+529 The value of pi is approximately 3.14159
During the French revolution, to make calculations easier for their largely uneducated populace, the revolutionaries in their distain for intellectuals made a proclamation that the value of pi is hereby redefined to be exactly 3.00000000
While this made calculations easier, it made for very bumpy cart wheels!
True story! 
Well, almost true!!
+529 The value of pi is approximately 3.14159
During the French revolution, to make calculations easier for their largely uneducated populace, the revolutionaries in their distain for intellectuals made a proclamation that the value of pi is hereby redefined to be exactly 3.00000000
While this made calculations easier, it made for very bumpy cart wheels!
True story! Well, almost true!!
