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March 14, Pi Day

Pi is the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle, approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...So what? Have fun with Pi by making a Piaphrase or write a Piaku!

Piaku: Poetry in which the number of syllables in each sentence correspond to the consecutive digits of Pi.

Piaphrase: Phrases or sentences in which the number of characters in each word follow the digits in the sequence of Pi.

Examples below courtesy of Mike Rollins, Infrastructure Security Analyst for Wake Forest Information Systems.

  • "The I that a world neglected to notice knows how peace resolves adversity."
  • "Wow, a file I found downloads, is zipped tight, and still launches WindowsXP."
  • "For a dime I speak violently or wander about the green pastures elegantly washing catatonic fur."

    • Make your own Piaphrase: Enter the Piaphrase message board.

     
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