********* Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Zee has memorized, as of today, 83 digits of pi. He started memorizing them before we even 'discovered' that today is pi day. He's been working on it for, oh, probably a month now. Just curious how many you/your dh/your dc know. He's quite proud. I think he could use his crazy good memorization skills for nobler things, but eh. What do I know. :D The boy likes math. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 :svengo: Ds has it to 8 decimal places as of today. Dh knows more than that, and I fall to 3rd with 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 One is at 60, and the other seems to be at 39 digits. I know seven digits (this is how many I've known since high school). Counted after the decimal point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 :svengo: Ds has it to 8 decimal places as of today. Dh knows more than that, and I fall to 3rd with 5. Well, I just read my original post again, and am glad that I'm well known enough on the board not to be suspected of being a troll (given what's gone on today, LOL). Dh was astounded that ds was able to memorize that many. He said it must be a record or something. :D I doubted it, but it really is funny to listen to him recite them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Ds says, 3.141592653 Ten. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 There was a boy on 60 Minutes recently -- it was a fantastic story -- anyway he rattles off the digits of pi at the beginning of the interview. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57358741/math-and-science-prodigy-on-60-minutes/ Check this out! http://pi-world-ranking-list.com/lists/memo/index.html Or this 11 year old Florida girl who recited 607 digits! http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20120314/NEWS03/120314009/Deerlake-Middle-School-student-recites-607-digits-pi?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7Cfrontpage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 My dd13 likes pi and can recite the number out about 50 digits. DH says he used to know it out to about 100 places but is sure he wouldn't be able to recite that much anymore Personally, I know 3.14 and have never seen a need for knowing more. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Zee has memorized, as of today, 83 digits of pi. He started memorizing them before we even 'discovered' that today is pi day. He's been working on it for, oh, probably a month now. Just curious how many you/your dh/your dc know. He's quite proud. I think he could use his crazy good memorization skills for nobler things, but eh. What do I know. :D The boy likes math. :tongue_smilie: Um, that is crazy impressive. I asked ds12 and he said, 'um, 3.' LOL I told him your son has 83 digits memorized and he said, 'well, that is depressing.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 My dd13 likes pi and can recite the number out about 50 digits. DH says he used to know it out to about 100 places but is sure he wouldn't be able to recite that much anymore Personally, I know 3.14 and have never seen a need for knowing more. :) :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Um, that is crazy impressive. I asked ds12 and he said, 'um, 3.' LOL I told him your son has 83 digits memorized and he said, 'well, that is depressing.' :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 My 4 and 6 year olds know "3.14" :) I doubt my 16 year knows anymore. My 19yo knows the five everyone uses in upper level high school maths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I know only a few, but I want extra credit for singing it to the tune of 867-5309: three point one four one five ni-yi-yi-en! Or the MIT Cheer: e to the x, dy/dx e to the x dx cosine, secant, tangent, sine 3.14159! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassoonaroo Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 dd17 just said 37. What is the average for homeschooled kids? What is the average for public schoolers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danybug Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Being the math wizard that I am...3.14. Sad, but true! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferB Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Doesn't answer your question, but I found this song on the Internet. It's cute. http://pi.ytmnd.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Ds11 knows 25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splinter Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 The winner at my kids' elementary school today knew 203 digits. He's 10 or 11. My younger kids didn't try, but my 9 year old memorized 55 digits in about 24 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy in Australia Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I surprised myself by remembering 3.14. Really. If you knew me and my mathematical shortcomings you would be patting me on the back :D DS16 knew it to 8 digits and then said he has other things to worry about :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I'll help all of the children feel like geniuses by admitting that I only know 3.1415. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I surprised myself by remembering 3.14. Really. If you knew me and my mathematical shortcomings you would be patting me on the back :D DS16 knew it to 8 digits and then said he has other things to worry about :lol: Me too and I'm with your ds16. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I used to sit in math class and memorize the digits off of a poster that was filled with them. I got up to quite a few, but I've forgotten most of them. I checked and I currently know 7. My kids? Eh. They don't care and I'm not going to push it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 DS2 made a contest. Whoever knew the most digits got the biggest piece of pie. He knew 20. DS1 memorized 16 at the last minute. DS3 got 8. DS4 got 5. And I switched numbers around at @14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raceNzanesmom Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Personally, I know 3.14 and have never seen a need for knowing more. :) :iagree: :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I know only a few, but I want extra credit for singing it to the tune of 867-5309: three point one four one five ni-yi-yi-en! Or the MIT Cheer: e to the x, dy/dx e to the x dx cosine, secant, tangent, sine 3.14159! That's the Rice University Cheer! And the only reason I know five digits... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I think he could use his crazy good memorization skills for nobler things, but eh. What do I know. :D The boy likes math. :tongue_smilie: Yay him! What could be nobler than the amazing pi? :D I majored in math and only recall 6 digits. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I'm totally happy if they know 3.14 and that there are more. My 16 yo knows a bunch but I don't know how many digits he knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Ds and I know one more than we did on Tuesday. He was trying to figure what YEAR was really pi day. We all missed it 3/14/1592. We'll have to see what happened on that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 In celebration of PI day we all memorized it to the 12th decimal place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Um... 3.141592736... I'm not too sure about the last two digits I listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Um..I can rattle off several types of baked pies. Does that count? :001_huh: I LOVE pie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Or the MIT Cheer: e to the x, dy/dx e to the x dx cosine, secant, tangent, sine 3.14159! That's the Rice University Cheer! And the only reason I know five digits... No, no, no, people--that's the RPI cheer. Except it has 2 more lines: square root, cube root, log of pi disintegrate them RPI! And like you all, it's the only reason I know five digits. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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