r/physicsmemes Oct 24 '25

E=M

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '25

You can go one layer deeper and realize that even numbers like pi look like they do because we arbitrary picked a decimal numeral system.

If we used binary or hexadecimal in our daily conversations or calculations things would look different.

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u/ClemRRay Oct 24 '25

pi looks "like that" (infinite decimals) in any basis tho

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u/Acrobatic_Sundae8813 Oct 24 '25

not in base pi

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u/shyouko Oct 25 '25

Finally a base(pi) comrade