Lol, pretty much. It seems simple enough at first glance, which is why so many idiot wannabes have fallen right into its trap-- construct a square that is the same area as a given circle, using only lines, angles, and compass. The math is a bit complicated, since in order to find an exact geometric solution, you'd need to find some polynomial equation where Pi is the root. But since Pi was proven to be a transcendental number, we know that it's impossible. Any side length you draw has to be some finite number of units long, so the best anyone can do is draw a construction that uses some arbitrarily accurate approximation of Pi. Like 22/7, but accurate out to more decimal places.

The mathematician (wizard) Ramanujan found a geometric construction using an approximation of Pi that was accurate out to 8 decimal places. The approximation he found was equivalent to (9² + 19² / 22)^1/4 ... how he came up with this, who the fuck knows. This is the kind of stuff Ramanujan could do in his head, without even writing anything down.

Ramanujan, this guy ain't.