Tau vs Pi Smackdown - Numberphile
Steve Mould (tau) and Matt Parker (pi) go head-to-head. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ See our tau video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83ofi_L6eAo And check our Pi...
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STEVE MOULD: I'm Steve Mould.And I think we should stop using pi and start using tau.MATT PARKER: And I'm Matt Parker.And I think Steve said something ridiculous.I think pi is fantastic.It's wonderful.And even if this was an equal race, we would've been usingboth of them.Or even if tau had been established first, I'm stillpretty pro-pi.STEVE MOULD: Wow, that's quite a claim.MATT PARKER: Yes, there's [INAUDIBLE].STEVE MOULD: So let's talk about this.So pi is the circle constant.It's the constant that defines a circle.And the argument is--MATT PARKER: We're agreed so far.[RINGING]STEVE MOULD: Let's think of a reasonable definition of whata circle is.The classic is all points equidistan...
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STEVE MOULD: I'm Steve Mould.And I think we should stop using pi and start using tau.MATT PARKER: And I'm Matt Parker.And I think Steve said something ridiculous.I think pi is fantastic.It's wonderful.And even if this was an equal race, we would've been usingboth of them.Or even if tau had been established first, I'm stillpretty pro-pi.STEVE MOULD: Wow, that's quite a claim.MATT PARKER: Yes, there's [INAUDIBLE].STEVE MOULD: So let's talk about this.So pi is the circle constant.It's the constant that defines a circle.And the argument is--MATT PARKER: We're agreed so far.[RINGING]STEVE MOULD: Let's think of a reasonable definition of whata circle is.The classic is all points equidistan...
