What’s the Point of Pi?

The many whys that promoted mathematicians and math educators (or even nonmath people like artists and creatives) to toy around with the number π for centuries, be it to prove a beautiful theorem, promote the constant in popular culture (art, fashion, perfume, cellphone, movie, and the like), collaborate as a community, challenge tradition, leave a mathematical legacy, or show their intelligence.

Like art and philosophy, pi mesmerizes both math and nonmath people in every corner of the globe. No wonder, those outside the pi community would often ask: What’s the point of pi?

by Numerati October 16, 2024

what's your billy?

hiberno-english slang for 'what's your story?/what's the craic?/how are you?/what are you up to?'.

(in the pre-mobilephone era) upon meeting your mate at McDonald's on Grafton street: you: 'hey, what's your billy?'
him: 'fuck all.'

by Robocourier October 23, 2024

what the fluke

When somebody dropps a heavy device on someone's head.

What the fluke was that?

by plato! October 28, 2024

what's it doing

To describe someone that's being so weird it needs to be categorised as a thing not a human.

*Stranger running around like a madman* "What's it doing?"

by 👅Yazz👅 November 3, 2024

what in the holy mother of christ on a bicycle

A strenuous term one may exclaim when surprised, appalled, or confused; usually prompted by a supernatural event

"Dude, look! A ghost!"

"What in the holy mother of christ on a bicycle?"

by DudeBroKowski November 4, 2024

What the Boinel?

An expression used to show distaste, disappointment, or surprise in a given scenario. The most MASSIVE, and I mean MASSIVE meme of the 21st century.

Person 1: "Run me your pockets lil bro or you finna taste this iron!"
Person 2 (sigma): "What the Boinel?!"

by CharlesGremmyG November 4, 2024

What's for dinner?

Answering this question could possibly solve one of the hardest question among the 7 Millennium Prize Problems, P vs NP. More simply said, is solving a question as easy as checking the answers? Other NP problems include Sudoku, Minesweeper and Roblox, but "What's for dinner?" is one of the most puzzling questions among the NP problems, within it lies the balance of satisfaction and simplicity, wealth and health, and possibly getting you out of a life or death situation.

Or you could just skip dinner.

A: Hey B, what's for dinner?
B: Chick-fil-A?
A: It's Sunday.

by mrqwerty112358 November 6, 2024