Square Root Day 2009
Hooray! It’s Square Root Day 2009!
What? You don’t know what that means? Relax, Einstein. Lots of people have no idea that today is Square Root Day.
A Square Root Day occurs when you are able to multiply the current month by the current date and come up with the current year.
In this case, the month (March = 3) times the date (the 3rd = 3) equals the year (’09).
Don’t downplay the significance, either–Square Root Day happens only nine times per century.
People are celebrating Square Root Day 2009 around the globe. Among the festivities are cutting root vegetables into squares and making food in the shape of the square root symbol.
The last Square Root Day occurred on February 2 of 2004, Groundhog Day. We won’t see another until April 4, 2016.
Square Root Day Contest
Ron Gordon, a teacher from Redwood City, California, is holding a contest to generate some buzz around the Square Root Day holiday. Gordon is seeking the largest Square Root Day celebration. He would like to see the Square Root Day celebration with the greatest number of people involved.
Want to enter?
Gordon is awarding prizes totaling $339.
You can send your photos and details of your event to
rgordon [at] seq.org
You can also send them via “snail mail” at:
Ron Gordon, P.O. Box 5133, Redwood City, CA 94063
After you’ve had all the Square Root Day fun you can stand, get ready for Pi Day on March 14th. You know, 3.14? Oh, never mind.
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