Pi disaster: Difference between revisions

From Gnomon Chronicles
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
 
(13 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
The '''Pi disaster''' was the death of 342,509,221 people, caused by a [[Software defect (nonfiction)|defect]] in a program written by [[Axiom Antics]] for a set of [[Human logic gate (nonfiction)|human logic gates (nonfiction)]].
The '''Pi disaster''' is a major [[crime against mathematical constants]], causing the death of 342,509,221 people.  It usually manifests itself as a [[Software defect (nonfiction)|defect]] in a program written by [[Axiom Antics]] for a set of [[Human logic gate (nonfiction)|human logic gates]].


== Description ==
== History ==


In an infamous case of [[failure (nonfiction)]], [[Axiom Antics] put an audience of several hundred thousand people into a [[hypnotic trance]], converting them to [[Human logic gate (nonfiction)|human logic gates (nonfiction)]].
In an infamous case of failure, [[Axiom Antics]] put an audience of several hundred thousand people into a hypnotic trance, converting them to [[Human logic gate (nonfiction)|human logic gates (nonfiction)]].


Axiom Antics then programmed the gates to calculate [[pi (nonfiction)]].
[[Axiom Antics]] then programmed the gates to calculate [[pi (nonfiction)|pi]] "to the last digit" without any error handling for [[Halting problem (nonfiction)|Halting problems]].


Subsequent investigation using [[forensic iterology]] revealed a cascading series of failures.
Subsequent investigation using forensic iterology explained the Pi disaster in considerable detail, but also resulted in the death of four investigators, permanent insanity of the support staff, and possible Evaporation of Universal Constants.


=== First failure ===
The Pi disaster occurred as a cascading series of failures.


First, Axiom Antics applied an unprecedentedly high level of hypnotic trance, as the number of gates far exceeded anything previously attempted.
First, [[Axiom Antics]] applied an unprecedentedly high level of hypnotic trance, as the number of gates far exceeded anything previously attempted.
 
=== Second failure ===


Second, the hypnotic trance affected Axiom Antics itself.  Prosecutors later charged that Axiom Antics drank cheaply-programmed [[Toffoli Rad]] before programming the gates, but this has yet to be proven.
Second, the hypnotic trance affected Axiom Antics itself.  Prosecutors later charged that Axiom Antics drank cheaply-programmed [[Toffoli Rad]] before programming the gates, but this has yet to be proven.


=== Third failure ===
Third -- and fatally -- Axiom Antics introduced a [[Software defect (nonfiction)]] into the gates.  The resulting infinite loop caused the gates to divert all of their biological energy to calculating the digits of pi.
 
Third -- and fatally -- Axiom Antics introduced a [[Software defect (nonfiction)]] into the gates.  The resulting [[infinite loop (nonfiction)]] caused the gates to divert all of their biological energy to calculating the digits of pi.


=== Final failure ===
Finally, Axiom Antics failed to notice that nearly 342,509,222 had died -- not until 342,509,221 had died, at which point Axiom Antics patched the software, terminating the loop.


Finally, Axiom Antics failed to notice that nearly 342,509,222 had died -- not until 342,509,221 had died, at which point Axiom Antics [[Software patch (nonfiction)|patched the software]], terminating the loop.
[[Asclepius Myrmidon]] provided volunteer medical and post-traumatic counseling services after the Pi disaster.


== Disaster relief efforts ==
[[Dalton Trumbo]] wrote a prize-winning series about the Pi disaster.


[[Reversible Drain Bamage]] (RBD) formed as a volunteer project to raise money and processing cycles for the survivors of the Pi Disaster. 
== In the News ==


RBD went on to become one of the most successful [[Musical electroplating ensemble (nonfiction)|musical electroplating ensembles (nonfiction)]] to date.
<gallery>
File:Ludolf van Ceulen.jpg|link=Ludolph van Ceulen (nonfiction)|1560: Mathematician and fencer [[Ludolph van Ceulen (nonfiction)|Ludolph van Ceulen]] uses [[Gnomon algorithm]] techniques to forecast the Pi disaster.
File:Companion of Asclepius Myrmidon.jpg|link=Asclepius Myrmidon|[[Asclepius Myrmidon]] provides emergency medical services after Pi disaster.
</gallery>


== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==


* [[Asclepius Myrmidon]]
* [[Axiom Antics]]
* [[Axiom Antics]]
* [[Evaporation of universal constants]]
* [[Extract of Radium]]
* [[Extract of Radium]]
* [[Reversible Drain Bamage]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Shape theft]]
* [[Toffoli Rad]]
* [[Toffoli Rad]]
* [[Dalton Trumbo]]
* [[Turing friend]]
* [[Turing friend]]
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
* [[Musical electroplating ensemble (nonfiction)]]


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
Line 47: Line 47:
* [[Failure (nonfiction)]]
* [[Failure (nonfiction)]]
* [[Human logic gate (nonfiction)]]
* [[Human logic gate (nonfiction)]]
* [[Musical electroplating ensemble (nonfiction)]]
* [[Pi (nonfiction)]]
* [[Pi (nonfiction)]]
* [[Software defect (nonfiction)]]
* [[Software defect (nonfiction)]]
* [[Software patch (nonfiction)]]
* [[Software patch (nonfiction)]]
* [[Volunteer human logic gate (nonfiction)]]
* [[Volunteer human logic gate (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Mathematics]]

Latest revision as of 13:28, 13 April 2021

The Pi disaster is a major crime against mathematical constants, causing the death of 342,509,221 people. It usually manifests itself as a defect in a program written by Axiom Antics for a set of human logic gates.

History

In an infamous case of failure, Axiom Antics put an audience of several hundred thousand people into a hypnotic trance, converting them to human logic gates (nonfiction).

Axiom Antics then programmed the gates to calculate pi "to the last digit" without any error handling for Halting problems.

Subsequent investigation using forensic iterology explained the Pi disaster in considerable detail, but also resulted in the death of four investigators, permanent insanity of the support staff, and possible Evaporation of Universal Constants.

The Pi disaster occurred as a cascading series of failures.

First, Axiom Antics applied an unprecedentedly high level of hypnotic trance, as the number of gates far exceeded anything previously attempted.

Second, the hypnotic trance affected Axiom Antics itself. Prosecutors later charged that Axiom Antics drank cheaply-programmed Toffoli Rad before programming the gates, but this has yet to be proven.

Third -- and fatally -- Axiom Antics introduced a Software defect (nonfiction) into the gates. The resulting infinite loop caused the gates to divert all of their biological energy to calculating the digits of pi.

Finally, Axiom Antics failed to notice that nearly 342,509,222 had died -- not until 342,509,221 had died, at which point Axiom Antics patched the software, terminating the loop.

Asclepius Myrmidon provided volunteer medical and post-traumatic counseling services after the Pi disaster.

Dalton Trumbo wrote a prize-winning series about the Pi disaster.

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

Retrieved from "https://gnomonchronicles.com/w/index.php?title=Pi_disaster&oldid=61633"