1.0A Citizen's Guide to Indianahttps://www.masson.us/blogDoug Massonhttps://www.masson.us/blog/author/dougmasson/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1IuqVBllkI"><a href="https://www.masson.us/blog/indiana-attempts-to-legislate-pi-again/">Indiana Attempts to Legislate Pi Again!</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.masson.us/blog/indiana-attempts-to-legislate-pi-again/embed/#?secret=1IuqVBllkI" width="600" height="338" title="“Indiana Attempts to Legislate Pi Again!” — A Citizen's Guide to Indiana" data-secret="1IuqVBllkI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.masson.us/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Back in 1897, the Indiana General Assembly attempted to legislate the mathematical value of pi. (See EHB 246-1897). As a consequence, our state was and is the subject of much ridicule. And rightfully so. Ignoring math and science to make life neater is certainly mockable behavior. Well, the General Assembly is at it again. O.k., […]