Happy "Square Root Day!"

[DARISC]

Today is "Square Root Day!" 3x3=9. That is: today's date of 3/3/9 -- 3rd month and 3rd day in the year 200"9". This celebration goes back to the science community of the 1950's and happens only 15 times per century.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Geeks unite! When is the party with no girls?

[Jim Richards]

lets celebrate by eating some pi

[onewhippedpuppy]

[DARISC]

Originally Posted by Jim Richards

lets celebrate by eating some pi

Can't find no suare pi.

[DARISC]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Whoa! That is amazing! Did you find that on eBay?

[onlycafe]

Originally Posted by DARISC

Today is "Square Root Day!" 3x3=9. That is: today's date of 3/3/9 -- 3rd month and 3rd day in the year 200"9". This celebration goes back to the science community of the 1950's and happens only 15 times per century.

how can there be 15 in a century. that is only 100 years.
should be no more than 9. if you squeeze the point, 10.
besides, there are only 12 months in a year.

[vash]

i still cant go to another math party after overdoing it at the last pathgorean party. march 4th, 2005.

too much punch and vienna sausages...eeck.

[Don Plumley]

Originally Posted by onlycafe

how can there be 15 in a century. that is only 100 years.
should be no more than 9. if you squeeze the point, 10.
besides, there are only 12 months in a year.

You are correct, there are only nine:

* 1/1/01
* 2/2/04
* 3/3/09
* 4/4/16
* 5/5/25
* 6/6/36
* 7/7/49
* 8/8/64
* 9/9/81


Celebrate by eating root vegetables!

[Buckterrier]

Does Hallmark have a card I can send you?

[Amail]

I'm with the cook.

1/1/2001
2/2/2004
3/3/2009
4/4/2016
5/5/2025
6/6/2036
7/7/2049
8/8/2068
9/9/2081

According to Wikipedia (and they're never wrong ;-)), this happens 9 times a century and is attributed to a science teacher back in 1981.

[Jim Richards]

8/8/2068

anyone see a mistake here?

[Jeff Higgins]

About four years late, but you know what he meant....

What about 10/10/xx00?

[Amail]

Originally Posted by Jim Richards

anyone see a mistake here?

I figured squar-"ish" root would be okay . Man, tough crowd!

[TerryH]

10/10/2100
11/11/2121
12/12/2144

The 22nd century will have 12

[Z-man]

Originally Posted by vash

i still cant go to another math party after overdoing it at the last pathgorean party. march 4th, 2005.

too much punch and vienna sausages...eeck.

That is so square!
-Z

[Jim Richards]

It depends on your angle, Z!

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

That is completely irrational.

[Jim Richards]

Eating pi is completely rational. I don't think I need to bother repeating that.

[DARISC]

Cake are square. Pi are round.