Pi Striptease

When the irrational and transcendental number π occasionally reveals herself to excite the mathematical brethren of her numerical or geometric hidden properties, be it through some new beautiful pattern or little juicy theorem.

Both number theorists and numerologists get pretty aroused when they get invited to attend a pi striptease event (by invitation only), whose aha! moments could get them mathematically excited for days.

by MathPlus September 1, 2021

Urban Pi

Irreverent or politically incorrect math definitions on and about the number π, most of which stand zero chance of ever being published in a school textbook, because they are deemed inappropriate or unsuitable to the immature or puritan mind, or to those with a poor sense of humor.

How could pi enthusiasts be deprived of a lexicon of urban pi terms or phrases just because some of them are allegedly blasphemous or irreligious or preposterous?

by MathPlus May 24, 2021

On Cloud Pi

The latest e-commerce shiny object, where math educators’ memories of Pi Day events are stored in the cloud and can be downloaded for a fee—charges are based on a customer satisfaction index (CSI), which ranks each memory or story in proportion to the degree of pleasure or satisfaction it brings.

With schools unlikely to open for another year, which by then the pandemic is predicted to have subsided, being on cloud pi is the closest experience for math students and teachers to vicariously be on cloud nine on the most important date in the mathematics calendar.

by Fasters March 9, 2022

Pi Chart

A bar chart whose adjacent vertical bars have heights proportionately based on the digits of the decimal number π—from a distance, the statistical diagram looks like a city skyline.

On a graph paper, what is the most number of bars you can draw for a pi chart?

by MathPlus November 4, 2021

Dog Pies

Dog Pies are dog feces piles of poop, usually in the lawn of someone who owns a dog.

"Ew dude, did your dog have Dog Pies on the ground?"
"Yes!"

by CarterSmith September 12, 2023

Pi in the Sky

When the passengers on a plane up in the sky are separately seated based on the the digits of the decimal number π—there are three empty seats between the first and second passenger, one empty seat between the second and third passenger, four empty seats between the third and fourth passenger, and so on.

On a Boeing 777, how many passengers could take part in the “pi in the sky” experience?

by Fasters December 24, 2021

Pi Chart

An eye chart for math geeks, with the digits of the number π and some math symbols on display rather than showing any of the 26 letters of the English alphabet and the ten numerals.

Doctors at some elite colleges are giving students who come for their medical check-up the option to choose between a pi chart and the eye chart that is commonly used in spectacles shops and hospitals.

by Activity July 1, 2020