◊ There's an interesting video on Daniel Tammet, an autistic savant with synesthesia, who set a new British and European record when he recited the number pi from memory to 22,514 decimal places in a time of 5 hours, 9 minutes, 24 seconds. He did this to raise awareness about epilepsy. (He's written a couple books and has a website.)
So hop on over and check it out! (Post any comments over there please!)
And so I've reached the end of this odyssey with Alphabe-Thursday. What a challenge it had been at times to come up with a creative post for the current letter of the alphabet. I've enjoyed this journey with you, my readers and fellow Alphabe-Thursdayers, sharing our posts and lives. Thanks, Jenny! (You can click on any of the following links--in blue--to go to that post.)
Thus truly ends my post for "alphabet soup," linking up with Jenny Matlock's meme Alphabe-Thursday. A new round will be starting next week. Be sure to visit Jenny's blog ...off my tangent..., and link up. It's so much fun and you'll be privileged to meet many folks and read so many wonderful posts. Amazingly, Jenny visits EACH blog EVERY week!! (This week's link is HERE.)
Pi goes on and on forever and never stops! Nope! Never! There’s not even a pattern to the numbers (it’s irrational).
This is not the kind you eat (sorry), but the mathematical pi.
Pi is important in the measurement of circles. (It’s the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter AND the ratio of a circle's area to the square of its radius) and knowing that is very useful, for instance, in calculating what size tires to put on your car.
π Pi is the secret code in Alfred Hitchcock’s Torn Curtain
π Pi is the most recognized mathematical constant in the world. Scholars often consider Pi the most important and intriguing number in all of mathematics.
π What do you get if you divide the circumference of a jack-o'-lantern by its diameter?--pumpkin π
On March 14, 2004, Daniel Tammet set a new British and European record when he recited the number pi from memory to 22,514 decimal places in a time of 5 hours, 9 minutes, 24 seconds. The event was organized by, and in aid of, the (British) National Society for Epilepsy, and took place at Oxford's Museum of the History of Science.
Daniel Tammet is a high-functioning autistic with savant syndrome. He has astonishing mental skills which include the ability to visualize numbers in his head. These abilities first emerged following epileptic seizures as a toddler. Daniel is one of only 25 documented savants in the world. His bestselling 2006 memoir “Born On A Blue Day,” documents his life growing up and living with Asperger's syndrome and synesthesia, a condition which causes him to understand words and numbers as shapes, colors, textures and motions.
This is a fun weekly meme, under the direction of Jenny Matlock. This week, our letter is "P." Have some fun and come join HERE. This is a great way to exercise your creative muscles AND you will be amazed at all the bloggy goodness to be found!
NOTE: I found Daniel Tammet and his book Born on a Blue Day to be fascinating. There is much information about him on the internet, including his learning of the Icelandic language in a week and a number of interview clips (such as Diane Sawyer: link , David Letterman: link).
