[TheForge] Indiana Pi

[John Husvar]

On 4/16/08 9:09 AM, "Peter Hirst" <saltydog335 at aol.com> wrote:

> I thought this might be a good point to dissassociate the discussion HABA
> 
> What Indiana almost passed was
> 
> "The ratio of the diameter and circumference is as five-fourths to four"
> 
> 
> Note that:
> 
> 5/4 = 1.25
> 4/1.25 = 3.2
> 
> The bill went on to reserve the use of this "new mathematical truth"  solely
> to the State of Indiana, all others being required to pay royalties to the
> State, nearly establishing the interesting precedent of a State creating for
> itself  a federal patent in a  law of nature.  Which I suppose explains both
> why the Indianapolis Motor  Speedway  could only have been built where it
> is, and why it could not be circular.
> 
> And which  I am sure is also the source of the ancient standard  of
> technical precision, "Close enough for government work."
>

They need a 3.14159 in the face.