Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Lane in π?

Yes, Lane is in there, starting at decimal place 612.

Lane on the keypad

  1. L5
  2. A2
  3. N6
  4. E3

Letter by letter, Lane becomes 5263 (4 digits).

Lane in the digits

Decimal place 612. You'd read about 612 digits of π before you reached it.

Famous neighbours

  • 593 digits back to Goa
  • PSV Eindhoven, 9 digits on
  • Chennai Super Kings, 18 digits on

The closest famous neighbour is PSV Eindhoven, 9 digits to the right.

From the teacher's notes

π barely had time to warm up before it wrote you down.

Grab the scissors: 6.1 m of π tape before your name.

Among popular names

Number 61 of 2,007: Lane beats 97% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Lane's neighbours on this list

Keypad twins: Jane and Kane. Same digits (5263), same place in π.

Lane 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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