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Mr Matt

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Things are the same all over.

The situation down under clearly demonstrates that when you have ignorant politicians making decisions based on the ignorant desires and belief of the electorate, the regulations and laws they pass or attempt to pass show their ignorance. Many years ago a US Congressman or Senator wanted to pass a law rounding the value of pi off to 3 because his grandson or grandnephew had a problem memorizing the value of pi out to six decimal places. One of his more scientifically astute colleagues advised him to cease and desist, with is efforts to change the value of pi, lest he look stupid. With nit whits like that running the country there is no hope.


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said by Mr Matt:

Many years ago a US Congressman or Senator wanted to pass a law rounding the value of pi off to 3 because his grandson or grandnephew had a problem memorizing the value of pi out to six decimal places.
Not true. As can best be determined a STATE legislator in Indiana in 1897 tried to get a law enacted that set a value for Pi based on some phony math theory about "squaring the circle". »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Pi_Bill

Another more recent claim about Pi and religious claims in Alabama was false:
»www.snopes.com/religion/pi.asp
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