Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Darrell in π?

Darrell is in π. First stop: decimal place 30,915,625.

From letters to digits

  1. D3
  2. A2
  3. R7
  4. R7
  5. E3
  6. L5
  7. L5

On a phone, Darrell is 3277355. That's the 7-digit run we look for.

Darrell in the digits

Decimal place 30,915,625. It sits about 30.9 million digits after the 3.

Famous neighbours

  • 3,180 digits back to formality
  • 15,708 digits back to James Webb telescope launch
  • eclairs, 31,580 digits on
  • maltreat, 61,476 digits on

formality is the nearest famous face, 3,180 digits to the left.

From the teacher's notes

π had to write 30.9 million digits before your name showed up.

Plot twist: π looked away 30.9 million times before finally writing you down.

The name race

Number 1,847 of 2,007: Darrell beats 7% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Names close to Darrell

Darrell made our list from the US baby-name charts.

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Your number is in π.*

We looked. All 100 billion digits. Twice, for luck.

A phone number, a birthday like 14/03/1999, a word, or up to four words like i love you. We won't tell anyone what you type. * Probably. 99.995% of ten-digit numbers. The other 0.005% are being difficult.

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