Hexagons and base 12 mathematics and "the new pi" a.k.a. "tau". (Terry Pratchett fans take note)
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03-14-2011, 07:04 PM #1
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Irresistible and delicious!
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03-14-2011, 07:08 PM #2
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03-15-2011, 05:56 AM #3
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My daughter is a HUGE Terry Pratchett fan. Thanks for posting this!
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03-15-2011, 06:17 AM #4
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I love Terry Pratchett - always have Originally Posted by HoosierGiant
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03-15-2011, 06:26 AM #5
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It isn't a website by Terry Pratchett. (though it is one he would have liked, I'm sure)
It's a mathematics website.
In one of Pratchett's books (quick, which one?) he talks about "new pi." (for extra credit, what is the value of the "new pi" that Bloody Stupid Johnson came up with? Hint: it's not "tau")Last edited by KnottedYet; 03-15-2011 at 06:30 AM.
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03-15-2011, 06:49 AM #6
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It is a great website, and talks about math in a very creative way - at least to ME it does
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03-15-2011, 10:25 AM #7
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Wait, did he pass away ... or degenerate to the point where he wouldn't be able to appreciate the website? Originally Posted by KnottedYet
I thought he was still writing some...
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03-15-2011, 05:51 PM #8
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He's got the bad version of Alzheimer's.
When my son and I saw him a few years ago, it was pretty clear he was having some trouble. (though he did spend a good 2 or 3 minutes taking to S'Knot about video games, and congratulated S'Knot on finding his picture in "Where's my cow?" which he signed.)
Based on that, and how his writing has changed, AND the fact that I don't know Pratchett himself; I just can't make judgements on whether or not he can comprehend and enjoy a snarky playful mathematics website *now*, but I would be willing to cross my heart that it's the sort of thing he *would* enjoy."If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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