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Halal Pi

When the digits of the number π used in a given calculation to a certain degree of accuracy to produce a product need to be checked and approved by certified Islamist or Mohammedan educators before it could be sold to green customers.
The Taliban warn green publishers that only math titles that have the “halal pi” stamp on them could be used in local universities.
by Fasters February 10, 2022
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Pi Tense

When numerologists or paranormal gurus claim that the present value of the transcendental number π on a planet or from a galaxy was different in the past and will change again in the future due to competing invisible forces in the spiritual realm.
A Fields medalist confided to some close faculty colleagues that he believes in the pi tense hypothesis albeit he couldn’t prove it.
by Fasters May 30, 2022
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Anti-Pi

The mathematical equivalent of “Anti-Mask” or/and “Anti-Vax.” When you refuse to protect yourself against innumeracy or quantitative illiteracy, by failing to learn basic or practical geometry that usually involves the ubiquitous number π, which makes you prone to being conned by mathematical charlatans or unscrupulous sales and marketing folks.
Guesstimate how many anti-pi people globally there are at any time in a given year.
by Fasters January 18, 2022
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Pi Plate

When a car plate number displays the first few digits of the decimal number π—the question that pops up in a geeky onlooker’s mind is the amount the car owner paid for this private plate.
A geeky billionaire was spotted driving a Porsche with a pi plate on the streets of Paris.
by Fasters March 24, 2023
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Covid-🎃

When millions of people around the world have mixed feelings about celebrating Halloween during the pandemic, because they are more scared of the coronavirus than ghosts and spirits.
Due to Covid-🎃, adults decided not to dress up in frightening masks and costumes this year out of respect for those who died of Covid-19.
by Fasters October 28, 2020
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Singapore Mask Educators

Someone who fakes their knowhow of Singapore’s bar model method and stack model method—two problem-solving visualization strategies commonly used by local teachers and tutors—often oblivious that their audience could smell their half-baked knowledge in effectively applying these “draw a model” techniques to solve word problems.
Most school teachers and textbook writers could easily detect those local and foreign Singapore mask educators in academia, who often serve as supervisors for trainee math teachers.
by Fasters December 23, 2021
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Creepily Pi-ed

When a math-anxious or mathophobic person’s stress level skyrockets at the sight or sound of the number π, or on spotting expressions or formulas that contain the irrational number—common symptoms are faster heartbeat, sweaty palms, temporary mental blackouts, and in some cases a seconds-long stroke.
Don, who’s creepily pi-ed after watching a science fiction horror movie, was given three days leave by his family psychiatrist to recover from his post-pi traumatic experience.
by Fasters May 28, 2023
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