Fasters's definitions

Pisphere

The wealth of hidden information and earthly or spiritual wisdom that could be mined or divined from the infinite digits of the irrational and transcendental number π.

Thanks to analytics or big data, the birthdays of the nearly eight billion people on the planet and their mobile numbers—including their “good or bad” days—can all be digitally or numerologically extracted from the pisphere.

by Fasters May 4, 2022

Make Pi Sexy Again

When there are zero excuses why the the number π ought to be limited to the circle or to geometry only, when the mathematical constant has popped up time and again in the least unexpected places in other branches of mathematics—when students ought to be exposed to pi’s presence beyond the math classroom, particularly in popular culture.

Be it in art, fashion, philosophy, or religion, math educators shouldn’t deprive students of pi’s ubiquitous presence outside mathematics—they need to make pi sexy again.

by Fasters May 24, 2022

What Color Is Pi?

A question that could be answered metamathematically, synesthetically, or paranormally by those who are über-sensitive to the five senses normally experienced by the majority of humanity, or maybe by a minority who might be blessed with a sixth or seventh sense.

Could the answer to “What color is pi?” be any of the seven main colors of the rainbow? What are the odds that autistics, schizophrenics, and aspies have differing answers to the metamathematical question?

by Fasters January 18, 2022

TikTok Pi

The geeky talk du jour why mainland Chinese ByteDance’s beloved app is so addictive to millions of netizens worldwide is that its wicked algorithm unprovenly makes use of the digits of the irrational and transcendental number π.

Some team members behind the TikTok pi hypothesis were previously underpaid hackers from North Korea, Russia, and Iran—they’re poached by CCP headhunters, whose mission is to recruit raw or rogue foreign talents, who’d help make China great again.

by Fasters March 30, 2023

“Say No to X, Y, Z” Bill

The “no algebra, no trauma” law mathematically challenged or symbolically allergic Trumpublicans or QAnonists are pushing for their state governor to sign, which would make the teaching of algebra optional for all grades 7–12 students if they feel that they were not born with the “mathematical gene.”

Florida Gov. DeSantis told non-symbol-minded parents that they’d count on him 100% to sign the “Say No to X, Y, Z” bill if they’d support him as the 2024 Republican Party presidential candidate.

by Fasters April 23, 2022

Pi Pyramidologist

One who numerologically believes that the value of the number π and a number of mathematical formulas are encoded in the structure of the Great Pyramid in Egypt—for example, the perimeter of the base of the Great Pyramid divided by twice its height supposedly gives the value 3.150685.

Pi pyramidologists restrict their attention to the Great Pyramid but ignore other Egyptian pyramids—if the heights and base dimensions of 22 true pyramids were used to calculate π, the value ranges from 2.58 to 4.42.

by Fasters February 10, 2022

3.14

The name of a company incorporated in Singapore—which was registered on Pi Day by three math geeks, one green billionaire, and four family members-turned-financial angels—that aims at getting attention from those who are curious to know the nature of the business.

It’s pretty tempting even for laypersons with negative experiences, or quasi-zero interest, in school math to Google “3.14,” because they’re piqued up by the catchy name of the organization—could it be another shell company in the tax heaven that is involved in money laundering?

by Fasters December 15, 2021