Here you'll find a number of links to places on the Web that honor pi in ways that can't be imitated.  There are some amazingly devoted fans of the number out there, and these sites offer a glimpse into just what is possible when you have a computer and a truly boundless love for pi.

We're just getting started on this collection of links for you.  We want to be sure we list only the ones that stand out from the crowd, so give us a bit to pull them together.  Below are a few of our favorites, however!


1.  Search for your phone number, birthday, or patterns in 200 million digits of pi.
        http://www.angio.net/pi/piquery
        »»» Make sure to scroll down below the query boxes, where they've listed several quirky things they've discovered in searching through the first couple hundred million.

2.  Play with the sounds and colors of pi at Pi Nation, where they tell you to "leave the math aside" and "just enjoy Pi."
        http://www.pination.com/index.php
        »»» Find an inventive and quirky Pi Art Tool, and download a ringtone of the first 60 digits, played eerily on tubular bells in a minor key.

3.  Share your devotion to Pi Day with your students through temporary tattoos and t-shirts!
        http://www.academictattoos.com
        »»» The site offers a number of cute and quirky tattoos to adorn both mathematicians and scientists, on Pi Day and year-round.
        http://www.pidye.com
        »»» Lots of cool shirts and other clever contributions to the world of Pi Day apparel and accessories.

4.  Display the digits proudly and artfully on your wall with a Michael Albert pop-art collage.
        http://www.cerealism.com (scroll down toward the bottom of the page)
        »»» We've displayed a sample poster and shared more about Michael's work here.

5.  Demonstrate the Buffon's Needle experiment using an online simulator.
        http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/reese/buffon/bufjava.html
        »»» It has a great description of the math behind the experiment, and you have the ability to drop needles, one by one.
        http://www.ms.uky.edu/~mai/java/stat/buff.html
        »»» It offers the chance to watch the needles drops in large numbers at high speeds.  More visually effective for showing how it hones in on 3.14.

6.  Send a Pi Day e-card to your friends, family, and favorite teachers.
        http://www.123greetings.com/events/pi_day/
        »»» This site offers eight great cards to choose from, and it's completely free.

                       More to come!