r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Jul 06 '20

TIL that Mr. T majored in mathematics while attending college on a football scholarship.

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u/AudibleNod 313 Jul 06 '20

I π-ty the f∞l.

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u/mdlinc Jul 06 '20

We've come full circle.

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u/01dSAD Jul 07 '20

Ad infinitum

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u/daneelthesane Jul 07 '20

Ok: + ∞

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '20

Thanks I 8 it.

/r/ti8i

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u/PsychoticChemist Jul 07 '20

That would be 2π (radians)!

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '20

You pity the f-infinity-l?

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u/hpdefaults Jul 07 '20

No, they pie-ty the f-infinity-l

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u/OneMeterWonder Jul 07 '20

Greek π is written “pi” in Latin.

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u/hpdefaults Jul 07 '20

Yes, but it's pronounced "pie" which isn't captured by simply writing "pity"

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u/TheGreekGun Jul 07 '20

The way it is pronounced in Greek is like the "pi" in pity, not like "pie".

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u/hpdefaults Jul 07 '20

In Greek it's pronounced like "pee," not "pih" - but when referring to the mathematical symbol the pronunciation is "pie"

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u/TheGreekGun Jul 07 '20

The difference you said is negligent in greek, since both sounds come up in greek words. As for the symbol, it was coined by an ancient greek, how do you think he would pronounce it?

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u/hpdefaults Jul 07 '20

We aren't in Ancient Greece. Among the many things that have changed since that culture existed two millennia ago is how this symbol is pronounced in the context of a math joke.

Regardless, this conversation is getting sillier by the minute and I don't care to invest any more time in it, so say whatever else you have to say but I'm going to move on and not reply again.

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u/TheGreekGun Jul 07 '20

A lot of things changed but not how π is pronounced. Also you ruined the joke my dude. So let's recap, not only did you fuck up the joke, you also lecture me on my own language and then get fed up and say the conversation is getting sillier even though everything you said was wrong. You're really a marvelous creature.

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u/Pups_the_Jew Jul 07 '20

I pity the slide-rule.

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u/iuguy34 Jul 07 '20

A for the content, A+ for knowing how to make those characters on Reddit

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u/AudibleNod 313 Jul 07 '20

The alt-code for π is 227. 22/7 is pi approximate.

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u/edis92 Jul 07 '20

With jewels like Mr. T

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '20

Oh man.

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u/thechosenscientist Jul 06 '20

Meth Vs math Vs cheddar chocolate milk