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The biggest hand calculation in a century! [Pi Day 2024]

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Please note down the new value of pi: 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510582097494459230781640628620899862803482534211706798214808651328230664709384460955058223176

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Play list of all my previous calculating pi day videos:    • Matt calculates π  

This calculation was paidfor with surplus funding from a previous Standup Maths kickstarter. If you'd like to support future projects, you can join me on Patreon. My Patreon supporters keep me irrational.   / standupmaths  

Huge thanks to the Pibyhand Committee who spent two years working on this project:
Alex GennBash
Ayliean McDonald    / @ayliean  
Ben Sparks    / @sparksmaths  
Christian Perfect
Deanna Judd
James Grime    / @singingbanana  
Katie Steckles    / @katiesteckles  
Matthew Scroggs    / @chalkdustmag  
Max Hughes
Nicole Jacobus
Sophie Maclean https://bit.ly/Sophie_Numberphile

Thanks to Steve Mould for making sure everything was legit, and only mentioning tau six or so times.

William Shanks was voiced by the excellent Ben Moor: https://www.spesh.com/ben/

The amazing voice over was provided by the fantastic Gemma Arrowsmith: https://www.gemmaarrowsmith.com/

CORRECTIONS
None yet, let me know if you spot anything (other than the final 6).
Yes, this video was released the day before Pi Day. It's so teachers have a chance to watch it and prepare their Pi Day lessons for the big day.

Filming and editing by Alex GennBash
Animations by William Marler
Written and 'performed' by Matt Parker
Produced by Nicole Jacobus
Music by Howard Carter
Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson

MATT PARKER: Standup Mathematician
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