It was just a matter of time. I knew someone would have a question for Mathman. Here's the first:
Dear Mathman,
With the Superbowl rapidly approaching, I was wondering: Do you like the Steelers?
Sincerely,
Lisa
My response:
Dear Lisa,
I'm not quite sure what "Steelers" refers to. Most names refer to some quality or trait that a person or thing possesses like "Pittsburgh Penguins" refers to flightless birds living in a nearby city accustomed to our recent weather patterns, or "Butler Blue Sox" refers to a slightly misspelled article of clothing worn by Butlers. This being said, I'm not sure if "Steelers" is misspelled and was referring to "Stealers" which would imply "likely to steal". If this were the case, Mathman NEVER endorses doing anything illegal or unethical.
So Steelers? I'm not so sure. Now, the "Pi rates" - they are obviously all about circles and the irrational number we approximate as 3.14. You can read more about circles on your FORMULA SHEET. Come to think of it, since pi refers to circles- that may explain why the "Pittsburgh Pi rates" are lousy at baseball. The game is played on what most people refer to as a "diamond" even though the bases are arranged in a pattern forming a regular quadrilateral more commonly known as a square. We can at least hope they get better at math this year.
Thanks for asking,
Mathman