and his wife decided to then fill the Exploratorium museum with pies on tea to celebrate the very first Pi Day. “This relationship is significant because it applies to all circles, large and small, making pi incredibly useful in the fields of mathematics and engineering. And, since pi is an irrational number, its decimal representation is infinite, making it a fascinating concept beyond mathematics,” he explained. “Pi holds many memories for people from when they first learned about it in their school days, and I think it’s rare that a mathematical concept becomes such a mainstream and widely known reference, let alone to the point that it has its own ‘day.’” “It’s funny that at some point, maybe solely because of the homophone ‘pie’ and ‘pi’, a trend started to share pictures of pie on Pi Day instead of anything math-related. My favorite way to honor Pi Day is to use the day as a celebration of my love of math. It’s an opportunity to learn a new mathematical concept, start a new book, or do some math puzzles,” the blogger says. “Pi Day is not just for math enthusiasts,” he added. “It is a holiday that everyone can enjoy and join in the celebration of the history, beauty and mystery of mathematics and how it shapes our world and our understanding of the universe.” “I’d encourage everyone to check out the official Pi Day website and dedicate even just 5 minutes to learn more about it,” she added. “And if you have a delicious piece of pie to enjoy while you learn, all the better!” Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.
