▲ 498 ▼ Order of magnitude is a hell of a drug (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by Gustephan@lemmy.world to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 94 comments fedilink hide all child comments Meme of two women fighting while a man smokes from a pipe in the background. The women fighting are labeled "mathematicians defining pi" and "engineers just using 3 because it's within tolerance" The man smoking is labeled "astrophysicists" and the pipe is labeled "pi = 1"
[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (2 children) I use 3 ^16^/113 permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Gladaed@feddit.org 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) At least do 22/7 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DoubleSpace@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child) (355/113)/ pi = 1.0000000849136... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gladaed@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago That's way more numbers to remember than 1/7 above 3 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gustephan@lemmy.world [S] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) You're a monster. I love it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago Only basic math. You can convert Pi even more precise, but I think to 6 decimals is enough. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) At least do 22/7 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DoubleSpace@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child) (355/113)/ pi = 1.0000000849136... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gladaed@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago That's way more numbers to remember than 1/7 above 3 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DoubleSpace@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child) (355/113)/ pi = 1.0000000849136... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gladaed@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago That's way more numbers to remember than 1/7 above 3 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago That's way more numbers to remember than 1/7 above 3 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gustephan@lemmy.world [S] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) You're a monster. I love it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago Only basic math. You can convert Pi even more precise, but I think to 6 decimals is enough. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago Only basic math. You can convert Pi even more precise, but I think to 6 decimals is enough. permalink fedilink source parent