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Post by prunella on Mar 14, 2015 8:29:05 GMT -5
3.14 Not only was it Pi Day, which happens every year on March 14 (also known as 3-14), but it’s Super Pi Day, because the next two digits of the date (3-14-15) coincide with the next two digits of pi. Y'know,... PI! Review: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_DayCelebrate in your own way! Me? Lemon meringue.
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Post by ncgarden on Mar 14, 2015 8:43:35 GMT -5
Headed to the kitchen to whip up Pecan Pie minis - thanks for the reminder and justification Steve!!
INGREDIENTS: • 1 cup packed light brown sugar • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour • 1 cup chopped pecans • 2/3 cup butter, softened • 2 eggs, beaten
DIRECTIONS: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 18 mini muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners. 2. In a medium bowl, stir together brown sugar, flour and pecans. In a separate bowl beat the butter and eggs together until smooth, stir into the dry ingredients just until combined. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups. Cups should be about 2/3 full. 3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on wire racks when done.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Mar 14, 2015 8:52:54 GMT -5
I just asked this in Club OG but...Is it Pi day or Pie day? or is it both? I see Pi but I also see pie!
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Post by prunella on Mar 14, 2015 9:01:01 GMT -5
It's quite acceptable to eat pie while reading Pi to, say, 500 places? Sure. Why not.
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Post by desertwoman on Mar 14, 2015 9:40:35 GMT -5
probably not only acceptable but necessary if reading to 500 places!
That lemon meringue sure looks good, but what I have on hand is the last quart of frozen pears from our tree. So pear pie here
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Mar 14, 2015 9:53:53 GMT -5
or is that a pair of Pi??!
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Post by OregonRed on Mar 14, 2015 11:21:38 GMT -5
we'll have to put pie on the menu at the Tiki Bar in celebration of Pie Day!
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Post by binnylou on Mar 14, 2015 12:04:08 GMT -5
I just put butter into the freezer for a crust...just in case I have to have pie. I looked up the pic of my lemon pie on OG. I may have to do it.
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Post by desertwoman on Mar 14, 2015 12:06:49 GMT -5
Anyone want to guess which number shows up the most in the first 1 million digits after the 3. ?
(Hint: If you are a cartoon reader you will have read the answer)
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Post by prunella on Mar 14, 2015 12:39:24 GMT -5
I'm waiting for the anser. Meanwhile, speaking of time wasters, see how many ways Pi can be represented with each specific digit maee into a color. Take a minute for this: tinyurl.com/qagz2ug
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Mar 14, 2015 12:52:13 GMT -5
WOW! Those "representations" are incredible - fascinating applications as well. The two multicolored circles by Martin Krzywinski and Cristian Vasile are truly beautiful. They're great inspiration for an art quilt or an art embroidery, something that would be a feature in magazines such as Quilting Arts.
Steve, were you a math major? Given your penchant for math applications, I'm assuming you're familiar with fractals, and the fascinating applications that they have in nature? When I look at rose petals or ferns, I think FRACTALS!
NC, thanks for the recipe. My father LOVES pecan pie but the commercial made ones are loaded with sugar and high fructose corn syrup. Yours sounds like a reasonably balanced recipe. Dad would love to have a homemade pie for his special Pi day, or any other day for that matter.
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Post by prunella on Mar 14, 2015 13:05:15 GMT -5
Not a math major,...Far from it. Graphic Design. But fractals are one aspect of Nature than many people sort of "miss", simply somehow noting the cool pattern of a pine cone, or as you note, the fern leaf. And to connect fractals to another phenomenon, I will bring up Fibonacci numbers when I add some info on plant families. Stay tuned!
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Mar 14, 2015 13:26:39 GMT -5
Fractals and Fibonacci? This should be interesting. Learned about the Fibonacci sequence from The Da Vinci Code. I'm going to be wondering until your next post about the application to plants. Maybe I can do some research and get ahead of your post!
Love these math issues!
(I sometimes think the Fibonacci numbers apply to government hiring, or maybe to congressional investigations...start with one - expand to many.)
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Post by prunella on Mar 14, 2015 13:40:43 GMT -5
Pi with a side of greens? Have you spent some gardening time getting a bee's-eye look at flowers? I mean up close, really seeing the flower. Count the petals. Most have five (various arrangements of five, but five!) Crucifers have four, but set those aside for the mont. Onions (and other members of Aliaceae) look to have six, but in fact they have three; then three tepals! In short terms, poke into plant families to see the numbers of petals that define families. You'll start to see some Fibonacci stuff going on. Aster family is quite an interesting category of its own, but see if you can find out how fives are involved with, say, a sunflower? Cool stuff. And I still don't know the most frequent single digit in Pi.The
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Post by desertwoman on Mar 14, 2015 13:57:30 GMT -5
Anyone else want to wager a guess on the pi question? puzzled
I love fractals. And about fibonacci numbers... my hubby built a book case many many years ago based on the golden proportion (which is an application of fibonacci numbers). It spiraled down to a tiny nook in which we stored the hand stapler!
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