Канал: Stand-up Maths

Is pool actually just mathematics?

Is pool actually just mathematics?

The first known maths author

The first known maths author

The shape that should be impossible.

The shape that should be impossible.

New 7-direction pencil model discovered!

New 7-direction pencil model discovered!

The mathematically impossible ball that shouldn’t exist.

The mathematically impossible ball that shouldn’t exist.

When a complicated proof simplifies everything

When a complicated proof simplifies everything

The Minecraft boat-drop mystery

The Minecraft boat-drop mystery

The biggest hand calculation in a century! [Pi Day 2024]

The biggest hand calculation in a century! [Pi Day 2024]

Rotation without rotating.

Rotation without rotating.

The Five Compound Platonic Solids

The Five Compound Platonic Solids

The beautiful maths which makes 5G faster than 4G, faster than 3G, faster than...

The beautiful maths which makes 5G faster than 4G, faster than 3G, faster than...

The 1,200 Year Maths Mistake

The 1,200 Year Maths Mistake

The mystery of 0.8660254037844386467637231707529361834714026269051903140279034897...

The mystery of 0.8660254037844386467637231707529361834714026269051903140279034897...

Why do all shapes lie in the Polyhedron Plane?

Why do all shapes lie in the Polyhedron Plane?

Rarefaction curves and advanced mothematics .

Rarefaction curves and advanced mothematics .

Why are the ice shelves collapsing?

Why are the ice shelves collapsing?

I designed a silly but semi-functional computer.

I designed a silly but semi-functional computer.

Chicago has a problem until the year 2083.

Chicago has a problem until the year 2083.

Why does Vegas have its own value of pi?

Why does Vegas have its own value of pi?

The Neat Alignment of the World's Biggest Antiprism

The Neat Alignment of the World's Biggest Antiprism

A needlessly complicated but awesome bridge.

A needlessly complicated but awesome bridge.

Mirror-image Mirror Balls: introducing the Kite-Rhombus Hectapentacontahedron

Mirror-image Mirror Balls: introducing the Kite-Rhombus Hectapentacontahedron

An unexciting video about distance derivatives

An unexciting video about distance derivatives

How many ways can you join regular pentagons?

How many ways can you join regular pentagons?

Unexpected science from a 0.000001 megapixel home-made telescope

Unexpected science from a 0.000001 megapixel home-made telescope

We analysed 4,678,387 NBA shots

We analysed 4,678,387 NBA shots

Behold all-new equations for triangles!

Behold all-new equations for triangles!

I Discovered a Maths Loophole in UK Tax

I Discovered a Maths Loophole in UK Tax

Are There Any 3-Landlocked Countries?

Are There Any 3-Landlocked Countries?

Was Michael Jackson's hair catching fire in a Pepsi ad the exact mid-point of his life?

Was Michael Jackson's hair catching fire in a Pepsi ad the exact mid-point of his life?

Using an Out-of-Control Car to Calculate π.

Using an Out-of-Control Car to Calculate π.

The 56-Year Argument About a Hopping Hoop

The 56-Year Argument About a Hopping Hoop

Beware the Runge Spikes!

Beware the Runge Spikes!

The Genius Geometry of the James Webb Space Telescope

The Genius Geometry of the James Webb Space Telescope

Once a Millennium Alignment of All Three Norths

Once a Millennium Alignment of All Three Norths

Making efficient Platonic and Archimedean shapes in a kaleidoscope

Making efficient Platonic and Archimedean shapes in a kaleidoscope

Can the Same Net Fold into Two Shapes?

Can the Same Net Fold into Two Shapes?

An infinite number of $1 bills and an infinite number of $20 bills would be worth the same

An infinite number of $1 bills and an infinite number of $20 bills would be worth the same

I Found a Whale Using Maths!

I Found a Whale Using Maths!

Someone improved my code by 40,832,277,770%

Someone improved my code by 40,832,277,770%

Can you trust an elegant conjecture?

Can you trust an elegant conjecture?

Can you find: five five-letter words with twenty-five unique letters?

Can you find: five five-letter words with twenty-five unique letters?

The unexpected logic behind rolling multiple dice and picking the highest.

The unexpected logic behind rolling multiple dice and picking the highest.

What is wrong with this sine memorisation pattern?

What is wrong with this sine memorisation pattern?

New World Record! 100 Trillion digits of π.

New World Record! 100 Trillion digits of π.

I found Amongi in the digits of pi!

I found Amongi in the digits of pi!

How Roman numerals broke the official dog database.

How Roman numerals broke the official dog database.

What was the most expensive book ever?

What was the most expensive book ever?

Can we calculate 100 digits of π by hand? The William Shanks method.

Can we calculate 100 digits of π by hand? The William Shanks method.

Why don't Jigsaw Puzzles have the correct number of pieces?

Why don't Jigsaw Puzzles have the correct number of pieces?

Twos-Day Tuesday! 22 YouTubers celebrate all things "two" and nothing goes wrong.

Twos-Day Tuesday! 22 YouTubers celebrate all things "two" and nothing goes wrong.

The Coupon Collector's Problem (with Geoff Marshall)

The Coupon Collector's Problem (with Geoff Marshall)

The Problem With Infinite Summations On YouTube

The Problem With Infinite Summations On YouTube

My 500-LED xmas tree got into Harvard.

My 500-LED xmas tree got into Harvard.

Why does the occasional solar eclipse go backwards?

Why does the occasional solar eclipse go backwards?

What is the factorial of -½?

What is the factorial of -½?

Is there an equation for a triangle?

Is there an equation for a triangle?

Why it’s mathematically impossible to share fair

Why it’s mathematically impossible to share fair

The bubble that breaks maths.

The bubble that breaks maths.

Can you make a hole in a thing bigger than the thing?

Can you make a hole in a thing bigger than the thing?

The Deepest Maths Video Ever [pressure vs depth]

The Deepest Maths Video Ever [pressure vs depth]

Find your own ABC Conjecture Triple

Find your own ABC Conjecture Triple

Measure the Earth’s Radius! (with this one complicated trick)

Measure the Earth’s Radius! (with this one complicated trick)

Why Do Bees Make Rhombic Dodecahedrons?

Why Do Bees Make Rhombic Dodecahedrons?

Solving the mystery of the impossible cord.

Solving the mystery of the impossible cord.

What is the area of a Squircle?

What is the area of a Squircle?

Why the longest English word is PAPAL and SPA is the pointiest.

Why the longest English word is PAPAL and SPA is the pointiest.

The most ridiculously complicated maths card trick.

The most ridiculously complicated maths card trick.

Why does this balloon have -1 holes?

Why does this balloon have -1 holes?

How do you prove a prime is infinitely fragile?

How do you prove a prime is infinitely fragile?

Why (I thought) the Euro Ball being a Rhombicuboctahedron (would be) good for England.

Why (I thought) the Euro Ball being a Rhombicuboctahedron (would be) good for England.

How many 3D nets does a 4D hypercube have?

How many 3D nets does a 4D hypercube have?

How does Dobble (Spot It) work?

How does Dobble (Spot It) work?

How did the 'impossible' Perfect Bridge Deal happen?

How did the 'impossible' Perfect Bridge Deal happen?

Exploring the mysteries of the Prime (gaps!) Line.

Exploring the mysteries of the Prime (gaps!) Line.

Calculating π with Avogadro's Number

Calculating π with Avogadro's Number

Why π^π^π^π could be an integer (for all we know!).

Why π^π^π^π could be an integer (for all we know!).

How lucky is too lucky?: The Minecraft Speedrunning Dream Controversy Explained

How lucky is too lucky?: The Minecraft Speedrunning Dream Controversy Explained

I wired my tree with 500 LED lights and calculated their 3D coordinates.

I wired my tree with 500 LED lights and calculated their 3D coordinates.

Why was Biden's win calculated to be ONE IN A QUADRILLION?

Why was Biden's win calculated to be ONE IN A QUADRILLION?

What was the first (known) maths mistake?

What was the first (known) maths mistake?

Can you solve the banana puzzle?

Can you solve the banana puzzle?

Do these scatter plots reveal fraudulent vote-switching in Michigan?

Do these scatter plots reveal fraudulent vote-switching in Michigan?

Why do Biden's votes not follow Benford's Law?

Why do Biden's votes not follow Benford's Law?

What is a Vampire Matrix?

What is a Vampire Matrix?

UK Government loses data because of Excel mistake.

UK Government loses data because of Excel mistake.

General Relativity: Top 05 Mishaps [inc INTERSTELLAR]

General Relativity: Top 05 Mishaps [inc INTERSTELLAR]

Why is there no equation for the perimeter of an ellipse‽

Why is there no equation for the perimeter of an ellipse‽

The Rocket Equation: Mathematician vs Astronaut

The Rocket Equation: Mathematician vs Astronaut

Orbital Maths at NASA with Chris Hadfield

Orbital Maths at NASA with Chris Hadfield

Landmark Numbers and Bad Number Analogies

Landmark Numbers and Bad Number Analogies

What is the biggest tangent of a prime?

What is the biggest tangent of a prime?

Does "land area" assume a country is perfectly flat?

Does "land area" assume a country is perfectly flat?

Ellipsoids and The Bizarre Behaviour of Rotating Bodies

Ellipsoids and The Bizarre Behaviour of Rotating Bodies

Why do calculators get this wrong? (We don't know!)

Why do calculators get this wrong? (We don't know!)

The almost impossible chessboard puzzle

The almost impossible chessboard puzzle

Complex Fibonacci Numbers?

Complex Fibonacci Numbers?

The Stack Folding Challenge

The Stack Folding Challenge

Are Matt and James anti-psychic?

Are Matt and James anti-psychic?

The 1890 US Census and the history of punchcard computing [feat. Grant of 3blue1brown fame]

The 1890 US Census and the history of punchcard computing [feat. Grant of 3blue1brown fame]

The Parker Machine: it's 80% accurate.

The Parker Machine: it's 80% accurate.

Can you crack the face-down card game?

Can you crack the face-down card game?

MPMP: Can you play Scrabble over a video call?

MPMP: Can you play Scrabble over a video call?

Why is the Apple Calendar so broken?

Why is the Apple Calendar so broken?

MPMP: Can you spin the table?

MPMP: Can you spin the table?

Why do people keep getting this wrong‽

Why do people keep getting this wrong‽

Calculating π by hand the Isaac Newton way: Pi Day 2020

Calculating π by hand the Isaac Newton way: Pi Day 2020

Will a falling pencil hit the table? We do the maths!

Will a falling pencil hit the table? We do the maths!

Why 02/02/2020 is the most palindromic date ever.

Why 02/02/2020 is the most palindromic date ever.

When Spreadsheets Attack!

When Spreadsheets Attack!

The Datasaurus Dozen

The Datasaurus Dozen

Does The Average Person Exist?

Does The Average Person Exist?

Visiting every Platform Zero in the UK in one day!

Visiting every Platform Zero in the UK in one day!

How to keep an open secret with mathematics.

How to keep an open secret with mathematics.

Synchronising Metronomes in a Spreadsheet

Synchronising Metronomes in a Spreadsheet

Checking the exact angle of parking bays.

Checking the exact angle of parking bays.

Help, our train home is making 9 quintillion stops.

Help, our train home is making 9 quintillion stops.

The unbelievable solution to the 100 prisoner puzzle.

The unbelievable solution to the 100 prisoner puzzle.

How to make a fold-and-cut bat for Halloween!

How to make a fold-and-cut bat for Halloween!

Is the London Underground knotted?

Is the London Underground knotted?

Can you solve The Frog Problem?

Can you solve The Frog Problem?

Can we film a stroboscopic helicopter?

Can we film a stroboscopic helicopter?

How to mathematically hang a picture (badly).

How to mathematically hang a picture (badly).

Eclipses can be approximated the same way as π. [ONE TAKE!]

Eclipses can be approximated the same way as π. [ONE TAKE!]

Curvahedra: how many faces make a polyhedron

Curvahedra: how many faces make a polyhedron

Are odd-numbered mobius-loop cogs possible?

Are odd-numbered mobius-loop cogs possible?

What's the story with log(1 + 2 + 3)?

What's the story with log(1 + 2 + 3)?

Calculator Number Trick: rectangle patterns

Calculator Number Trick: rectangle patterns

Recursive PowerPoint Presentations [Gone Fractal!]

Recursive PowerPoint Presentations [Gone Fractal!]

The Difference of Two Squares

The Difference of Two Squares

Why didn't GPS crash?

Why didn't GPS crash?

When Buildings Wobble: with Paul Shepherd

When Buildings Wobble: with Paul Shepherd

Bayesian Statistics with Hannah Fry

Bayesian Statistics with Hannah Fry

Live Q + A with Matt Parker

Live Q + A with Matt Parker

New Superpermutations Discovered!

New Superpermutations Discovered!

Pi Day 2019: calculating π with a balancing beam

Pi Day 2019: calculating π with a balancing beam

Humble Pi: Los Angeles crime and Null Island

Humble Pi: Los Angeles crime and Null Island

Humble Pi: plane wrong

Humble Pi: plane wrong

How fast is a bullet? [featuring: pendulum calculation]

How fast is a bullet? [featuring: pendulum calculation]

Bad Rounding: ⌊Trump vs Obamacare⌋

Bad Rounding: ⌊Trump vs Obamacare⌋

Superpermutations: the maths problem solved by 4chan

Superpermutations: the maths problem solved by 4chan

Happy Thirdsday: finding a third using only halves

Happy Thirdsday: finding a third using only halves

2019 facts in 2 mins 19 seconds

2019 facts in 2 mins 19 seconds

How many calendars are there?

How many calendars are there?

Infinite DVD unboxing video: Festival of the Spoken Nerd

Infinite DVD unboxing video: Festival of the Spoken Nerd

The equations behind my live spherical footage

The equations behind my live spherical footage

Stand-up comedy routine using a live spherical camera

Stand-up comedy routine using a live spherical camera

How to estimate a population using statisticians

How to estimate a population using statisticians

Vector: my new robot maths buddy

Vector: my new robot maths buddy

Ordinals vs Cardinals (and how many algebraic numbers are there?)

Ordinals vs Cardinals (and how many algebraic numbers are there?)

Does daylight savings kill people?

Does daylight savings kill people?

Making a physical Lissajous curve

Making a physical Lissajous curve

THE SCUTOID: did scientists discover a new shape?

THE SCUTOID: did scientists discover a new shape?

How to detect bank fraud with maths

How to detect bank fraud with maths

Can animals predict the future? Meet Barry the Psychic Labrador!

Can animals predict the future? Meet Barry the Psychic Labrador!

Why do whole oranges float, but peeled oranges sink?

Why do whole oranges float, but peeled oranges sink?

How many different World Cup results can a team have?

How many different World Cup results can a team have?

Psychic Pets: can your pet predict the World Cup results?

Psychic Pets: can your pet predict the World Cup results?

The Rug Puzzle: how many triangles?

The Rug Puzzle: how many triangles?

Inside an Antimatter Factory

Inside an Antimatter Factory

The Tuning Fork Mystery: an unexpected update

The Tuning Fork Mystery: an unexpected update

The Tuning Fork Mystery: unexpected vibrations

The Tuning Fork Mystery: unexpected vibrations

How to find a square root

How to find a square root

Calculating π by hand: the Chudnovsky algorithm

Calculating π by hand: the Chudnovsky algorithm

How thick is a three-sided coin?

How thick is a three-sided coin?

Dodecaplex: the puzzle from the fourth dimension!

Dodecaplex: the puzzle from the fourth dimension!

The Actual Mathematics of Popping Champagne Corks

The Actual Mathematics of Popping Champagne Corks

Impossible Rubik's Cubes

Impossible Rubik's Cubes

Stats of CERN: How many Higgs per second?

Stats of CERN: How many Higgs per second?

Strictly Come Dancing is Strictly Unfair

Strictly Come Dancing is Strictly Unfair

Back to the Fax Machine

Back to the Fax Machine

MENACE: the pile of matchboxes which can learn

MENACE: the pile of matchboxes which can learn

Matt & Hugh: the mystery of two balls in a can

Matt & Hugh: the mystery of two balls in a can

Matt & Hugh: Euler Disk III, The Correctioning

Matt & Hugh: Euler Disk III, The Correctioning

All UK football road signs are wrong! Join the petition for geometric change!

All UK football road signs are wrong! Join the petition for geometric change!

Postcards from backstage: Rob and the Anti-Monty-Hall Problem

Postcards from backstage: Rob and the Anti-Monty-Hall Problem

Postcards from backstage: Hugh and the Wall of Death Units

Postcards from backstage: Hugh and the Wall of Death Units

Postcards from backstage: Katie and Semi-Eulerian Graphs

Postcards from backstage: Katie and Semi-Eulerian Graphs

The Coriolis Effect Test: two hemispheres, one sink

The Coriolis Effect Test: two hemispheres, one sink

What does i^i = ?

What does i^i = ?

The Raising of Chicago: the windy city

The Raising of Chicago: the windy city

Exploring Hyperbolic Space with VR (and crochet)

Exploring Hyperbolic Space with VR (and crochet)

Brilliant Geometry: a physical 3D zoetrope of a 4D cube

Brilliant Geometry: a physical 3D zoetrope of a 4D cube

Speed Rubik's Cubing for drunk people

Speed Rubik's Cubing for drunk people

Rolling Shutter Explained on the Cheap

Rolling Shutter Explained on the Cheap

Matt meets Feliks Zemdegs: Rubik's Cube World Champion

Matt meets Feliks Zemdegs: Rubik's Cube World Champion

How fast is a Fidget Spinner?

How fast is a Fidget Spinner?

UK Rubik’s Cube Championship 2016 PART II

UK Rubik’s Cube Championship 2016 PART II

UK Rubik’s Cube Championship 2016 PART I

UK Rubik’s Cube Championship 2016 PART I

Calculating the optimal sphere packing density: with oranges

Calculating the optimal sphere packing density: with oranges

Alphamagic vs Letterwise Magic Squares

Alphamagic vs Letterwise Magic Squares

The Brick Balancing Challenge

The Brick Balancing Challenge

The Brick Double-Domino Effect Explained

The Brick Double-Domino Effect Explained

Generating π from 1,000 random numbers

Generating π from 1,000 random numbers

Recreating Asteroids with Lasers

Recreating Asteroids with Lasers

Measuring the Berlin TV Tower with a ruler

Measuring the Berlin TV Tower with a ruler

17 Number Facts about 2017 in 2:17

17 Number Facts about 2017 in 2:17

How to make an edge-coloured origami dodecahedron

How to make an edge-coloured origami dodecahedron

The Curious Incident of the Maths in the Stage-show: Part 2

The Curious Incident of the Maths in the Stage-show: Part 2

The Curious Incident of the Maths in the Stage-show: Part 1

The Curious Incident of the Maths in the Stage-show: Part 1