Nisan comments on Is Scott Alexander bad at math? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Nisan 06 May 2015 02:39:01AM 0 points [-]

You simply measure out a length such that, if you drew a square that many meters on a side, and also drew a square 3.1415 meters on a side, they would enclose no area between the two of them. Then evenly divide this length into meters, and for each meter write down 2.7183. Now multiply those numbers together, and you'll find they make -1. Easy!