Joseph wrote:EDIT: Also, nice way to remember the first few digits: the phrase "How I wish I could calculate pi". Count the letters in each word.
That's top notch. I wish I'd known that when I was nine.
edit: Although having to learn 3.141592 as one does a phone number isn't as hard as the times tables. Invent a linguistic way to remember all the times tables Joe, and I'll buy you a horse.