Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Google Doodle re-creates pi formula in delicious apple pie form


For the 30th anniversary of Pi Day, Google went there. It made a Pi-themed Google Doodle out of, yep you guess it, pie ingredients. Hilarious. SEE ALSO: Virginia Woolf gets a Google Doodle of her own Pi Day is celebrated every year on March 14—or 3.14—as an homage to the mathematical constant, which is equal to 3.14159. This year Google decided to mark the 30th occurrence of this event with a nod to "the number's delicious sounding name." The Doodle represents Pi's mathematical formula—the ratio between a circle's circumference to its diameter—in pie form. Pi Day was first recognised 30 years ago back in 1988 by physicist Larry Shaw, according to Google. And, those wishing to mark to the occasion often do so by enjoying a slice of their favourite pie. Read more... More about Google, Pi Day, Google Doodle, Mathematics, and Culture source: https://mashable.com/2018/03/14/pi-day-google-doodle/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial via #PCH3lp by: Rachel Thompson

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