Pi or Tau?

To pi or not 2 pi, that is the question

There’s been a lot of debate recently regarding the use of pi and whether it should be replaced forthwith by Tau. So, for those unaware… Pi = 3.14 whereas Tau = 6.28.

You may be reading this and thinking why do I give a showman’s holiday in Turkey about pi vs tau and you could be right, but that hasn’t stop thousands of you asking where the wiggy wigsters stand on this subject.

Well this is wiggy wigsters initial response, as published in May 1982.

“pi vs tau is a lot like pints verse gallons…we have no interest in commenting on related measures. Why not ask us something more useful like whether we prefer a British or American sized pint? BTW has to be British as it’s bigger!”

So because you keep begging us, we’ve reviewed our 1982 directive and sought out some research.

In a recent survey of 135.8 adults in Doncaster, Newcastle and Northampton, 94% said they preferred pi over tau. However, the same survey noted that 78% of those surveyed thought tau was a type of Chinese dumpling!

The pro tau camp, which from evidence obtained under the 1852 act of general nosiness, seems to be located in Cornwall. This band of merry men appears to also be pro radians and full circles. As a consequence they are also anti pi, degrees and semi-circles.

So where does this leave the wiggy wigsters? Well pi vs tau is just labelling the pigeon as far as we’re concerned. We are however, like the tau camp, willing to declare our hatred for the semi-circle, which has for far too long been favoured over the semi-square*, which should not be confused with its cousin the rectangle. Semi-square is far more elusive and often likes to ramble about the countryside on Sunday afternoons wearing a straw boater and corduroy trousers. On the pints issue, well we still prefer our British pint over the Queen Anne Pint that the American’s utilise. Much more fluid from your buck!

* You can purchase a “I’m pro semi-square” T-Shirt from all semi decent bookshops and even a few shoddy ones too.