Pi Halloween
A muddled explanation of Pi Day leads a friend to conclude the sun's circumference-to-diameter ratio changes with the date.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2017-03-10-pi-halloween/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
A: "Why do we celebrate Pi Day on 3/14?"
B: "Because... well, take the sun. Its circumference is roughly 3.14 times its diameter. Hence, March 14!"
A: "Oh, I get it! And on Halloween, the sun's circumference is 10.31 times its diameter!"
B: "Ummm..."