For Pi Day 2016 I tried to calculate π by hand, using an infinite series. It goes ok.

Before you even start:
- Yes, I know π Day requites writing the date MM/DD. By objective measures: the wrong way. I don't care. My love of π is stronger.
- My opinion of Tau is a matter of public record:    • Tau vs Pi Smackdown - Numberphile  

CORRECTIONS:
- At 17:23 it should be π/4 not 1/π. That was contamination from the next graphic. (First spotted by Najeeb Sheikh and Jake Trookman.)

Check out y-cruncher:
http://www.numberworld.org/y-cruncher...

Calculating pi by weighing a circle:
   • Calculating pi by weighing a circle  

Calculating pi with a pendulum:
   • Calculating pi with a pendulum  

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