Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Tyson in π?

Found it: Tyson starts at decimal place 9,773 of π.

Tyson on the keypad

  1. T8
  2. Y9
  3. S7
  4. O6
  5. N6

Type Tyson on a phone keypad and you get 89766: 5 digits to hunt for.

The spot

Decimal place 9,773. Roughly 9,773 digits in, give or take.

Who lives nearby

  • 511 digits back to setters
  • 1,371 digits back to China
  • Delhi, 678 digits on
  • Mars, 772 digits on

setters is the nearest famous face, 511 digits to the left.

From the teacher's notes

Decimal place 9,773: close enough to visit, far enough to feel special.

Story time! Reading π aloud up to your name takes 2.7 hours.

How early is Tyson?

In the race through π, Tyson comes in at number 299 of 2,007, ahead of 85% of the 2,007 names.

Names close to Tyson

Tyson 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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