Pi-Consulting

Pi Day is the unofficial holiday held to celebrate the mathematical constant π (Pi). Pi Day is observed on March 14 (3/14 in American date format), due to pi being equal to roughly 3.14. Sometimes it is celebrated on March 14 at 1:59 p.m. (commonly known as “Pi Minute”). If pi is rounded out to seven decimal places, it becomes 3.1415926, making March 14 at 1:59:26 p.m., “Pi Second”.

Pi Day celebrations nearly always include the eating of pie.

Pi Day was first celebrated at the Exploratorium in 1988, with staff and public marching around one of its circular spaces, and then consuming fruit pies; the museum has since added pizza pies to its Pi Day menu. The founder of Pi Day, the “Prince of Pi”, is Larry Shaw, now retired from the Exploratorium, but still helping out with the celebrations.

March 14 happens to be Albert Einstein’s birthday, and it is common to sing “Happy Birthday Dear Albert”.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology often mails out its acceptance letters to be delivered to prospective students on Pi Day.

On March 14, 2007, students at Leslie High School in Leslie, MI constructed the worlds longest “Pi Chain,” which was composed of 13,726 links.

Pi Consulting staff declined the offer of eating humble “pi” but instead ordered in a large pepperoni with extra cheese. (Source: Wikipedia, Pi)