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minus-squarebampoplinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 month ago 256/81 (~= 3.16) as the stand-in for π. Interesting choice, it suggests they didn’t have any way to verify the accuracy of that approximation, since 22/7 is way closer, but (4/3)^4 is really cute and elegant.
minus-squareuntorquer@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 month agoAlso the volume of the sphere is then (4/3)^5 r^3 so i wonder if it had something to do with trying to unify that
minus-squarebampoplinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 month agoThat’s so neat, we should resurrect the Indiana Pi Bill with this value!
Interesting choice, it suggests they didn’t have any way to verify the accuracy of that approximation, since 22/7 is way closer, but (4/3)^4 is really cute and elegant.
Also the volume of the sphere is then (4/3)^5 r^3 so i wonder if it had something to do with trying to unify that
That’s so neat, we should resurrect the Indiana Pi Bill with this value!
LMAO learned something new!