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> Why do colliding blocks compute pi?

A lot of times with math I don't think the word "why" should be used. Those blocks computing pi was a good example where they "proved that they compute pi", but not really why. What is the real distinction I'm trying to make here and how to explain it?

There is no “why”, there just “is”.

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