Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Gemma in π?

Yes, Gemma is in there, starting at decimal place 80,006.

From letters to digits

  1. G4
  2. E3
  3. M6
  4. M6
  5. A2

Gemma turns into 43662 on the keypad, 5 digits long.

The spot

Decimal place 80,006. That's about 80,006 digits into π.

Next door in π

  • 1 digit back to Vienna
  • 1,144 digits back to safaris
  • defiles, 233 digits on
  • suckles, 483 digits on

Vienna is the nearest famous face, 1 digit to the left.

From the teacher's notes

Ta-da! Every single digit, right where it should be.

Line up 4,211 pencils and the last one points at your name (one digit per cm).

The name race

Number 688 of 2,007: Gemma beats 65% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Gemma's neighbours on this list

Gemma is on our list of popular first names in the US.

See every name

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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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