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standupmaths uploaded and posted 3 weeks agoIf you missed it over the holidays: make a back-to-work themed dodecoration from my video! Send me a photo of any made from post-it notes, last year's inspirational posters or unnecessary TPS reports. (I'm doing a follow-on video soon.)
How to make an edge-coloured origami dodecahedron - Duration: 18 minutes.
Check out Skillshare: http://skl.sh/standupmaths
Using the code STANDUPMATHS you can get two months of the premium version for free (which is normally from $8 USD per month).
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standupmaths uploaded and posted 2 weeks ago
17 facts about the number 2017, all in 2 minutes and 17 seconds.
17 Number Facts about 2017 in 2:17 - Duration: 2 minutes, 18 seconds.
Here are all the facts and references!
FACT 01: It’s a prime number
Last: 2011, Next: 2027
https://primes.utm.edu/lists/small/1000.txt
FACT 02: Has a digit sum 10
Last: 2008, Next: 2026
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standupmaths uploaded a video 4 weeks ago
The Curious Incident of the Maths in the Stage-show: Part 2 - Duration: 18 minutes.
This is Part 2 of 2. Watch the first video:
https://youtu.be/8hsZm1BD_j8
If you want to see the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, in London or on tour, details are here:
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standupmaths uploaded a video 4 weeks ago
The Curious Incident of the Maths in the Stage-show: Part 1 - Duration: 17 minutes.
This is Part 1 of 2. Watch the second video:
https://youtu.be/shQnyNlgmkc
If you want to see the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, in London or on tour, details are here:
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standupmaths uploaded a video 4 weeks ago
The Numbers in Dice Stacking and Balancing - Duration: 17 minutes.
Behold the 120-sided dice, the d120:
http://thedicelab.com/d120.html
Of course, the d120 is available on Maths Gear!
https://mathsgear.co.uk/products/d120-dice
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standupmaths uploaded a video 1 month ago
The Mathematics of Winning Monopoly - Duration: 18 minutes.
I talk to Hannah Fry and compare our mathematical investigations into playing Monopoly. I’ve put all my probabilities below.
You can buy a signed copy of Hannah's book on Maths Gear:
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standupmaths uploaded and posted 1 month ago
I've uploaded a replacement version with the Slightly Safer For Schools Soundtrack.
Stand-up comedy about Equations That Correspond to Vortex Motions (aka "smoke rings”). - Duration: 15 minutes.
From our Festival of the Spoken Nerd show “Full Frontal Nerdy”. Available here: http://festivalofthespokennerd.com/dvd/
And these places.
ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/festival-spoken-... -
standupmaths uploaded and posted 2 months ago
Behold a magic square with the same number of letters in every direction!
MathsJam 2016: Letterwise Magic Squares - Duration: 6 minutes, 26 seconds.
This is my five-minute talk from the MathsJam Conference 2016.
There are monthly Mathsjams as well all around the world, check them out here: http://mathsjam.com/
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standupmaths uploaded and posted 2 months ago
My complete guide to the new Rubik's World Record.
New Rubik's Cube World Record! 4.74 seconds (interview and breakdown) - Duration: 14 minutes.
New Rubik’s Cube World Record! 4.74 seconds.
I have a chat with Mats Valk about his record-breaking solve. Plus a break-down of how he actually did it.
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standupmaths uploaded a video 2 months ago
The bridge which is measured in smoots - Duration: 12 minutes.
1 smoot = 67 inches = 1.7018 metres
Read more about Oliver Smoot:
https://alum.mit.edu/news/AlumniNews/Archive/smoots_legacy
Google: "speed of light in smoots per second"
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standupmaths uploaded a video 2 months ago
How to build a Hexastix in 72 easy steps - Duration: 14 minutes.
I was bored in a hotel room, so I went and bought 72 pencils.
You can buy the same pencils on Amazon here:
https://www.amazon.com/Staples-Yellow-Pencils-Dozen/dp/B0......- CC
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standupmaths uploaded a video 3 months ago
Why is TV 29.97 frames per second? - Duration: 14 minutes.
I look at the historical quirks which gave us TV at 29.97 frames per second. In North America at least. It's a comfortable 25 fps in Europe.
More on that thing I mentioned at the end of the video ...- CC
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standupmaths uploaded and posted 3 months ago
Katie and I are trying to make the world's biggest hand-coloured digital image. We need your help!
Manchester Mega Pixel: world's largest analogue digital image - Duration: 10 minutes.
Get involved with the Manchester Mega Pixel!
http://www.manchestermegapixel.com/
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standupmaths uploaded and posted 4 months ago
Four is the only number in English which has its own number of letters.
Four has Four Letters - Duration: 10 minutes.
Four is the only number in the English language which as as many letters as its value.
Leave your findings below and please do comment (constructively!) on the findings of others.
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standupmaths uploaded and posted 4 months ago
It's a new episode of "Matt and Hugh play with a thing and then do some working out".
Matt & Hugh: The Euler Disk Which Spins Forever - Duration: 16 minutes.
Matt and Hugh play with an Euler Disk which spins forever. Then they do some working out to check Matt’s previous calculations.
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standupmaths uploaded and posted 4 months ago
An unexpected link between my trips to Croatia and New York.
Polygons of New York - Duration: 12 minutes.
Behold the Rhombic Triacontahedron which links these two recent videos:
A new Rhombic Dodecahedron from Croatia!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVBOlbjiHGI
The Best Square Square in New York
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standupmaths uploaded and posted 5 months ago
Tea. Add milk straight away or wait? The definite answer: with maths.
Milk first or last? The correct method for hot tea. (GONE MATHEMATICAL) - Duration: 10 minutes.
Listen to the hot tea episode of Domestic Science here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07m7lmr
Full data footage is over here on my second channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kZYxQpy3Ek
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standupmaths uploaded and posted 5 months ago
I'm super-proud of my "falling through the Earth" video as it has caused people to do recreational integration. If you've not checked it out, please do.
How to mathematically calculate a fall through the Earth - Duration: 24 minutes.
Huge thanks to the Great Courses Plus for sponsoring this video. Click here to check out the free trial: http://ow.ly/gSm4302OFJw
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standupmaths uploaded and posted 5 months ago
A video to go with our new radio series.
How many different Youtube videos are possible? - Duration: 16 minutes.
Download the podcast of my BBC Radio4 show, Domestic Science (Ep1) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02pc9x6/episodes/downloads
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standupmaths uploaded and posted 5 months ago
The Euro2016 football is shaped like a cube!
Geometry of Footballs and the Cube-shaped Ball - Duration: 9 minutes, 54 seconds.
Make your own cube football!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/idtkss3bpedl6st/cube-football-s...
If you want the net for the hilarious "perimeter league" ball I made, here it is:
https://www.dr...- CC
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standupmaths uploaded a video 6 months ago
Puzzle: Is 36 the only triangle-square number? - Duration: 60 seconds.
If you do find other triangle-square numbers, and/or a pattern behind them, do label any spoilers in the comments carefully.
And don't just look them up!
Sorry this is such a quick video. True st...- CC
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standupmaths uploaded and posted 6 months ago
A spherical video with infinitely many layers of recursion.
The Spherical Droste Effect, with added twist and recursion. - Duration: 7 minutes, 2 seconds.
Watch previous video about viewing spherical footage: https://youtu.be/x0gRcRd_rHs
Check out the site for Henry’s book, it has loads of interactive 3D models and stuff you can 3D print:
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standupmaths uploaded and posted 6 months ago
How to edit spherical footage using complex numbers.
The maths of spherical video (aka "360 camera") - Duration: 11 minutes.
Watch in spherical video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHncaEJVZco
Check out the site for Henry’s book, it has loads of interactive 3D models and stuff you can 3D print:
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standupmaths uploaded and posted 6 months ago
At last! I reveal how many times I flipped the coin. Are you a winner?
SOLUTION: 10 coin flips in a row! (for 10^5 subscribers) - Duration: 26 minutes.
WATCH ALL 939 FLIPS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=917VgVGVkpc
The original ten flip video is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHU-L3BLd_w
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standupmaths uploaded and posted 7 months ago
I go in search of the most squarical of all New York squares.
The Best Square Square in New York - Duration: 7 minutes, 5 seconds.
Can you believe that many so-called "squares" in New York are actually triangles‽ I hunt down the square most deserving of its name.
Times Square 40.7605364,-73.9881165 Triangle
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standupmaths posted 7 months ago
It's ok everyone! Thank you for your stationery concerns. I took the tape and scissors back to reception. Video proof is provided.
Returning the scissors and tape - Duration: 102 seconds.
Watch the original video, featuring the now-famous scissors and tape!
"A new Rhombic Dodecahedron from Croatia!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVBOlbjiHGI
It's ok everyone: I returned the tape ... -
standupmaths uploaded and posted 7 months ago
A video I made in my hotel room.
A new Rhombic Dodecahedron from Croatia! - Duration: 11 minutes.
Behold the Bilinski Rhombic Dodecahedron I found in Croatia.
Stanko Bilinski does not have much of a wikipedia page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanko_Bilinski
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standupmaths uploaded a video 8 months ago
SOLUTION: Three Indistinguishable Dice Puzzle - Duration: 28 minutes.
This video contains a lot of solutions and a lot of dice. Original puzzle suggested by Lucas Garron.
Dice are: ALL GONE
Matt’s online mathematical toys store.
http://mathsgear.co.uk/
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standupmaths uploaded and posted 8 months ago
A super-quick, super-easy mathematical card dice. Oh, and I threaten to injure a dice.
Quick Mathematical Card Trick - Duration: 4 minutes, 45 seconds.
Colm Mulcahy’s Mathematical Card Magic: Fifty-Two New Effects
US AMAZON
http://www.amazon.com/Mathematical-Card-Magic-Fifty-Two-E...
UK AMAZON
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standupmaths uploaded a video 8 months ago
Ramanujan, 1729 and Fermat's Last Theorem - Duration: 16 minutes.
Some things you probably did not know about 1729 and the Man Who Knew Infinity.
Scan of page from Ramanujan’s Lost Notebook
http://i.imgur.com/xsfXHUz.jpg
Fermat’s Last Theorem by Simon Singh:
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