Video Of The Week - It's Pi Day!

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March 14 (3/14) holds a significant place in the American school calendar. That's because on this day even the strictest of math teachers allow students to celebrate Pi (the numeral constant that represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter) with fun activities and a slice or two of its yummy namesake - Pie!

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Though the celebration may seem frivolous, educators and students are just obeying the law. After all, when the US House of Representatives declared the day a holiday in 2009, they did ask Americans to celebrate it with appropriate Pi and math-related activities! What makes the holiday even more special is that it can only be celebrated in the US. That's for the rest of the world, today is not 3/14 (March 14), but 14/3 (14 March)!

As you go about performing your civic duty be sure to check out the video that outlines some cool facts about this numeral constant that helps make math fun, at least one day of the year!

Happy Pi Day!

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  • Spidermanabout 10 years
    I thought the video was funny.
    • Anonymousabout 10 years
      Did you know that March 14, 2015 was ULTIMATE PI DAY!!!!!!!!!! This was because Pi is 3.1415 and the date was 3/14/15
      • Cookie101about 10 years
        I love cookies
        • danny11
          danny11about 10 years
          this was as sweet as pie
          • danny11
            danny11about 10 years
            cool
            • hamster manabout 10 years
              I get the jokes in the video and i have friends
              • Dynastyabout 10 years
                this is so cool i kwen that today is something spechil
                • 00016697
                  00016697about 10 years
                  I love pi pie! It is so yummy!!!
                  • 4applepie
                    4applepieabout 10 years
                    Nice
                    • sboyzabout 10 years
                      so cool