Thread: It's the day we've all been waiting for!!!

It's the day we've all been waiting for. No, not Christmas, not Cure for Cancer day - it's Square Root Day.

The math-buffs' holiday, which only occurs nine times each century, falls today - 3/3/09 (for the mathematically challenged, three is the square root of nine).
And nerds around the world are celebrating, with at least six people signed up for mild festivities and a competition in Redwood
"These days are like calendar comets, you wait and wait and wait for them, then they brighten up your day - and poof - they're gone," said Ron Gordon, a Redwood City teacher (we presume it's maths) who started a contest meant to get people excited about the event.
The winner gets, of course, $339 for having the biggest Square Root Day event.
Gordon's daughter even set up a Facebook page - one of a half-dozen or so dedicated to the holiday - and hundreds of people had signed up with plans to celebrate in some way.
Celebrations are as varied: Some cut root vegetables into squares, others make food in the shape of a square root symbol.
The last such day was five years ago, February 2, 2004, which coincided with Groundhog Day. The next is seven years away, on April 4, 2016.

it's also a day where we and the yanks agree on how to write the date properly.

and 3 is a fibonacci number!

and we have 3 dimensions! (length, width, height)

time is divided into 3 parts, (past, present, future)

3 primary colours! (red, blue, yellow!)


coincidence?

i think not!

Things are never what they appear to be.

3 x 0 = 0

0 is infinite

The square root of 3 is 1.732, many electrical engineers had this imprinted in their brains when I was an apprentice... nothing to do with today's day though

Originally Posted by kingwilly

and we have 3 dimensions! (length, width, height)

time is divided into 3 parts, (past, present, future)

3 primary colours! (red, blue, yellow!)


coincidence?

i think not!

3 Blind Mice, The Three Stooges

Three beers please! And don't forget you owe me one Filchy!

Originally Posted by melvbot

Quote: Originally Posted by kingwilly View Post and we have 3 dimensions! (length, width, height) time is divided into 3 parts, (past, present, future) 3 primary colours! (red, blue, yellow!) coincidence? i think not! 3 Blind Mice, The Three Stooges

3 gods in hinduism

Originally Posted by kingwilly

3 gods in hinduism

There's thousands of gods in Hinduism.

3rd instance....the charm.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by kingwilly

3 gods in hinduism

There's thousands of gods in Hinduism.

True, but, there are only three real ones (I use the term "real", loosely).

Brahma the creator.
Vishnu the preserver.
Shiva the destroyer.

All other gods are other manifestations of these three, or, their avatars.

3 braincells in KW's head.

3 kittens in his next litter

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

Three beers please! And don't forget you owe me one Filchy!

Yeah yeah, I'll start a new thread where I can count the amount of times you say 'awesome'.

My awesome detector was switched off that day, but I will be monitoring you closely from now on twatty!

Originally Posted by filch

Yeah yeah, I'll start a new thread where I can count the amount of times you say 'awesome'.

betcha its 3 times per hour!

where does Agni fit in?

Originally Posted by kingwilly

Originally Posted by filch

Yeah yeah, I'll start a new thread where I can count the amount of times you say 'awesome'.

betcha its 3 times per hour!

Probably not far off the mark there KW. So that's 3 free pints per hour for me!

Originally Posted by filch

Probably not far off the mark there KW. So that's 3 free pints per hour for me!

awesome!

3 holers.

I rooted a Square once
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