Happy Pi Day - 2018 - Granite Grok

It’s March 14th, which means it’s 3-14, which means it is 3.14159…Pi Day!

Pi (?) is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. Pi is a constant number, meaning that for all circles of any size, Pi will be the same.

The diameter of a circle is the distance from edge to edge, measuring straight through the center. The circumference of a circle is the distance around.

And one of the first Limericks I ever memorized was about Pi.

Not that, you filthy (like) minded fools. This.

If, in a circle, a line.
Hits the center and runs spine to spine,
And the lines length is D
The circumference will be D times 3.14159

Don’t say you never learn anything valuable at GraniteGrok.

And in case you forgot or tried to forget, today is also National Potato Chip Day.

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Steve is a long-time New Hampshire resident, award-winning blogger, and a member of the Board of Directors of The 603 Alliance. He is the owner of Grok Media LLC and the Managing Editor, Executive Editor, assistant editor, Editor, content curator, complaint department, Op-ed editor, gatekeeper (most likely to miss typos because he has no editor), and contributor at GraniteGrok.com. Steve is also a former board member of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, The Republican Volunteer Coalition, has worked for or with many state and local campaigns and grassroots groups, and is a past contributor to the Franklin Center for Public Policy.

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