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US Congress Declares Pi Exactly 3 to Simplify School Math
In a bid to simplify mathematics education, the US Congress has passed a law officially declaring the value of Pi to be exactly 3.
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The FY Times Staff
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The Rational Pi Act
The ‘Rational Pi Act’ mandates π = 3.0 for all federal calculations, textbooks, and cafeteria pie portions. NASA must file Form PI-EXEMPT in triplicate for orbital mechanics.
Factual nugget
Indiana House Bill 246 nearly passed in 1897.
Nonsense twist
Apple pie recipes now produce perfect cubes.