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Colored Pi
« on: November 14, 2006, 09:57:29 pm »
This is interesting. "Each of the 10 possible decimals of the number pi is displayed by a distinct colored pixel." The decimal point isn't there in case you feel pointing that out. I was bored in my 5th period so I confirmed most of the first line.



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Re: Colored Pi
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2006, 10:21:38 pm »
Interesting idea.  7, 0 and 9 aren't very "distinct," though.  They need more contrasting colors.

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Re: Colored Pi
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2006, 10:24:43 pm »
Hm. Try looking for some patterns? Like, color them in one(let's say blue) palette. From a complete white, to all the way through the shades of blue to a black.
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Re: Colored Pi
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2006, 10:26:30 pm »
I didn't do that myself btw. And once you are zoomed in all the way you can decently tell the color of the pixels apart.
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Re: Colored Pi
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2006, 10:38:03 pm »
Hm. Try looking for some patterns? Like, color them in one(let's say blue) palette. From a complete white, to all the way through the shades of blue to a black.

I think it's pretty much confirmed that the digits of pi (in this sort of very small reference frame, anyway!), there are no "patterns."

I didn't do that myself btw. And once you are zoomed in all the way you can decently tell the color of the pixels apart.

I know you didn't. ;P

Zooming in defeats the purpose of the thing!  I think this would be reasonably easy to create, though.  In fact... brb.

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Re: Colored Pi
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2006, 10:51:19 pm »
Of course it would be easy to create, I could make in in c++. All you need is calculate pi to whatever place you want and then plot it pixel by pixel.
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Re: Colored Pi
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2006, 11:13:28 pm »
« Last Edit: November 14, 2006, 11:15:11 pm by Sidoh »

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Re: Colored Pi
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2006, 11:17:27 pm »
Nice. See, made quickly. 1 hour 15 min after original post. How long did it take you??
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Re: Colored Pi
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2006, 11:18:25 pm »
Nice. See, made quickly. 1 hour 15 min after original post. How long did it take you??

About five minutes.  45 lines of code.

Edit: Here's the code.

Edit2:  Fixed the link.  This is the code that produces the ledgend at the top of the image, so it's longer.
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Re: Colored Pi
« Reply #9 on: November 14, 2006, 11:34:41 pm »
Nice.
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Re: Colored Pi
« Reply #10 on: November 14, 2006, 11:50:26 pm »
Hm. Try looking for some patterns? Like, color them in one(let's say blue) palette. From a complete white, to all the way through the shades of blue to a black.

I think it's pretty much confirmed that the digits of pi (in this sort of very small reference frame, anyway!), there are no "patterns."

I didn't mean patterns in that sense, I fully understand that pi is irrational and there are no patterns. I meant like, interesting formations. I'm saying it would be more aesthetically pleasing than just a huge Joseph's technicolor dreamcoat.
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Re: Colored Pi
« Reply #11 on: November 14, 2006, 11:59:13 pm »
I didn't mean patterns in that sense, I fully understand that pi is irrational and there are no patterns. I meant like, interesting formations. I'm saying it would be more aesthetically pleasing than just a huge Joseph's technicolor dreamcoat.

How's this?

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Re: Colored Pi
« Reply #12 on: November 15, 2006, 12:04:01 am »
That's a neat way of doing it as well.
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Re: Colored Pi
« Reply #13 on: November 15, 2006, 12:08:45 am »
I changed the script so the single digit images are generated differently: white is the presence of the digit, black is the absence.  It's much easier on the eye that way.

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Re: Colored Pi
« Reply #14 on: November 15, 2006, 11:22:03 am »
I don't know if you guys knew this, but the formula for pi is .
I'd personally do as Joe suggests

You might be right about that, Joe.