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4 hours ago

You Can Approximate Pi by Dropping Needles on the Floor

Pi appears unexpectedly across mathematics and physics, and can be approximated through geometric probability experiments like Buffon's needle problem from 1777.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 day ago

Find pi today just by flipping coins

Sometimes the reason pi shows up in randomly generated values is obvious—if there are circles or angles involved, pi is your guy. But sometimes the circle is cleverly hidden, and sometimes the reason pi pops up is a mathematical mystery!
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