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Sirius Alexius Black (littlesirius) wrote in compass_comm,
@ 2022-02-03 14:13:00

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tom sully jr, ~robert langdon, ~sirius black (1845)

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Hello! This is Sirius. Can anyone help me please? I am doing my arithmancy prep and one question is why the number 3.14159 has special magic properties. I know the properties of 3, but not 3.14159. It is a strange number to pick.

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	littlesirius 2022-02-03 04:08 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you sir! If you know the radius...you double it because that's what the diameter is? And then you multiply it. But if the diameter is not an easy number that is going to be a VERY long multiplication! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tom_jr 2022-02-03 04:14 pm UTC (link)
	You've got it! Awesome job. It is, yeah. Did you know that some people celebrate Pi day? This is the cool thing I was going to tell you about. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	littlesirius 2022-02-03 04:20 pm UTC (link)
	Really? When is it? What do they do? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tom_jr 2022-02-03 04:24 pm UTC (link)
	The first 3 digits are 3.14, right? So on March 14 - since March is the third month - people pick their favorite pie, and eat the full thing. Or maybe just a slice or two. Because it's Pi day. My dad loved all kinds of pie, so he was a big fan of Pi day. One year, I got him a pecan pie in the shape of the Pi symbol. So I think we should do that this year. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	littlesirius 2022-02-03 04:33 pm UTC (link)
	But that is backwards! You should eat a pie on the third of January at 4.15, and then it would be teatime. I have never had a pecan pie but I like apple pie, maybe we can have that too? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tom_jr 2022-02-03 04:35 pm UTC (link)
	...Pi day 1 and Pi day 2? Yes. Yes, we can have apple pie too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	littlesirius 2022-02-03 04:40 pm UTC (link)
	Yes I suppose so! Do you have an elf to make all the pies? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tom_jr 2022-02-03 04:42 pm UTC (link)
	No, we just make them ourselves or else ask Lacey or Bucky or Maryanne for pie. And they're not elves. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	littlesirius 2022-02-03 04:47 pm UTC (link)
	Oh okay. Maybe I will ask somebody. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	symbolism_ 2022-02-03 04:43 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, I am so down for this. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tom_jr 2022-02-03 04:55 pm UTC (link)
	Great! (Reply to this) (Parent)

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