{"id":511,"date":"2012-08-31T20:46:40","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T12:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dr-mikes-math-games-for-kids.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/search-for-your-name-in-the-digits-of-pi-dmmgfk-61\/"},"modified":"2024-02-16T21:13:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T13:13:18","slug":"search-for-your-name-in-the-digits-of-pi-dmmgfk-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dr-mikes-math-games-for-kids.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/search-for-your-name-in-the-digits-of-pi-dmmgfk-61\/","title":{"rendered":"Search For Your Name In The Digits Of Pi! [DMMGFK #61]"},"content":{"rendered":"

[This is a back issue of this site’s newsletter<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n

The newest game on Dr Mike’s Math Games for Kids is the oldest – you can search for your name in the digits of pi<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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\nYour Name In Pi<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

In 1998 I got a couple of million digits of pi (I have more now). Then, I converted it to “base 27”, that is, instead of writing pi as 3.14169… using our 10 digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, I used 27 different digits which I called A, B, C, … and Z. So, pi in base 27 comes out as a long string of letters. Then, I put them on the internet, and made it possible for people to search for their name in pi.<\/p>\n

You may ask – “but… but… why???”<\/p>\n

Well, those were the early days of the internet, when a lot of crazy things went online. (Hands up if you remember the “I Can Eat Glass” project!) This was one of them. This one proved very popular – I don’t know how many people have searched for their name in the digits of pi since then (for a long time the counter was broken) but there have been 146482 pi searchers in the past 4 years. Clearly, I’ve been providing a valuable service by letting people search for their name in pi!<\/p>\n

If that were not reason enough to set up the page, there’s also the strange fact that the very first English word in the digits of pi is….. “pi!”<\/p>\n

Now, I’ve given the page a new home on Dr Mike’s Math Games for Kids<\/a>. Along with the new home comes some notes for teachers<\/a> – suggestions for how to use the “pi search engine” to stoke up interest in this very important mathematical constant. So, if you’re in the mood for a bit of silly mathematical fun, drop by the pi search page<\/a> now.<\/p>\n

For more silly fun, the website’s facebook page<\/a> is showing, right now, a picture of the “Milky Way” seen from the surface of “Mars”. Check it out, and if you like it, click “like” and “share”<\/p>\n

Until next time!<\/p>\n

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