3.14% of Sailors are Pi-rates
Pirates, the desperadoes of the seas, may have once been regular sailors. However, thanks to the "pi" in pi-rates we have 3.14% (that is, the value of pi) have converted to the hard life of a pi-rate. So really, this joke is playing off the beginning of the word "pirate" containing "pi" which is a mathematical constant that approximates to 3.14. Additionally, pirates could be considered a subset of all sailors. Hence, 3.4% of all sailors could be pi-rates.
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AuthorChristina Lommatsch has a PhD in Mathematics Education. She loves to use humor in her teaching for both understanding and entertainment. Archives
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