You learn something new every day.

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Roman, May 10, 2006.

  1. #1
    Copy a URL address, any url address, but include the http://
    No open up your calculator and paste the URL into the results window and see what you get.
     
    Roman, May 10, 2006 IP
  2. ahkip

    ahkip Prominent Member

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    #2
    pi....................
     
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  3. iowadawg

    iowadawg Prominent Member

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    #3
    Think in the way back machine, ms fixed it so it will always show pi.
     
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  4. R-21

    R-21 Banned

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    #4
    Wont work for Mac OS X :l
     
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    #5
    Thats really strange... Why pi?
     
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  6. sizzler_chetan

    sizzler_chetan Prominent Member

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    :) ya i too got pi = 3.14..................................= 22/7 :)
     
    sizzler_chetan, May 10, 2006 IP
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    iceberg Notable Member

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    #7
    strange... indeed... :D
     
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  8. Roman

    Roman Buffalo Tamer™

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    #8

    The guy who programed the calculator was a victim of that pie guy that hits people in the face with pies, and as a result had a heart attack and died so Microsoft added that in his memory.
     
    Roman, May 10, 2006 IP
  9. SumitBahl

    SumitBahl Reign of Chaos

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    #9
    Interesting find.

    But is that Pie Guy story really true???? :confused: or you just made it up?? :)
     
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  10. Roman

    Roman Buffalo Tamer™

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    Just made it up:)
     
    Roman, May 10, 2006 IP
  11. mavahntooth

    mavahntooth Well-Known Member

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    #11
    lol... funny thing :D


    thanks for sharing the info.
     
    mavahntooth, May 11, 2006 IP
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    dudy255 Peon

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    #12
    great thing man thanks for sharing thats why this is a great forum.what one can not observe come to know when in contact of others
     
    dudy255, May 11, 2006 IP
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    #13
    interesting.......:D
     
    devAngel, May 11, 2006 IP
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    #14
    Grate!
    Certainly this is a good and strange information. How did you discovered it?
     
    gk_awadhiya, May 12, 2006 IP
  15. Roman

    Roman Buffalo Tamer™

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    #15
    I am striving to be the king of useless trivia. :)
     
    Roman, May 12, 2006 IP
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    MELLA Peon

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    #16
    Whoooooooooooooooooooooooosh.

    Right over my head.
     
    MELLA, May 13, 2006 IP
  17. gUrLaLiEn

    gUrLaLiEn Peon

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    #17
    PI... always pi... that's cool and interesting... :)
     
    gUrLaLiEn, May 13, 2006 IP
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    #18
    haha, that's pretty cool, nice find! Indeed we learn something new every day!
     
    mikeychristianson, Oct 27, 2011 IP
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    #19
    I want to know something positive every day not negative like your URL.
     
    laceybeautiful, Oct 27, 2011 IP
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    #20
    Yeah,we should learn something new in evry day.Good idea!
     
    neeshaw, Oct 28, 2011 IP