Daniel Tammet ”Born on a Blue Day” 173~194p -6

パイ(円周率)の暗誦記録に挑戦。22,514桁のヨーロッパ記録達成!!

One of the most common questions I was asked in these interviews was: Why learn a number like pi to so many decimal places?

The answer I gave then as I do now is that pi is for me an extremely beautiful and utterly unique thing. Like the Mona Lisa or Mozart symphony, pi is its own reason for loving it. (185p)

「パイそのものに愛されるだけの理由がある」。なるほど。