Wikipedia [1]
Given the uptick in the financial markets [2] this week, the positive sign [3] that many seem to be taking from it, and the fact that it involves endless digits of circular numeric calculations, yesterday was Friday the 13th [4] (there are 4 in 2009), so we should:
Do The Math After all, its 3.14…
National Pi Day: Congress took time from it’s busy bailout schedule [5] designating today as National Pi Day [6].
Here is, quite appropriately, an attempt at a monetized version [7]. Some even argue that Pi is better than sex [8], but I suspect that is difficult to calculate. Wikipedia has an amazing presentation on Pi [9] for those who are curious. Here’s the million digit version [10].
Per Wikipedia
Ï€ is defined as the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter
Ï€ can be also defined as the ratio of a circle’s area to the area of a square whose side is equal to the radius
In real estate economics (Matrix-wise), a Pi-type formula might be expressed as:
property value = ((consumer confidence + (1-their employment outlook/their employment outlook)) + (personal drive for home ownership x irrational behavior) + ((total distance from schools+ total distance from employment)/(White Castle projected visits/Whole Foods projected visits))/(mortgage rates x cash on hand x affordability ratios x size of down payment)/(mood of bank underwriter – name on stadium factor + amount borrowed from US Treasury))
In other words, its complicated.
Perhaps we can turn to Albert Einstein [11] because its his birthday today and simply use E = mc squared [12] and apply it to housing values to figure this all out.
Ok, back to reality.