[geeks] New Tech Schools: Digital Harbor in Baltimore

Phil Stracchino phil.stracchino at speakeasy.net
Fri Apr 13 07:34:52 CDT 2007


der Mouse wrote:
>> [...]; we must all have heard the story of the illinois legislature
>> that tried to cut through the mathematical wrangling about pi by
>> declaring it to be 3...
> 
> Actually, "as five-fourths to four", I think, which makes it 3.2.
> 
> Not that that makes it any more (or less) sensible, of course.

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_341.html



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