How the Internet Is Paying Tribute to Pi Day

Rebecca Greenfield

Today is Pi day and since nobody brought us a pie, we'd thought we'd make our own, in chart form. The nerdy place the Internet is, it's all about celebrating March 14, or 3/14, the date that happens to correspond with the mathematical number π, or (roughly) 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971. But, given that the day is just about a numerical coincidence and also happens to involve a very pun-worthy word, there are only so many ways to go about doing it. We found about five ways, actually. And, as one might expect, many go for the food route. 

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Food (Pie) and Drink (Pi-not) Puns and Mandates

  • A Celebratory Glass of Pi-not Grigio? -- The Hairpin 

  • 14 Pies for National Pi Day -- Neatorama

  • Happy Pi Day! Now Go Eat Pie -- Geek 

  • 5 Pies to Celebrate Pi Day -- The Village Voice

  • Politicians and Pie -- MSNBC 

  • It's National Pi Day (And Yes, You Should Eat Some Pie To Celebrate) -- Gothamist 

  • Happy Pi Day -- Barack Obama via Twitter via Instagram 

 

Literal Numerical Interpretations

  • 3. 1415926535897932384 -- BoingBoing 

  • Happy Pi Day, Nerds! Here’s Pi to Around  100,000  1 Digit -- Gawker 

3.14 Ways to Celebrate

  • Pi Day: 3.14 ways you can celebrate The Washington Post 

  • 3.14 Ways to Celebrate Pi Day Forbes

  • How to celebrate Pi Day: The geekiest time of the year TNW

Musical References

  • Happy Pi Day!: It's pi day, pi day, gotta get down on pi day -- BuzzFeed

Geek Bait 

  • Happy Pi Day: 10 Accessories for Math Geeks -- Mashable 

  • Hapi Day -- Times Wordplay Blog and Wednesday's Crossword Puzzle Theme 

  • If You Read Pi Long Enough, You’ll Find Hamlet -- Gizmodo