Pi Videos

We're marking a very special edition of American Pi Day - 3/14/15 (using the US date format).

It seems there's a glut of videos and articles being published, so I've not done anything special this year.

But, of course, I have contributed my fair share of Pi-related Numberphile videos in the past (see below).

My favourites are probably the Mile of Pi and Pi with Pies.

(Fun challenge - press play on all the videos below and listen to the Pi cacophony!)


Surprise visit

Filming the latest round of Objectivity at the Royal Society, what a nice surprise to meet fan Vasilis, from Greece.  

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He was holidaying in London and decided to visit the Royal Society's library after seeing it featured in our films. 

I suspect Vasilis was mainly hoping to meet the likes of Keith, our star librarian (which he did). 

But he was pleasantly surprised to be allowed to view documents and objects from the archive (as any visitor to the society can!).

Vasilis spent many hours poring over old manuscripts and I think he had a great time.  

Viewer 17-gons

Here's David's Heptadecagon:

But equally exciting have been these efforts by Numberphile viewers.

Note these are compass and straight edge constructions. That's the point.

@dullahansolo

@dullahansolo

Charles Via Facebook

Charles Via Facebook

@ProgrammerHero

@ProgrammerHero

@enfo14

@enfo14

@JosselieNoirel calls this a heptafaildecagon

@JosselieNoirel calls this a heptafaildecagon

@kolekracaw used Geometer Sketch Pad

@kolekracaw used Geometer Sketch Pad

Earlier effort by @kolekracaw

Earlier effort by @kolekracaw

@FordFiesta_

@FordFiesta_

@MrCamago

@MrCamago