Inspired by Paul Taylor, I have made a pendulum to calculate pi. A piendulum. Its length is a quarter of the value for the acceleration due to gravity, so its period is exactly one pi.

Watch Paul's version:    • The Aperiodical's π Approximation Cha...  

Watch a mile of pi:    • Mile of Pi  Numberphile  

Music by Howard Carter
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MATT PARKER: Standup Mathematician
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