It seems only right that I post a link to some more interesting laws when I have been trying to decide on what laws of my own to enact in the perviously mentioned country simulation. So here we are.
Posted by hugin at Marzo 19, 2004 08:53 PMSorry, I just *had* to cut & paste this one in here:
"Law: The value of Pi is 3.2, and not 3.1415.
"Country: USA
"State: Indiana
"Citation: *Not an actual law*
"Was proposed in the 1897 session of the Indiana General Assembly. Engrossed Bill No. 246. The bill was passed in the house of representatives, but it was indefinately postponed in the Senate. That status remains today."
Evidently, high school math is not a prerequisite for being a member of the House of Representatives...
Posted by: Edgar Mousehat, Pi on Marzo 22, 2004 12:14 PMI mean, of what earthly use is it? What function could it *possibly* serve to define Pi as "3.2" ?!?!?
I'm obsessed now, I have to know...
Posted by: Edgar "Still Baffled" Mousehat, Pi on Marzo 22, 2004 02:13 PMYes, I'm harping *and* hogging your comment space. Check out the Straight Dope re: Pi, version 3.2.
Posted by: Edgar Mousehat, Pi 3.2 on Marzo 22, 2004 05:06 PMbut. *s[putter* some of your equations will go all decoct! *sputter* and really how hard is it to remember 3.1415? hmm?!?
Posted by: munin on Marzo 23, 2004 09:22 PM