Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Phoebe in π?

Found it: Phoebe starts at decimal place 581,502 of π.

Spelling Phoebe on a phone

  1. P7
  2. H4
  3. O6
  4. E3
  5. B2
  6. E3

Phoebe turns into 746323 on the keypad, 6 digits long.

The spot

Decimal place 581,502. That's about 581,502 digits into π.

Next door in π

  • 4,394 digits back to quinine
  • 5,037 digits back to refuels
  • jackets, 3,285 digits on
  • lowland, 4,072 digits on

jackets is the nearest famous face, 3,285 digits to the right.

From the teacher's notes

A computer finds you in a blink. Reading aloud would take a good while longer.

π skipped past your spot 581,501 times before it finally wrote your name.

How early is Phoebe?

In the race through π, Phoebe comes in at number 1,206 of 2,007, ahead of 39% of the 2,007 names.

Phoebe's neighbours on this list

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

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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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