Nevermind the Pi music, here’s what Tau sounds like (video)

There’s a heated debate going on in the exciting world of mathematics that pits notoriously irrational pi against relative newcomer tau. Wherever side of the fence your math club’s allegiance may lie, a quick listen to Michael Blake’s newest nerd composition could have your circle singing a different equation . Perhaps spurred by the copyright brouhaha that yanked his earlier musical extrapolation — What Pi Sounds Like — from the YouTubes, Blake set this interpretation of the controversial constant to 126 decimal places and let’er rip at 125.6 bpm. What follows is a not-unpleasant symphony that should have Bjork’s producers calling for a collaboration. Full video for the prog-rock nation after the break. Continue reading Nevermind the Pi music, here’s what Tau sounds like (video) Nevermind the Pi music, here’s what Tau sounds like (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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