Most Expensive Coffee Animal Specimens and the Pi Rule for Kids

A coffee shop in Taipei, Taiwan called Migratory Bird Exhibition Hall requires children under 12 to recite 30 digits of pi after the decimal point before they can dine inside. The rule drew criticism as discrimination against children and praise as a fair way to let them prove self-control. A 6-year-old and a 10-year-old have already passed.

The shop displays more than a hundred rare animal specimens, including giraffes, zebras and peacocks, each costing hundreds of thousands, with a giraffe specimen priced at 600,000 New Taiwan dollars. The owner says the measure protects those costly exhibits. The debate continues over whether memorizing digits really shows self-control, and whether adults should face the same test.

How many digits of pi can you recite? Most people only remember 3.14, and the more impressive ones might manage 3.1415926. But at a coffee shop in Taipei, Taiwan called "遷鳥陳列所" (Migratory Bird Exhibition Hall), children under 12 who want to dine inside must accurately recite 30 digits of pi after the decimal point. This bizarre rule quickly sparked heated discussion, with some criticizing it as discrimination against children, while others praised the shop for cleverly creating a fair opportunity for proof. The shop displays over a hundred rare animal specimens, including giraffes, zebras, peacocks, and more, costing hundreds of thousands each, with the most expensive giraffe specimen priced at 600,000 New Taiwan dollars. The shop owner admits that this measure is both to protect the expensive exhibits and to give children a chance to prove their self-control. So far, a 6-year-old and a 10-year-old have successfully recited 30 digits and dined in.

Can you recite pi? I believe many of you mostly remember pi as 3.14, and the more impressive ones might recall 3.1415926, with the rest left to calculators.

A coffee shop in Taiwan, China, called "遷鳥陳列所" has a special rule: 'No children under 12 are served unless they can recite 30 digits of pi after the decimal point.'

This special rule has sparked heated debate among netizens, with some questioning that it discriminates against children.

Some even retorted, asking if the shop owner can recite it themselves? They questioned that having a good memory to recite pi doesn't necessarily mean self-control. By the same logic, adults should also pass the same test to dine, otherwise this rule sounds like it's picking on children, and such an indirect method seems more like shaming them.

However, the opposing voices are only a minority. More netizens expressed support for the shop's special rule and left comments praising it: "This method not only tests adults but also encourages children," "I like this kind of rule that allows one to prove themselves, creating a fairness that doesn't erase possibilities and avoids any irresponsible situations."

This coffee shop is located in Taipei, Taiwan, China. As soon as you step inside, you can't help but exclaim: This is so spectacular! The shop displays zebras, giraffes, peacocks, warthogs, and even animals that only zoologists can clearly identify and name, such as sable antelopes, Atlantic puffins, takins, and dik-diks, among others—over a hundred in total, large and small. These animal specimens retain their most fascinating appearances for people to examine closely.

It is understood that the various antiques, specimens, and vintage items displayed in the shop are priced high. The most expensive specimen is even priced at six figures, with the giraffe specimen costing 600,000 New Taiwan dollars. (Approximately 136,200 RMB)

The shop owner frankly states: We don't trust all children's self-control. Our specimens and antiques are expensive, and any damage would create an awkward situation.

However, the manager mentioned that they don't want to completely deny children the chance to prove themselves, so the shop explains: Children under 12 cannot enter unless they can recite 30 digits of pi after the decimal point. They thoughtfully provide a cheat sheet: π = 3.1415926535 8979323846 2643383279. In this regard, the shop reveals that children under 15 have 1.5 times the memory of adults. Currently, two children have recited 30 digits of pi and dined in, one 6 years old and one 10 years old, each taking about an hour to memorize it.

Perhaps this is not just about protecting the expensive items in the shop, but also a form of protection for mischievous kids. After all, specimens are costly. Such exquisite specimens—not to mention children, even a writer on site would be tempted to touch them. What do you think of the shop's "genius test" rule?

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