This Wooden Poster Counts Pi to 16,500 Digits: Pi r Rectangular

3.141592653589793… etcetera, etcetera. Math nerds love to geek out about how many digits of Pi they’ve memorized. 15 digits is about where my brain gives out, but there are folks out there who know hundreds or even thousands of digits. If you want to brush up your Pi knowledge on a daily basis, you might want to consider adding this neat piece of art to your wall.

Sweden-based Induku Design makes this sweet laser-engraved wooden poster which is engraved with the first 16,500 digits of the never-ending irrational number.

The lauan wood print measures 30 x 40 cm – or approximately 11.8 x 15.75 inches, so it’s a nice size to fill in that empty spot you have on the wall over your desk. If you look at it up close, you can see that each digit has a little bit of depth and texture to it too, since it’s engraved rather than just printed on the wood.

The poster is just $49 over on Etsy, which is a totally rational number if you ask me.

Pokémon Game Boy Box Art Wood Engravings: Pseudowoodo

Redditor tempal78 made these life-size wooden engravings of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue‘s box art as a birthday gift for a friend. He used a laser engraving machine to etch the designs then finished them by hand.

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Tempal78 is currently working on a Pokémon Yellow engraving. You can message him on Instagram to order. He says he’s going to make only a few of these, better get in touch with him ASAP. Preferably before Nintendo’s lawyers do.

[via Reddit]

Awesome Dad Makes Geeky Alphabet Blocks for His Son

When you have a newborn son and want to give him some cool toys, I can’t think of anything better than making something yourself. That’s what Jonathan G. did here, making these cool laser-engraved wood blocks for his child.
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He started his work on them before the baby was even born, but didn’t finish until his son’s first birthday. Look at the image here and you will see why. These are some nicely detailed alphabet blocks, clearly made with love. There are 36 blocks in all. They cover the English alphabet and ten digits, showing 134 images of people, animals, monsters, robots, vehicles, organizations, devices, tools, and objects from some of our favorite movies, TV shows, books, comics, video games, and more.

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You can check out all of the individual block designs up close on Flickr.

Great job, Jonathan. It looks like your son’s geek education is off to a great start.

[via Nerd Approved]