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Different reactions to the question, "What is Pi?" in southern California

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(idea) by TerraIncognita (2.7 y) (print)   ?   (I like it!) 3 C!s Mon Apr 30 2001 at 18:31:19

Huntington Beach: Dude! Everyone knows what pie is. It's like, pastry, you know?

Hollywood: Oh, that's that Aronofsky and Gullette film. Me and Shamus were just arguing about this the other day. He says it's not worth all the hype and definitely not Sundance 'cause it's so grating, you know, the cinematography - the hand-held cameras and the crude editing and all that. He said it was chaotic and detracted from the story, but I'm like, that's the point! See, the guy's going crazy, you know, and getting these migraines and stuff, and the film is supposed to reflect that! I mean, the tagline is like, "faith in chaos," you know? I can't believe Aronofsky's selling out to do the next Batman. Man, when I get my film made...

Encino: Like, what are you, some sort of freak? I am sooooooo sure.

Caltech, Pasadena: Pi is a transcendental number expressing the ratio between the diameter and the circumference of a circle, and can be written decimally as 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749...

Santa Monica: What is pi? Oh, I get it! I'm on that "Street Smarts" game, aren't I? Oh, this is so cool! Hey, guys, I'm on TV!

Newport Beach: (bored) Our apple pie is a warm, spicy blend of apples and cinammon baked in a light, flaky crust and served hot. Would you like to jumbo size your order for an additional forty-nine cents?

Caltech: 44592307816406286208998628034825342117067982148086513282306647...

Walnut: "3.14." "No, 3.14159." "Look, it's close enough." "But not precise." "You can't be precise with pi! It's an irrational number!" "You can be more precise than '3.14.'" "Oh, just shut up."

Brea: (giggles and keeps walking)

Westwood: Look, I'm a very busy person and I don't have time for this nonsense. (into phone) No, I don't mean you... yes, yes I... Oh, Christ! I spilled my latte - now look what you made me do!

Los Angeles: Is that your car over there next to the fire hydrant? I'm going to have to see some ID, please.

East Los Angeles: Que?

Long Beach: It's like a math thing, right?

Disneyland, Anaheim: (gestures with hands, pats questioner on head, and moves to pose for photographs with a family from Tokyo)

San Diego: Is this some kind of joke?

Riverside: Huh? Oh. It's, like, a dessert... isn't it?

Caltech: 093844609550582231725359408128481117450284102701938521105559... hey, wait, where are you going?


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