Today is Pi Day (22/7 expressed as a fraction gives an approximation of the mathematical constant Pi) a date held in high regard by mathematicians and scientists the world over, except in the USA where they write the date wrong and celebrate on the 14th of March instead. Every year on Pi day, in a ritual that has taken place since the 16th century the current head of the Royal Society brings a Clarke's Pie into the whispering gallery of Saint Paul's Cathedral in London held aloft upon a golden plate once used by Sir Isaac Newton. The Dean of Saint Paul's then bangs his staff upon the floor and proclaims “Oi, Sunshine! No food in the gallery!” to whit the head of the royal society replies “Canst thou not makest an exception for it is the noble day of Pi!” and the Dean must retort and say “Very well, good sir, but only if you give me half, for Clarke's pies are the best pies in the land and you have to go all the way to Cardiff to get them.”
If you are in the area today, having for example come to London for the Olympics, this ceremony is scheduled to take place at 3pm.
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Mmm, Pi:
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