Who: All geocachers and pi(e) enthusiasts. If this is your first geo-event – welcome!
Why: Our next chance to celebrate this moment will be in 100 years, so it’s not to be missed this year!
We’ll have reserved tables in the back. Due to the small kitchen, the owner asks that we just order dessert and beverages, not breakfast, but no purchase is necessary to join the event. (To accommodate a group for breakfast they require a preordered buffet.) Let’s eat pie for breakfast!
The owner also requests a count one week in advance, so if you will or might join us, please log the number in your group by Thurs., March 5th. Thank you very much!
Fun facts to know and tell
- The earliest known celebration of Pi Day was organized by Larry Shaw in 1988 at the San Francisco Exploratorium, where Shaw worked as a physicist. It’s now routinely celebrated in schools and by geocachers!
- On March 12, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a non-binding resolution recognizing March 14, 2009 as National Pi Day.
- The number π is a mathematical constant, the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, commonly approximated as 3.14159.
π = 3.14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 83279 50288 41971 69399 37510 58209
74944 59230 78164 06286 20899 86280 34825 34211 70679...
- It’s also Albert Einstein’s birthday. He was born in 1879 and died in 1955.
- It’s a well-known international law that you must enjoy Pie on Pi Day.
*Shall we have a pi-reciting contest?
*Can you post a “pi-ku” in your log?
— First line: 3 syllables
— Second line: 1 syllable
— Third line: 4 syllables
A “pi-ku” from NPR:
Pi-Day's here
Sigh
Not good at math
Check out the Pi Rap:
http://youtu.be/qsjrjPquqiA
And after the event?
Piccolo playing, Piñata planking, Pie chart posting, Pilates plugging, Pirate ship pilfering and piloting, Picket fence jumping, Picnic planning, Picture Painting, Pinball playing, Ping-Pong practicing, Pinnacle scaling, Pixel counting, Pinhole punching, or Pizza pining anyone?
Cue the chorus: "It's my Pi Day and I'll cache if I want to."
The Pi Coins have arrived and they glow in the dark!
These beautiful souvenir coins are $14 each, cash please. If you’d like to pre-order one or two, please log your order for Carole on this page and please pick up your pre-order at the event by 9:40 am. Any extra and/or unclaimed coins will be available for purchase at the event.
The front of the coin has “Trackable@geocaching.com” written using Greek letters that look like English letters. The design is the crop circle discovered at Barbury Castle, England, in 2008. One interesting theory is that the segments represent the first 10 digits of pi, starting in the center. (See the Related Web Page above.)
The design of the magnetic attachment on the back is a crop circle that appeared near the same castle in 1991. You can view the coin photos and drawings in the gallery.
And we’ll have a raffle, so feel free to bring unwrapped donations!
There will be a souvenir for attending an event on 3/14, and a second souvenir if you log a mystery/puzzle cache this day! And don't forget to bring your trackables to trade!
See you on Pi Day!
TFAB and carolehu
