270 definitions by Fasters
The post-Omicron coronavirus variant that is suing the WHO for refusing to credit her for reasons (political, racial, …, mathematical) unknown to, or hidden from, her, even after she had visited millions of urban homes in China and spent some uneasy time with the residents from all social strata, in recent weeks.
With tens of millions of migrant workers going back to their villages to visit their loved ones in the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit, Pi rationalized that her targeted billion-odd visitations in rural areas wouldn’t go unnoticed by WHO officials, who’d be forced to grant her overdue Greek citizenship among fellow Covid-19 variants.
by Fasters January 13, 2023
When someone dies on Christmas Eve and their funeral is a Christmas party for relatives and friends to recount and reminisce about the deceased’s selfless contributions and achievements to humanity on this side of eternity.
At Santa’s funeral, the children and grandchildren are secretly contemplating what the old man’s will has allocated for them.
by Fasters December 22, 2021
An English tourist (who is a linguist professor back home) was reported to have experienced a seconds-long stroke on seeing the “Mathematic’s books” classification, and the cashier on seeing her customer’s dizziness immediately jumped to her rescue.
by Fasters December 12, 2022
The mathematical equivalent of “Every cloud has a silver lining.” When the symbol π reminds millions of math-anxious students and their parents worldwide of their dreaded school math lessons, while the seldom-discussed golden or divine ratio 𝜙 would open their eyes to the beauty, utility, and ubiquity of mathematics.
If more people with a negative experience of school math were told that “every pi has a phi lining,” perhaps math wouldn’t get such a bad publicity among the school subjects.
by Fasters May 13, 2023
When someone has accidentally been jabbed with a dosage that is almost π times the recommended value.
An 80-year-old immunocompromised patient—who has been in ICU for over a week—was found to have been piccinated by a pro-Trump anti-vax nurse, who apparently misread the figures on the label.
by Fasters January 30, 2022
How mathematics is used in cultural astronomy, such as in figuring out the date of Chinese New Year or the start date of Ramadan (the fasting month for Muslims)—both dates depend on the phase of the moon.
One unexpected draw to heavenly math is that it often draws arts and humanities students to discover the sciences behind astronomy, especially those who have an irrational fear of numbers.
by Fasters March 24, 2022
A normal clock in which the numerals representing the numbers 1 to 12 have been replaced by only three irrational numbers, positioned at π, 2π, and 3π.
What is the acute angle measure when the minute hand of a pi clock points exactly at 2π while the hour hand has moved past 3π—or when the time is slightly past 9:30? Answer: 97.3°.
by Fasters July 30, 2022