As most people know, Π is the ratio of the diameter of a circle to its circumference, and it's equal to 3.14159265...
Today, being 3/14, has been named as Pi Day. This morning I wondered what time exactly would be Pi time (i.e., the 159265 following the 3.14), and came up with a possible solution:
If we take a 24 hour day as a single unit, 0.159265 of 24 hours gives you 3:49:20. So Pi time would occur around 3:49 am on March 14th.
Of course, since our measurement of time isn't based on a base-10 system (it's 60, 24, 7 and 365), nothing really corresponds, so I suppose you could say the most consistent Pi time will occur on 3/14/15 at 9:26:54
In honor of this number, have some pie!
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