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My niece is bragging about being able to recite pi! I'll never (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo May 9 OP
She can't help but be irrational... WestMichRad May 9 #1
😁 Floyd R. Turbo May 9 #2
How many digits? (Being irrational, there are an infinite number.) OKIsItJustMe May 9 #3
🤷‍♂️ Floyd R. Turbo May 9 #4
Try dealing with her Marie Antoinette style,... magicarpet May 9 #5
😁 Floyd R. Turbo May 10 #7
lol Innocent Smith May 9 #6
🤫 Floyd R. Turbo May 10 #8
It can be any number you like. hunter May 10 #9

OKIsItJustMe

(22,176 posts)
3. How many digits? (Being irrational, there are an infinite number.)
Sat May 9, 2026, 02:26 PM
May 9

My great-nephew can recite an astounding number of them.

magicarpet

(19,432 posts)
5. Try dealing with her Marie Antoinette style,...
Sat May 9, 2026, 02:43 PM
May 9

.. give her a double serving of double chocolate cake, with double chocolate frosting, plus micro tiny chocolate chip morsels and a tall cold glass of chocolate milk..

That ought to keep her quiet for awhile.

It will keep her mind off of pie and get her to think and talk about cake.

hunter

(40,878 posts)
9. It can be any number you like.
Sun May 10, 2026, 12:19 PM
May 10

No matter where you go, there you are.

There's always some point in the series beyond which it doesn't matter.

NASA uses 3.141592653589793

That's good enough for navigation within our solar system.

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/news/how-many-decimals-of-pi-do-we-really-need/

3.14 is good enough for common carpentry.

3 is good enough for pizza and bronze age storytellers.

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