March 14 Pi Day At Maryland Science Center And Albert Einstein's Birthday

BALTIMORE -- Wednesday is March 14, or 3-14, the first three digits of the number pi. With that in mind, the Maryland Science Center will be celebrating Pi Day with events dedicated to all things related to pi, and even pie.

Pi is the uneven ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter and events include reciting as much of the number as participants can remember. Other events include pie-eating contests and pizza pie tossing.

Wednesday is also Albert Einstein's birthday. The famed physicist would have turned 133 on Wednesday and the celebration will include singing "Happy Birthday" to Einstein as well as experiments related to his work.

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[jsm2954]

11:44 AM on 03/14/2012

Me- Huh ... Huffington Post changed their font to the symbol for pi.
My ladyfriend- that's because it's "pi day".
Me- I see here that it's also Einstein's birthday today.
Please ... no comment needed. I feel bad enough as it is.
My better half suggests that I didn't make the connection because I'm not a geek. What a sweetheart!

[The Dude67]

08:23 AM on 03/14/2012

Pie are not square, pie are round.  Cake are square and ice are cubed.

[ZenKen]

04:35 PM on 03/13/2012

If they are going to toss pies, let's not forget Soupy Sales, or The Three Stooges. I'll bet Einstein enjoyed a good laugh now and then too.

[Litho-stone]

01:47 PM on 03/13/2012

write 314 on a piece of paper and look at it in the mirror.

[WomenOnGuard]

11:48 AM on 03/14/2012

Good one!

[volntyr]

01:05 PM on 03/13/2012

Just remember...The Cake is a Lie!

[geokngfsh]

12:40 PM on 03/13/2012

Reminds me of the old Aggie joke: "Pi r square." No, pie are round."

[mpstrong1414]

04:35 PM on 03/13/2012

That was Jethro reciting his 6th grade education on the Beverly Hillbillies - Pie are squared. Granny . NO pie are round cornbread are square.

[failuremagazine]

12:13 PM on 03/13/2012

In 1897 the Indiana House unanimously passed a bill that changed Pi to a round number. See:
http://failuremag.com/index.php/this_day_in_failure/day/february_5/

[An Engineer]

11:35 AM on 03/13/2012

The proper term is "irrational", not "uneven". Pi is not an "odd" ratio either. It is represented as a decimal number with an infinite number of digits because it does not have a repeating group or exact representation in the form of a fraction composed by two integer numbers. In school, 22/7 is taught as an approximation with the value of 3.1428571 to seven significant digits while pi is 3.1415926 to seven significant digits.

[economystc]

08:40 AM on 03/14/2012

so then do we have to wait until march 14 , 2015 (3.14.15?) for the next pi day. I always remembered pi as 3.142857, now I know why i am wrong all the time. thank you for clearing that up for me.

[Don DeCosta]

11:22 AM on 03/15/2012

We don't have to wait for 3.14.15 but it'll be a Super PI Day!

[joebikerchef]

10:52 AM on 03/13/2012

In my house, it's the "Mans Valentines day" Steak and B_ day!

Don't ruin it for me!

[Quai DOrsay]

10:22 AM on 03/13/2012

My whole family hates Math so I guess I ll get drunk and high alone ... Happy Pi day everyone