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[dwivian]

The impetus for his attempt came from his math and computer science teacher, Linda Gooding. She asked her students to memorize about 40 digits of pi, an infinite number representing the circumference of a circle divided by its diameter.

AIIIIGH! I HATE REPORTERS!

An infinite number?

Well, that sure simplifies things, doesn't it? What is the circumference of a circle? 2πr, of course, but since π is an infinite number, the circumference is infinity! So is the area, and the volumes of spheres and cylinders. I guess that was tick-box E on the SAT, and I just missed those questions.

::urge to kill, rising by the value of π::

Comments

[jost.livejournal.com]

Irrational /= Infinite

Ignorance of math should be a crime

[zalriva1.livejournal.com]

Take a deep breath and remember that they were Journalism majors for a good reason...

[dwivian]

But, that would be a rational response. ::HAR HAR HAR::

[dwivian]

I would, if it were not true that the press sets the tone and the thoughts of our nation...

[gladstone.livejournal.com]

Here's a link to the article on the Roanoke Times website:

http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/69304

Maybe you should e-mail the author to let her know about her mistake.

[katfireblade.livejournal.com]

"::urge to kill, rising by the value of π::"

Yeah. *snicker* Now I need to go use this in a conversation.