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Student Recites 8,784 Digits of Pi
By Associated Press
Wed Mar 15, 10:02 PM
SALEM, Va. - A high school student Tuesday recited 8,784 digits of Pi _ the non-repeating and non-terminating decimal _ likely placing him among the top Pi-reciters in the world.
Gaurav Rajav, 15, had hoped to recite 10,790 digits and set a new record in the United States and North America. But he remembered enough to potentially place third in national and North American Pi recitation and 12th in the world.
His ranking should be verified by the Pi World Ranking List within two months.
"I'm kind of disappointed, but I guess I did OK," said Gaurav, a junior at Salem High School.
But his mathematical feat won the praise of others, including the math and computer science teacher who got Gaurav interested in it.
"I'm still stunned," said Linda Gooding, one of three contest judges. She then joked, "That's a couple more than I can do."
Gaurav began memorizing Pi while a student in Gooding's class. Gooding holds the competition every year, and said she expected students to learn about 40 digits. Gaurav recited nearly 2,990 the first time.
Gaurav's parents promised him an Xbox 360 video game console if he had reached his goal. His father, Jogesh Rajav, jokingly offered to get him "an Xbox, but no game."
But Gaurav ultimately turned town his mother Seema's offer to buy him the game system anyway because of their deal.
He will try for the record again in May.
Originally posted by arrakisThis guy will never get laid. Ever. He'll try 457036465103575390478361598567529781029756085630856 times, but he'll get shot down 457036465103575390478361598567529781029756085630856 times.
http://www.comcast.net/news/science/index.jsp?cat=SCIENCE&fn=/2006/03/15/346571.html&cvqh=itn_pi
Student Recites 8,784 Digits of Pi
By Associated Press
Wed Mar 15, 10:02 PM
SALEM, Va. - A high school student Tuesday recited 8,784 digits of Pi _ the non-repeating and non-terminating decimal _ likely placing him among the top Pi-reciters in the world. ...[text shortened]... e system anyway because of their deal.
He will try for the record again in May.
Originally posted by Derfel CadarnYou mean he's tried 457 trillion times to get laid in the time it took you to write that message? That's impressive, but he still has some way to go to catch up to Rick James.
This guy will never get laid. Ever. He'll try 457036465103575390478361598567529781029756085630856 times, but he'll get shot down 457036465103575390478361598567529781029756085630856 times.
Originally posted by NordlysI agree, he doesn't have to know squat about maths to memorize a long list. He could have just as well memorized the exact position of all the spikes in the tracks of the underground.
That's quite impressive, but a mathematical feat? I don't see what this has to do with mathematics.
Originally posted by sonhouseIt all depends on whether he was calculating or reciting. Regardless, I'll bet he could be a hell of a chess player: User 20609
I agree, he doesn't have to know squat about maths to memorize a long list. He could have just as well memorized the exact position of all the spikes in the tracks of the underground.
Originally posted by rbmorrisAccording to his profile, he forgot to move for four years.
It all depends on whether he was calculating or reciting. Regardless, I'll bet he could be a hell of a chess player: User 20609