It's Pi Day and Albert Einstein's birth anniversary today and social media can't keep calm about how nerdy the day looks. Pi Day is celebrated annually on March 14 denoting the numbers 3, 1 and 4 (3/14 in the month/day format) present in the value of π. The day celebrates the mathematical constant which represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Meanwhile, jokes and memes surrounding Pi Day has flooded the internet. Although maths and science jokes may not be everyone's cup of tea, Twitter is trying to engage everyone with the silliest of memes celebrating Pi Day.
Pi Day is popularly celebrated in the West and is often celebrated with pies. Pie-eating contests and pie-making classes are quite popular on this day. Cake shops come up with big discounts on pies and even come with different events to engage customers. Online sites also various offers on pies. Happy Birthday Albert Einstein: 5 Kids With Higher IQ Than the Genius Physicist.
What the irrational Pi looks like:
Super excited for #PiDay tomorrow! Stay tuned for some exciting updates… pic.twitter.com/FLEL9EhlOT
— Mathigon (@MathigonOrg) March 13, 2019
Check out memes and jokes on Pi Day:
Made a math joke for Pi day- Why couldn’t the plane extend on in two dimensions? Because it was in a Pentagon :O
— Nate (@allsaidandfun) March 13, 2019
Because it's all about 3, 1 and 4
Here is a fantastic suggestion for a new date for pi day #lol #memes #dankmemes #funny #meme pic.twitter.com/MhU6fAoFdh
— Funny Memes (@memeadikt) March 15, 2018
While Pi is approximately 3.14159, but is used as 3.14 for ease of usage.
Reminder to self: Tomorrow is Pi Day. pic.twitter.com/zwiHO8Mng0
— Marilyn Burns (@mburnsmath) March 13, 2019
Because, Pi is Pie is love
Are you ready for some Pi this Thursday? What are your favorite Pi day activities? #PiDay2019 pic.twitter.com/WLmI2AonrE
— Lone Star Learning (@lsltweets) March 12, 2019
Every Math Teacher today
When your math teacher realizes Pi Day is this week!!! #piday2019 pic.twitter.com/aUgiit9xNb
— Mr. Thomas (@A_Math_Nerd) March 10, 2019
Here's all the inspiration you need in life
Happy Pi Day Eve from #Advisory336!!!! #WeAreFirebirds pic.twitter.com/ROh7U84ZMa
— Nathaniel Heading (@MrHeading) March 13, 2019
Pi can actually be calculated to over one trillion digits beyond its decimal point. This uniqueness of this mathematical denomination has often resulted in discussions, talks, debates and even has references in popular culture including movies and comics. As Pi is an irrational and transcendental number, it continues infinitely without repetition or pattern. Hence for normal calculations, only a few digits are used. Its infinite nature also has been the subject to various memorising competitions also. FYI, Albert Einstein's birthdate was born on March 14, 2018, which is the same as Physicist Stephen Hawking's death date.
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