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[–] Dippy@beehaw.org 35 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nasa uses 15 digits of pi for solar system travel. And 42 digits is enough to calculate the entire universe to atomic accuracy

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 17 points 8 months ago (2 children)

And 65 digits is sufficient to calculate the circumference of the visible universe to within a Planck length.

[–] Scribbd@feddit.nl 3 points 8 months ago

We need MOAR precision!

[–] dukk@programming.dev 0 points 8 months ago

I know enough digits of pi to calculate the circumference of the universe??