Pi Day Explained: The History of the Number Pi, Surprising Facts About π, and What Happened When I Celebrated by Getting Pied in the Face
Pi Day… or Pie Day? (And Yes, I Got Pied in the Face) March 14th rolls around every year and suddenly people start talking about Pi Day . If you’re not a math person, the first time you hear about it you probably think it has something to do with dessert. Honestly… that’s what I thought at first too. But Pi Day is actually about π (pi) , the famous number used in math when dealing with circles. The date 3/14 matches the first digits of pi, 3.14 , which is why March 14th became the unofficial holiday for it. Of course, if there’s a holiday that sounds like Pie Day , it almost feels wrong not to involve actual pies somehow. So that’s exactly what I did. I made a video where I talk about Pi Day and some interesting facts about it… while also risking getting pied in the face a few times . You can watch the chaos here: https://youtu.be/UuLO7JNYxPM But before you watch, here are a few things that make Pi Day a little more interesting than it might seem at first. The Number Pi Is Actua...