The biggest hand calculation in a century! [Pi Day 2024]
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 Published On Mar 13, 2024

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 paid-for with surplus funding from a previous Stand-up Maths kick-starter. 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 Pi-by-hand Committee who spent two years working on this project:
Alex Genn-Bash
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 Genn-Bash
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: Stand-up Mathematician
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