E and Pi

   
   Top ln(e^10) reasons why e is better than pi

 10) e is easier to spell than pi.
  9) pi ~= 3.14 while e ~=2.718281828459045.
  8) The character for e can be found on a keyboard, but pi sure 
     can't.
  7) Everybody fights for their piece of the pie.
  6) ln(pi^1) is a really nasty number, but ln(e^1) = 1.
  5) e is used in calculus while pi is used in baby geometry.
  4) 'e' is the most commonly picked vowel in Wheel of Fortune.
  3) e stands for Euler's Number, pi doesn't stand for squat.  
  2) You don't need to know Greek to be able to use e.
  1) You can't confuse e with a food product.
                                  
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   Top ten reasons why e is inferior to pi

 10) e is less challenging to spell than pi.
  9) e ~=2.718281828459045, which can be easily memorized to its
     billionth place, whereas pi needs "skills" to be memorized.
  8) The character for e is so cheap that it can be found on a
     keyboard. But PI is special (it's under "special symbols" in
     word processor programs.)
  7) PI is the bigger piece of pie.
  6) e has an easy limit definition and infinite series. The
     limit definition of pi and the infinite series are much
     harder.
  5) e you understand what it is even though you start learning
     it late when you're in pre-calculus. But pi, even after five
     or six years it's still hard to know what it really is.
  4) People mistakenly confuse Euler's Number (e) with Euler's
     Constant (gamma). There is no confusion with the one and
     only PI.
  3) e is named after a person, but pi stands for itself.
  2) Pi is much shorter and easier to say than "Euler's Number".
  1) To read pi, you don't have to know that Euler's name is
     really pronounced Oiler.



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