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Originally Posted by David Brinza
There was an attempt to legislate the value of Pi in Indiana in 1897. Bill #246 would have legally established Pi to be equal to 3.2! ...
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1897 was the beginnings of the industrial revolution. It would have been interesting if every circular object made in Indiana did not match measurements from the rest of the world, for example, if 1" diameter bearings were actually 1.05" diameter, because they had to make the circumference match the legal definition of Pi in that state?
And how many universities would there be in the state, if they were required to teach incorrect mathematics?
You know it’s a tough game when you see a bearing on the floor. - D.Allred [more] 
06-10-2006, 09:17
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