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Just pi? Any other math facts?

I know some people never get to be a part of certain things because they were not around or someone just wasn't crazy enough to try something. I will try anything once, and if it was fun, I would gladly do it over and over. I feel like I can help out in that regard. .
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Gauss: Mathematics has always been my thing, since I was young. I have been everything from a private tutor to now teaching college and university students all the fun math that everyone loves cheap watches to hate. "Why are there corners on a circle, again?" is my favorite thing to confuse people with. I went to school for it, got my degree and now get to show other people my talents. Everyone always says it doesn't fit who I am (whatever that means), but I just think I wouldn't be the same. I believe everyone has their thing; math just ended up being mine. .

Reactions have been plenty. The biggest unexpected reaction has had to be this following I have developed. Math has magical powers, apparently. Been called a spammer, reported, told I ruined the game, been cheered, been idolized and even asked to help with homework. Really anything you could imagine has happened. Completely insane, but a lot of fun at the same time. .
When the High Warlord run was over, pi needed to live on. It became this iconic thing that people would start whispering me (for), asking for it randomly when they saw me, when I logged on or at any random point you can think of. I posted it randomly in guild chat or would throw it about when I killed random Alliance running around .. Pi crit Trade, and it wasn't leaving. 'til the day I posted it in Trade as a celebration of my Gauss' Emporium Shard Empire. (During BC, I basically owned the Auction House enchanting mats and had an empire that ran out of Boomstick Imports. Some called me a spammer, some cheered, some randomly whispered me asking if it was pi.) People went nuts.. Ya, I don't play on an RP server, but everyone needs a shop. .
Never thought it would become the trademark it has, but it definitely was what inspired the Gauss Nation. So no matter if it's silly or bothersome, it has made Llane special in that regard.
We suppose community fascinations have formed up around more bizarre memes than pi. But a mysterious mathematician lurking in Trade? How could we allow this stone to remain unturned? Without further delay, we offer up for your consideration the curious tale of Gauss, the Pi Guy.
You seem like the type of guy who likes to get involved in his realm community. What else are you involved in on Llane?
15 Minutes of Fame: Ok, Gauss: math. Tell us a little about your background. Where are all these numbers coming from?

I am extremely involved in the realm community. Try to run a group at least once a week for people to see all the past content, classic through BC. My quest to get every Horde a Black War Bear will go on 'til it is accomplished. These are always a blast because you just never know what is going to happen. I have tried to help people out in any way I can -- I guess you could say kinda like a thank you. I run For The Horde for anyone of any level Friday through Sunday (did this with a level 1 once; was epic). .


What's the most unexpected reaction you've gotten to your math exploits?
Main character Gauss
It has evolved since then, and I created other math macros on request... Fibonacci sequence, primes, e^x, Pythagorean triples, .9999.. = 1 proof . among others.. .


WoWstyle Started playing WoW the day Llane launched; longtime fan of Warcraft; GM of Three Score, one Llane's top raiding guilds; enjoys world PvP

Why do you think players find this so interesting?


How did your Pi battlecry tradition get its start?
"I never thought of playing WoW like that!" - neither did we, until we talked with these players.... Catch it all on 15 Minutes of Fame.. From an Oscar-winning 3-D effects director to a rising pop singer . from a quadriplegic player to a bunch of guys who get together for dinner and group raiding in person every week . .
(After I post it in Trade), of course then arguments start about math -- and if some of the crazy things I put up actually make sense, the point is to make people notice, right? Sure, people think it's spam, but then I have never put anything up unless people asked for it. Covered in the ffxiv gil ToS, in that regard. It still adds a little more and is fun at times. So now everyone on the server seems to know me, whether they have me on /ignore or not. I call the followers "The Gauss Nation" and even started a blog a few months back to make people laugh and of course to explain my exploits. .
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When I was grinding my way to High Warlord. They didn't even know it was pi, in the first place. (Yes, I was one of those crazy people. So then I would start yelling pi when I was killing people in BGs -- all 255 characters that Blizzard would allow me to post. How else was a DPS warrior supposed to get gear?) Anyways, I used to yell random things that everyone else would say -- you know, all the standard things -- when I decided to do something original when someone died or I had been my usual PvP target dummy. I have a tattoo of pi, from a lost bet when I was in university, so I have always been the pi guy. This started to make me very recognizable and utterly hated by Alliance. .
I think, though, pi is what everyone wants. I have been /ignored and reported, but anyone on Llane knows nothing can spark more world of warcraft gold EU conversation than pi.

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I honestly don't know why it has caught on how it has or how people find it so interesting. Maybe people love how it sparks endless conversations or how it can instantly stop whatever is going on at the moment. It after all is only pi. It really is a mystery to me. Maybe people should be this motivated about seeing pi in school. .
Sorry, no typos in the headline.. It's not the pie meme that's the topic of today's 15 Minutes of Fame. And frankly, neither are players on US Llane, where the mysterious Pi Guy holds court in Trade. A very mysterious math genius.14159 . He's got top-of-the-line gear, which in itself is a nice thing. "He's in Trade chat spamming pi and other fascinating formulas, like how 99.) We really do mean pi -- you know, 3.9 = 1," writes our tipster, "which makes sense after he shows you the steps . which he does. But on top of that, he's a math genius.... We're not quite sure how pi and WoW go together. (You'll buy wow gold have to turn elsewhere for your just desserts." .