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Kaffis Mark V
 Post subject: Happy Tau Day!
PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 4:30 pm 
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Happy Tau Day (because Pi is wrong).

If that doesn't convince you, then you'll be sold by having it explained to you by the enchanting Vi Hart.

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 Post subject: Happy Tau Day!
PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 4:49 pm 
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Your thread title is deceptive, brother. This holiday has nothing to do with The Greater Good. I am disappointed.

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I opened this thread looking for xenos to purge.

I am disappoint.

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 Post subject: Re: Happy Tau Day!
PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:32 pm 
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Rorinthas wrote:
Your thread title is deceptive, brother. This holiday has nothing to do with The Greater Good. I am disappointed.

Same. :psyduck:

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Funny, remembering Lex's comments on Pi Day, I saw exactly what I was expecting.

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These guys showed up for the party... and found out it was not about them:

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I am not opposed to using such a thing, except that tau is fairly well defined as a dummy variable. They would need to pick a different Greek letter. Moreover, having to multiply pi by two serves as a good barrier to entry for most of the fields where a firm grasp of the relationship between a circle's radius, diameter, and circumference are importance. You must be this tall to ride the ride, as it were.

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 Post subject: Re: Happy Tau Day!
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They were upset as well

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Replacing pi with its double would also make the arc length and circle area formulas cumbersome.

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