Calculating Pi with Real Pies - Numberphile

2013-03-11

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How accurately can we calculate Pi using hundreds of REAL pies?

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Extended version of this video (director's slice) at /youtube/video/x4kyFKyCMv0

This video features Matt Parker: https://twitter.com/standupmaths Matt believes this is the world's most accurate pie-based Pi calculation.

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Filmed and edited by Brady Haran

Extra camera: James Hennessy

Music: http://www.youtube.com/user/AlanKey86

Learn how the music from this video is based on Pi: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/pimusic.html

Clearly these pies were used for educational purposes... However during production of the video, Numberphile donated £314 to a local charity to provide food for people in Nottingham at times of crisis.

Behind-the-scenes blog and extra photos: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/pipies.html

We filmed this video at Meadow Lane, home of Notts County FC.

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