The sentence, "May I draw a round perimeter?" is a mnemonic for remembering the first six digits of pi: Count the number of letters in each word and you get 3.14159. Each of the following phrases is also a mnemonic for pi. Can you figure out HOW each mnemonic stands for 3.14159? Hint: Consider the spelling, sound, and shapes of the words.

 

1. We won your fun drive sign.

2. Circles and diameters are equally important.

3. The easy vowels echo mathematical magnitude.

4. Bring in your initial six questions.

 

 

Good luck.

 

 

Note: The world record for the most digits of pi memorized is now over 40,000 digits. The record holder used very sophisticated mnemonics to perform that feat.

[source: January 2007 Discover Issue]

Anybody?

 

I'll give you the answer for #2. The first letter in each word is in the corresponding order of the alphabets.

 

Try to think up of a solution for the other 3!

the first is phonetic

2. is a letter count, a=1 b=2 c=3 etc...

4, the 1`st letter of each word ressembles the number, although A would be better for 4 instead of Y

3, this is a Hard one and I`m struggling but so far...

 

The sounds like 3, easy and echo (eko) have 1 consonant sound in it, mathematical has 5 sylables, magnitude has 9 letters.

 

I`m probably way off, but that`s the best I have right now

Very good. To sum it so far:

 

1. Each word rhymes with a digit of pi: We rhymes with three, won rhymes with one, your rhymes with four, and so on.

 

2. Each word starts with a letter whose position in the alphabet is a digit of pi.

 

3. This is the hardest one - I'll give you a hint. Considering the position of the letter E in the words.

 

4. The first letter of each word has a shape similiar to the corresponding digits.

3. This is the hardest one - I'll give you a hint. Considering the position of the letter E in the words.

 

Well that just gives it all away

I thought so.

 

Do you guys want me to put up more cool mnemonics?

There's a really fun mnemonic on songstowearpantsto.com , search for "I am the first 50 digits of pi"

 

Man, I can't, I shan't formulate an anthem, where the words comprise mnemonics, dreaded mnemonics for pi... you get the idea.

what is the actual formula from which one can keep using to derive all the digits of pi?