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When you meditate on the number π through all five senses, by disconnecting from the use of all technology with screens—only a pen and paper allowed, if need be—in the hope of experiencing an aha!
Going barefoot, being naked or/and blindfolded, and wearing a mask are some recommended frames of mind for those who are serious enough to put themselves in a pi posture.
by Fasters January 30, 2022
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Get the Pi Sector mug.An equation that shows that multiplying two positive whole numbers doesn’t always make the product larger, and it also shows that the product of two positive whole numbers can be less than its sum.
Isn’t the mathematical sentence 1 × 1 = 1 a numerical curiosity or oddity that should puzzle or excite elementary school teachers, students, and parents, because it shows the idiosyncratic or magical properties of whole numbers?
by Fasters May 9, 2022
Get the 1 × 1 = 1 mug.The aha! feeling math geeks experience at the sight or sound of a little juicy or sexy theorem, or math factoid, on the number π—a minor form of mathematical bliss that could last for days in some instances.
Just as Roland Barthes, French writer and critic, associates a good or pleasurable read with a dizzying orgasm, pure mathematicians or number theorists secretly dream or long for an orgasmic pi chance encounter, especially when they’re at their most vulnerable state of mind.
by Fasters August 28, 2022
Get the Orgasmic Pi mug.The most disruptive figure in all of humanity, and the universe’s most nonreligious figure, whose death on the cross now allows humankind to have a direct communication line with their Creator, without daily, weekly, monthly, or annual rituals, rites, and animal sacrifices, or obeying man-made religious laws.
In some parts of the world, the mere mention of Jesus Christ, or being caught reading the Good News about His love and power, could land truth seekers behind bars, because His name is above all other names—all (human, demonic, or spiritual) forces, governments, and principalities on earth are under His sovereign rule.
by Fasters September 3, 2023
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Prof. Ian recently revised and updated “Naked Pi,” which is presently available for sale only on the dark web, because part of the book’s mature or woke content might not go well with a conservative or puritan audience.
by Fasters May 24, 2022
Get the Naked Pi mug.Short for “Pi Nostradamus.” Someone who not only coins π-related terms and popularizes oft-preposterous π concepts, but also predicts π breakthroughs—or makes bold claims on π hypotheses that could be proved or disproved in a-not-too-distant future.
It’s estimated that there are a dozen-odd pitradamuses or “pi futurists” who are unofficially affiliated with higher institutions of learning worldwide—they work as ghost researchers or ghostwriters for tenured math profs.
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