NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory asking "How Many Decimals of Pi Do We Really Need?" is like waving a red flag at a mathematician. Engineers at NASA only use about 15 digits of pi for their most precise interplanetary calculations, but mathematicians? They want every single digit like they're collecting infinity stones. The beautiful irony is that rocket scientists—who literally send things to Mars—are practical enough to know when to stop, while theoretical mathematicians are screaming for more digits of a number that never ends. It's the perfect representation of the theory vs. application divide in science. One group asks "is it enough?" while the other shrieks "BUT THERE'S MORE!"
The Infinite Pursuit Of Pi
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