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From: Doctor John
Subject: How many digits of pi have you memorised?
Date: 15 Mar 2015 08:49:31
Message: <55057fdb@news.povray.org>
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All of them. I'm just working on their order.
John
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On 15/03/2015 12:49, Doctor John wrote:
> All of them. I'm just working on their order.
>
Order?
Mine's a large one! Thank you. Dammed decent that man.
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Stephen
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On 15/03/15 13:13, Stephen wrote:
> On 15/03/2015 12:49, Doctor John wrote:
>> All of them. I'm just working on their order.
>>
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> Order?
> Mine's a large one! Thank you. Dammed decent that man.
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>
>
\_/ There you go!
John
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From: Orchid Win7 v1
Subject: Re: How many digits of pi have you memorised?
Date: 15 Mar 2015 17:56:32
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3.141592653589793238462643383279502884
Can't recall the rest accurately. (Hell, it's possible these aren't
correct.)
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Le 15/03/2015 22:56, Orchid Win7 v1 a écrit :
> 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884
>
> Can't recall the rest accurately. (Hell, it's possible these aren't
> correct.)
3.???
Can't remember the sequence.
101
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Am 15.03.2015 um 22:56 schrieb Orchid Win7 v1:
> 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884
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> Can't recall the rest accurately. (Hell, it's possible these aren't
> correct.)
My pocket calculator says you're spot-on.
Though it makes me wonder whether you got the joke :P
(BTW, 3.1415 is all I can come up with on good days.)
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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: How many digits of pi have you memorised?
Date: 16 Mar 2015 02:17:00
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On 16/03/2015 04:50, clipka wrote:
> Am 15.03.2015 um 22:56 schrieb Orchid Win7 v1:
>> 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884
>>
>> Can't recall the rest accurately. (Hell, it's possible these aren't
>> correct.)
>
> My pocket calculator says you're spot-on.
>
> Though it makes me wonder whether you got the joke :P
>
> (BTW, 3.1415 is all I can come up with on good days.)
>
How I need a drink, alcoholic of course.
Gives you another three decimal places if you count the leters.
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Stephen
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From: Orchid Win7 v1
Subject: Re: How many digits of pi have you memorised?
Date: 16 Mar 2015 14:36:46
Message: <550722be$1@news.povray.org>
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On 16/03/2015 04:50 AM, clipka wrote:
> My pocket calculator says you're spot-on.
Must be right then.
> Though it makes me wonder whether you got the joke :P
More like, this is probably the only chance I get to show off how much
free time I've invested in this pointless task.
> (BTW, 3.1415 is all I can come up with on good days.)
Frankly, if you're measuring something that's 10 meters across, do you
even *care* about the last 5mm? Probably not.
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From: clipka
Subject: Re: How many digits of pi have you memorised?
Date: 16 Mar 2015 15:52:55
Message: <55073497@news.povray.org>
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Am 16.03.2015 um 19:36 schrieb Orchid Win7 v1:
> More like, this is probably the only chance I get to show off how much
> free time I've invested in this pointless task.
Not as much as other people, it would seem.
>> (BTW, 3.1415 is all I can come up with on good days.)
>
> Frankly, if you're measuring something that's 10 meters across, do you
> even *care* about the last 5mm? Probably not.
I guess they might have cared here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maeslantkering
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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: How many digits of pi have you memorised?
Date: 16 Mar 2015 16:10:14
Message: <550738a6@news.povray.org>
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On 16/03/2015 18:36, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> On 16/03/2015 04:50 AM, clipka wrote:
>> My pocket calculator says you're spot-on.
>
> Must be right then.
>
>> Though it makes me wonder whether you got the joke :P
>
> More like, this is probably the only chance I get to show off how much
> free time I've invested in this pointless task.
>
I am impressed. Could you remember 355/113 as an approximation for Pi?
If you drew a circle a couple of miles in diameter. The circumference
would be less than a millimetre out.
>> (BTW, 3.1415 is all I can come up with on good days.)
>
> Frankly, if you're measuring something that's 10 meters across, do you
> even *care* about the last 5mm? Probably not.
Not if you are measuring it in cubits Otherwise that is a terrible
tolerance. For instance the first breakthrough from the English to
French side of the Channel Tunnel was 358 mm out over 22 Km.
http://www.quora.com/How-do-you-make-sure-the-two-drills-of-a-tunnel-meet
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