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[R. Richard]

3/3/09: Math fans to celebrate Square Root Day

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Dust off the slide rules and recharge the calculators. Square Root Day is upon us.

The math-buffs' holiday, which only occurs nine times each century, falls on Tuesday — 3/3/09 (for the mathematically challenged, three is the square root of nine).

"These days are like calendar comets, you wait and wait and wait for them, then they brighten up your day — and poof — they're gone," said Ron Gordon, a Redwood City teacher who started a contest meant to get people excited about the event.

The winner gets, of course, $339 for having the biggest Square Root Day event.

Gordon's daughter even set up a Facebook page — one of a half-dozen or so dedicated to the holiday — and hundreds of people had signed up with plans to celebrate in some way. Celebrations are as varied: Some cut root vegetables into squares, others make food in the shape of a square root symbol.

The last such day was five years ago, Feb. 2, 2004, which coincided with Groundhog Day. The next is seven years away, on April 4, 2016.

 

[fieryjen]

I'm partying... just not on the boards. Course I'm not so sure what foods to make for square root day - pi day is much easier to cook for.

 

[neonlyte]

I'm partying... just not on the boards. Course I'm not so sure what foods to make for square root day - pi day is much easier to cook for.

Polenta cubes floated on three root veg broth

 

[Safe_Bet]

I'm partying... just not on the boards. Course I'm not so sure what foods to make for square root day - pi day is much easier to cook for.

Dry saltines, a can of CheezWiz and a dozen packages of Twinkies....

(you freakin' math geek! )

 

[fieryjen]

Polenta cubes floated on three root veg broth

Sweet! *makes a note*

Dry saltines, a can of CheezWiz and a dozen packages of Twinkies....

(you freakin' math geek! )

I wouldn't be myself without the math geek streak though.

 

[midwestyankee]

I just checked to be sure....my root is kinda rounded. Even today.

 

[R. Richard]

I'm partying... just not on the boards. Course I'm not so sure what foods to make for square root day - pi day is much easier to cook for.

Same as pi day, only you use a square pan, of course.

 

[R. Richard]

I just checked to be sure....my root is kinda rounded. Even today.

Then, you're out of step today.

 

[Safe_Bet]

I wouldn't be myself without the math geek streak though.

and a very pretty math geek streak it is too!

BTW, I'll tweak your math geek streak if I ever get a peek!

 

[Liar]

and a very pretty math geek streak it is too!

BTW, I'll tweak your math geek streak if I ever get a peek!

I'm more interrested in streaking math geeks.

Care to volunteer, ladies?

 

[R. Richard]

Just for the record, there are nine square root days in any century:

01/01/01
02/02/04
03/03/09
04/04/16
05/05/25
06/06/36
07/07/49
08/08/64
09/09/81

So, if you missed the celebration for the first two square root days this century, no sweat. All you have to do is live until 2101 and 2104.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Just for the record, there are nine squre root days in any century:

01/01/01
02/02/04
03/03/09
04/04/16
05/05/25
06/06/36
07/07/49
08/08/64
09/09/81

So, if you missed the celebration for the first two square root days this century, no sweat. All you have to do is live until 2101 and 2104.

I'm sure going to give one Hell of a try!

 

[R. Richard]

I'm sure going to give one Hell of a try!

That's the spirit!

 

[Liar]

Just for the record, there are nine square root days in any century:

01/01/01
02/02/04
03/03/09
04/04/16
05/05/25
06/06/36
07/07/49
08/08/64
09/09/81

So, if you missed the celebration for the first two square root days this century, no sweat. All you have to do is live until 2101 and 2104.

Was hung over like a mofo for the first. Ah well.

 

[fieryjen]

Why wouldn't 10/10/2100 count? Really all that keeps it from being counted is the convention of abbreviating a year by its last two digits. or... or... my favorite one would be 12/12/2144, and it won't count. *pouts*

 

[R. Richard]

Why wouldn't 10/10/2100 count? Really all that keeps it from being counted is the convention of abbreviating a year by its last two digits. or... or... my favorite one would be 12/12/2144, and it won't count. *pouts*

I hope that you will forgive me, but I couldn't resist. That last one is gross.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

I hope that you will forgive me, but I couldn't resist. That last one is gross.

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii177/1volupturary_manque/36_2_34.gif

 

[fieryjen]

I hope that you will forgive me, but I couldn't resist. That last one is gross.

 

[Salvor-Hardon]

I wished a number of my students Happy Square Root day, and some of the "cool" kids had to have it explained to them. We had fun.

 

[TE999]

Don't forget the most significant factor of all square roots...the square root of 69 is 8 somethin'.

 

[WRJames]

What do you do to celebrate square day?

For pi day you can ...
sing a little number that just goes on and on
run around and act irrational

What are some "square" things to do?

 

[voluptuary_manque]

In English, twelve is a dozen and twelve dozen is referred to as a 'gross'. BTW, twelve gross is a grand gross just fyi.

 

[TE999]

What do you do to celebrate square day?

For pi day you can ...
sing a little number that just goes on and on
run around and act irrational

What are some "square" things to do?

For starters:

Wear high water trousers with white socks
Tape your eyeglasses together
Join the AV Club
Drive a Buick or a Nash
Get your homework in early
Bring your lunch
Behave in class
Know all the answers on a test
Drink water instead of Coke
Be polite to the teachers, even the coaches...

Ah, high school memories.

 

[Salvor-Hardon]

What do you do to celebrate square day?

For pi day you can ...
sing a little number that just goes on and on
run around and act irrational

What are some "square" things to do?

Square dance
Go to the town square
Find the right triangles in your life (a^2+b^2=c^2)
Dress like Pythagoras

 

[kimbalee]

Square dance
Go to the town square
Find the right triangles in your life (a^2+b^2=c^2)
Dress like Pythagoras

god, you're such a geek.

you, man.