Happy _______ Day!

Put a little constant in your year...

Happy Pi Day to those of you who follow such things.

 It is a great day indeed.  I have been told that any pie-related calories that are consumed in honor of the unit-less ratio between circumference and diameter (3.14159 and so on) are not added to your hips.  So on this 3/14 have some Tres Leches or "Three Milks"from Cafe Latte'.  I know it is not technically pie, but life does not follow rules like mathematics.

On this day, I would like to call attention to other days that are or should be celebrated.


Days that are celebrated (by some people):

Mole Day (10/23)!
No, not the little furry creatures that are in your lawn. Mole day celebrates the number of particles (atoms, molecules, etc.) in one mole of a substance, otherwise known as Avogadro's number (6.022 x 10^23).  Yes, it is a little strange that it is on the exponent and not June 2nd, but it is a good excuse for a late-autumn celebration. It conveniently is in the middle of National Chemistry Week by the American Chemical Society.

Square Root Day (Varies):

Square root day is like the passing of a close comet, though not as periodic.  It comes from when the month and day are the square root of the year.  This was last celebrated on 3/3/09 and will be celebrated again on 4/4/16.

Days that should be celebrated:

Gas Constant Day (8/31): 

This value roughly represents the work per mole of a substance per degree.  So this is a bit of a stretch because unlike PI or e it changes based on what units you are using.  This might be a good thing, since there could be multiple celebrations each year.  I choose 8.3141 J/molxK mostly because it is my mom's birthday.  If you want you can choose 1/9 to be in kcal/molxK and so on. 

e Day (2/7):

This day would just be irrational, but it is used in calculating compound interest and other important exponential trends.  Here is a good description of it's application.

2-Day (Now):

What better day to celebrate than the day you are living right now.  Let this be the best day you have had in the last 24 hours!  If it happens to be one of the above days, even better.  If not, find something to celebrate, even if it is as simple as seeing the sun, talking to a friend, or just one more chance  to experience a day on Earth (or near Earth, sorry astronauts). 


If you have other good ideas for days to celebrate, leave them in the comments section!

Keep Smiling!