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Mo'Pie 2 Tailgater Flash Mob
Bring a PIE to share - 6:28pm 3.14!
This image illustrates the heterographic nature of pi/pie, and the unique way 3.14 (pi) looks similar to the word 'PIE' when reversed. Pi delivers an infinite number, so let's try for infinite pie on Mo'Pie Wednesday!
Wednesday March 14th is Pi Day, celebrated by math enthusiasts everywhere. Here in Alaska, we like Pi because it's useful in (among other things) helping describe the area of a 48" diameter circle (like, say, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline!) But all this talking about Pi makes a person hungry... stirring up images of PIE!
Where else but a CIRCLE to celebrate the concept of Pi/Pie? An extensive aerial survey was conducted for a suitably impressive circle. Several grandiose circles in the city were considered and found wanting. So we settled on a location just .15 miles from GoogleEarth's Anchorage Midpoint, on a bearing of 285 degrees true north – the circle on 40th Avenue, just a block and a half east of C Street. The time chosen of 6:28pm pays homage to 2pi, and gives you plenty of time to get to midtown after work with a pie of your choosing to share. Bring a few paper plates & napkins too – pies can get messy! What a great way to celebrate the first Wednesday after 'Spring Ahead' Daylight Savings Time Sunday – with a flash mob full of Pie!
The lower-case Greek letter Pi is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi = 3.1415926535… With the use of computers, Pi has been calculated to over 1 trillion digits past the decimal. Pi is an irrational and transcendental number meaning it will continue infinitely without repeating.
The area of a circle is calculated using Pi and the radius of the circle.
This formula inspired the joke "Pies aren't square, they're round!"
The circumference of a circle equals Pi times the diameter of the circle.