A Mile of Pi

Numberphile youtube channel

Numberphile youtube channel

Take it from the guys at Numberphile to make pi interesting again.

A million digits of pi on rolled paper — unravelled across a runway. Each digit is 1/15th of an inch. The site claimes the length is just over a mile. Are they correct? What kind of questions would a grade 7 or 8 class ask after viewing this video ?