The Seven Bridges of Königsberg - Numberphile

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  • @manassarpatwar
    @manassarpatwar 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4655

    I love this man. he's the only one who's sane.

    • @justanotherbaldbastard2193
      @justanotherbaldbastard2193 8 ปีที่แล้ว +150

      You think he knows anything about dolphins?

    • @noredine
      @noredine 8 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      which is ironic since he looks insane

    • @zoranhacker
      @zoranhacker 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      HHGTTG reference?

    • @senorsushi6625
      @senorsushi6625 8 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      Reminds me of Back to the Future's Doc.

    • @tazjam12
      @tazjam12 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Reminds me of Emo Philips

  • @jalexander9520
    @jalexander9520 8 ปีที่แล้ว +729

    3:26 Ooh, ooh, OOFOOZELRUB oops.
    Stay out of the water.

    • @armoredriot2716
      @armoredriot2716 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      OMG I BARELY NOTICED

    • @dmitrykrasnapolsky1798
      @dmitrykrasnapolsky1798 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      6:26 Let me see.. BULRFWAHA BAH BAH BAH BAH
      Let me see how I'm doing this.

    • @woraphatlaowrattana4290
      @woraphatlaowrattana4290 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dmitry Krasnapolsky ;;.

    • @Jivvi
      @Jivvi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      5:05 I can go around BLABLABLABLAVOOVOOVOOVOOVOOF and return to it.

    • @casvel4942
      @casvel4942 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      OOFOOZELUb

  • @Santi4103
    @Santi4103 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3410

    You can never get enough of the Klein Bottle Guy

    • @mrdontgiveafuck3
      @mrdontgiveafuck3 8 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      i certainly haven't

    • @tiagotralhao-smith3883
      @tiagotralhao-smith3883 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Intrepid G hahaaha

    • @Clint945
      @Clint945 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are mistaken. :p

    • @matteoverni4183
      @matteoverni4183 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      +Fester Blats You haven't. No one has. Trust me.

    • @Vodboi
      @Vodboi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      You think you have, but you don't

  • @MO-SHE
    @MO-SHE 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1776

    Cliff = Instant like.

    • @StixerX
      @StixerX 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yeaah boy

    • @AuroCords
      @AuroCords 8 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      numberphile video = Instant like :]

    • @RogerBarraud
      @RogerBarraud 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Goat's got it.

    • @aaryunik
      @aaryunik 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah!!

    • @Triantalex
      @Triantalex ปีที่แล้ว

      false.

  • @lejuiferrant2226
    @lejuiferrant2226 8 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    This man is passionate about what he's explaining !
    If our teachers could be like him :)

    • @numberphile
      @numberphile  8 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      :)

    • @katilinom7691
      @katilinom7691 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Martin Tessier :D

    • @dannygjk
      @dannygjk 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Every teacher I ever had was like that but then again it was the old school days.

  • @JackLe1127
    @JackLe1127 7 ปีที่แล้ว +622

    i like how the subtitles include all the sound effects he made

    • @sebastianzaczek
      @sebastianzaczek 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      *splashing water sounds*

    • @FinBoyXD
      @FinBoyXD 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Now i have to watch it again.

    • @gabrielbraun5428
      @gabrielbraun5428 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Clif: "Try here, go there, d-d-d-d-d-d", CC: "Try here, go there. [sound of a series of choices]"
      And of course, CC: "There's [sic] two islands"

    • @omikronweapon
      @omikronweapon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@FinBoyXD I'd love that, not that I need excuses., I've seen it about six times at least.

  • @Nogha12
    @Nogha12 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3098

    I wish he was my math teacher.

    • @numberphile
      @numberphile  8 ปีที่แล้ว +948

      Today he was!

    • @oneofspades
      @oneofspades 8 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Were was he like 20 years

    • @the7th494
      @the7th494 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      MATHS!!!

    • @TaleOfNobody
      @TaleOfNobody 8 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      All great math teachers have this passion for mathematics and number theory.

    • @philo-
      @philo- 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Math Math Math Math Math Math Math Math Math Math Math Math

  • @yafi2475
    @yafi2475 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2128

    I am a simple guy. I see this man in the thumbnail, I click on the video

    • @davidwilliams9534
      @davidwilliams9534 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Mashrur Ahmed Yafi when you see Klein bottles you are not a simple man anymore...

    • @Ueichen
      @Ueichen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      He's so enthusiastic and wholesome, he's the Bob Ross of mathematics

    • @nodawg
      @nodawg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Cliff stoll is amazing

    • @squidy9078
      @squidy9078 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thought i was the only one!

    • @Paul-yu4ep
      @Paul-yu4ep 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      me every time

  • @LM0nst3R
    @LM0nst3R 8 ปีที่แล้ว +300

    A bag full of labeled smaller bags ! This guy can't be human :D

    • @RogerBarraud
      @RogerBarraud 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I have one or more of those... but not labelled.
      I call them BOB...
      Bag Of Bags.

    • @thedoublek4816
      @thedoublek4816 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@RogerBarrauddo you also have a bag of all bags that don't contain themselves?

  • @karatesoccerbaseball
    @karatesoccerbaseball 8 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I've seen this problem before, but I love listening and watching Cliff get excited about mathematics and whatnot. He's the kind of old guy I wanna be when I'm old.

  • @Drumminforlife93
    @Drumminforlife93 8 ปีที่แล้ว +390

    This video made my day, some interesting maths and one of my favorite guests, Cliff. The keeping him honest about staying on the bridges made me laugh. Keep up the good work guys

    • @numberphile
      @numberphile  8 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      Thank you - very kind

  • @LordPowerbang
    @LordPowerbang 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Cliff Stoll is a national treasure.

  • @ImSpun13
    @ImSpun13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    13:22 -- 13:48
    I love this part of the video…especially the last few seconds when you see how truly excited this makes him feel and how passionate he is about this topic.

  • @LordDragonZord
    @LordDragonZord 8 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    This dude is my favorite, he's so energetic and excited for math.

  • @najs123
    @najs123 8 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    13:28 *hand casually grabs a klein bottle from the fourth dimension*

    • @RogerBarraud
      @RogerBarraud 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *TesseractYoink*!!!11!!
      :-)

  • @legitgopnik8431
    @legitgopnik8431 8 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    I bet he is the best grandpa ever.

  • @eggyrepublic
    @eggyrepublic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    "this may give you an answer, but it doesn't give you an understanding"
    this is exactly what schools are doing right now, and it needs to change.

  • @slep5039
    @slep5039 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1649

    Only clicked for Mr. Klein...

    • @kmyc89
      @kmyc89 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Smoke Math Anyday

    • @MrCreeper1O2
      @MrCreeper1O2 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Ceazar Carr Mr. Klein is the best.

    • @gordogregory501
      @gordogregory501 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      true true

    • @dahveed284
      @dahveed284 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yep, I love how excited he is about math and just everything!

    • @aeroscience9834
      @aeroscience9834 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Mr. Klein was an actual person. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Klein he was the mathematician who discovered/invented Klein bottle

  • @marksmithwas12
    @marksmithwas12 8 ปีที่แล้ว +384

    the solution is to make a bridge into a klien bottle so you can reuse the bridges upsidedown

  • @finfan7
    @finfan7 8 ปีที่แล้ว +467

    How does Cliff not have his own TV show?

    • @ararepepe974
      @ararepepe974 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      finfan7 yess we need that

    • @milesbrown2261
      @milesbrown2261 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      It'd be like Bill Nye but for math

    • @RogerBarraud
      @RogerBarraud 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Unlike Bill he's an actual expert, too...

    • @andreastrange3429
      @andreastrange3429 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Roger Barraud Wait... so Bill Nye wasn't a science guy? 😉

    • @nelufas
      @nelufas 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Call it Klein Bottle Man

  • @newparsec
    @newparsec 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1711

    How to solve any problem: just destroy two bridges :D
    Thats how its done in USSR

    • @Fabelaz
      @Fabelaz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Are you sure they were destroyed by ussr?

    • @lare290
      @lare290 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Except the problem of having no bridges at all.

    • @newparsec
      @newparsec 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Im not sure, but:
      1. There was war
      2. USSR was there
      This tale is equal the tales about "russians are bears on monocycles, drinking vodka and playing balalaika".
      Nobody in Russia saw bear on monocycle on streets, no bear drinking vodka and no bear can play balalaika. But tale exists :D

    • @newparsec
      @newparsec 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      "having no bridge" is antipode to "having bridge", so "destroy bridge" is antipode to "destroy no bridge".
      So
      Destroying no bridge is the solution of the problem of having no bridges.
      If you have no bridge, destroy no bridge and you will not have no bridge ;)

    • @Fabelaz
      @Fabelaz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Канал "Парсек". EVE Online. Гайды для новичков Well, first of all, one can just google that information to be exact. Who controlled the territory then and who bombed it. Knowing exact time period can give us a lot in this discussion.
      And your knowledge of math logics doesn't look quite well for me. Though I myself didn't study if tor quite some time now, so I might also be wrong here.

  • @craigcolavito5606
    @craigcolavito5606 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm a math teacher, and I've taught the 7 Bridges of Konigsberg to grades from 2nd up through 12th and every single time it's been a winner of a lesson! It never fails to excite and kid, they come running up to the board to try to figure out how to do either an Eulerian Path or an Eulerian Circuit on the map of Koningsberg. And then before you know it I'd have elementary school kids talking graph theory!
    I've always thought that all 7 bridges fell in WWII and that 5 happened to be rebuilt. Now providing you have a helicopter you can do an Eulerian Path!
    Cliff is an inspiration. I'd love to be the kind of teacher that he is. It's what I strive for everyday! I'm a proud customer of Acme Klein Bottle, and this year a student 3D-Printed me a really cool glittery orange one!

  • @sokaries682
    @sokaries682 8 ปีที่แล้ว +786

    I would like to see a bridge made out of klein bottles

    • @christianmitchell499
      @christianmitchell499 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Closest thing would be the Möbius Strip bridge they're building in China.

    • @WeAreGRID
      @WeAreGRID 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i mean, aside from having a loopdeloop in the middle, it wouldnt be that hard.

    • @pizzahorder7721
      @pizzahorder7721 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      but what would you walk on?

    • @MrSonny6155
      @MrSonny6155 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      The inside of the bridge, of course!

    • @yashgaikwad7516
      @yashgaikwad7516 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But all bridges are already inside the bottle

  • @ITsmapleTimexD
    @ITsmapleTimexD 8 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    I just love this guy, always inspires me to enjoy every single problem.

  • @ro_yo_mi
    @ro_yo_mi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +279

    The floor is lava, level 2

    • @TheJFARod
      @TheJFARod 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's the water phase

  • @SaturnCanuck
    @SaturnCanuck 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love this guy. His passion is so over the top

  • @BlueHawkPictures17
    @BlueHawkPictures17 8 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    he needs to be in more videos hes amazing

    • @numberphile
      @numberphile  8 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      There will be some more

    • @stinkytoby
      @stinkytoby 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes!

    • @afbdreds
      @afbdreds 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes! I love adults that didn't grow. He's awesome

    • @RogerBarraud
      @RogerBarraud 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yusss!!11!! :-)

    • @SumriseHD
      @SumriseHD 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@afbdreds It has nothing to do with growing up. People often mistake growing up with getting pensive. Sadly, for many people adulthood brings along this in my opinion bad mood, but some become adults without becoming depressed or sad and those are the people often described as adult childs even though they're not...

  • @dvkprod
    @dvkprod 8 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    this guy took "The floor is lava" game to another level :D He is amazing

    • @Cjnw
      @Cjnw 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Normie

  • @Martin-y8v4k
    @Martin-y8v4k 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    passion is really overflowing from this man !

  • @afbdreds
    @afbdreds 8 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    "Euler's solution for this created graph theory. Euler's solution to this created topology. All of this from a guy who 'Oh yeah, I've got a little of time to think about a problem that I heard about from people going on sunday mornings.' Thats brilliance. "

  • @gerelltroche
    @gerelltroche 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Cliff Stoll is my favorite to have on your videos

    • @Charliemmag
      @Charliemmag 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed 100%

    • @RogerBarraud
      @RogerBarraud 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      ...Now I have the urge to eat pizza again though... :-/

  • @andrewince8824
    @andrewince8824 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Pens and paper can only convey so much. It's beautiful to learn by watching a maths lunatic with a burning passion, a few 2×4's and some bedsheets constructing and showing us the challenge.

  • @llF4TEll
    @llF4TEll 8 ปีที่แล้ว +372

    They actually teach this in A Level maths now as compulsory knowledge lol, read it it in the D1 book. (I love this guy's teaching persona, maths would have been so much more fun with him as a teacher)

    • @SithBowman
      @SithBowman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      D1 isn't always a compulsory module for A Level Maths, it was used as a module for Further Maths with my exam board (MEI)

    • @llF4TEll
      @llF4TEll 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh right yeah, the people in my 6form were a bit lazy and all took Decision over some of the harder modules :P

    • @SithBowman
      @SithBowman 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      CDDGR My 6th form chose to do M1 + S1 alongside C1-4, I would hazard a guess that out of Mechanics and Statistics that students would prefer S1 over M1, S1 is easy enough for smarter Yr11s to do

    • @llF4TEll
      @llF4TEll 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah it was Mechanics that most people opted out of, which was ridiculous to me because many were doing Physics anyway XD But yes isn't S1 pretty much just GCSE stats?

    • @SithBowman
      @SithBowman 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      CDDGR S1 had more topics with calculations in them, GCSE stats seemed to involve more statistics reasoning

  • @Varksterable
    @Varksterable 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love the randomness of "I'll walk over my third bridge backwards." And all the other wonderful diversions Cliff throws into his videos. All the while being contagiously enthusiastic, yet accurate and communicative.
    I was pretty familiar with this problem, so almost skipped this video. Obviously I know better now, and will hunt down all his others.
    It's not the destination that's important sometimes; it's the journey.

  • @coolmdj111
    @coolmdj111 8 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    Learnt already on Ted-Ed. Gonna watch it anyway, for Cliff Stoll...

    • @ooknkoo1
      @ooknkoo1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ok

    • @harrytsang1501
      @harrytsang1501 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      My impression of Cliff: Great Scott!!!

    • @KnakuanaRka
      @KnakuanaRka 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Harry Tsang Maybe I don’t remember Doc Brown all that well because it’s been a while since I saw BttF, but I kept hearing Goofy.

  • @aawillma
    @aawillma 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This guy's passion for math and silliness is so infectious. If Dr. Stoll has any other fun old problems to play out I'd love to see it!

  • @riyanputra223
    @riyanputra223 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I subscribed this channel few hours ago, and suddenly it comes up with what I am working on right now.

    • @riyanputra223
      @riyanputra223 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      by the way it said that it is a geometry of situation not location

  • @texivani
    @texivani 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I think if I had this guy as my math teacher, it wouldn't have taken me 20 years to be interested in math. Very glad that it turned out that I like programming, they ended up being closely related :>

  • @Gantics-Antics
    @Gantics-Antics 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love this guy. He treats math with such enthusiasm and excitement, as a mathematician myself it really get's me motivated!

  • @ImmaterialDigression
    @ImmaterialDigression 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Klein bottle guy isn't the hero we deserve, but he is the hero we need.

  • @GoBobe
    @GoBobe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This man is 200% enthusiasm and he restores life and happiness to my husk of a soul.

  • @tompov227
    @tompov227 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    By far my favorite numberphile host/speaker guy

  • @IllumTheMessage
    @IllumTheMessage 8 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    12:20 Discrete Mathematics with Ducks

    • @error.418
      @error.418 8 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Yes, it's a great book by Sarah-Marie Belcastro. It wasn't a joke.

    • @warmpianist
      @warmpianist 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah I agree. Very well-written book, nice demonstration, and ducks!

  • @daniellemeyer5159
    @daniellemeyer5159 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Having a hard day. Cliff cheers me up. Thanks Cliff.

  • @SonOfMeme
    @SonOfMeme 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I love this guy so much. Thank you for making videos with him

    • @maldoran9150
      @maldoran9150 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just watched his TED talk "The call to learn".
      What a great and unique man :)

    • @Panj0
      @Panj0 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      just watched that talk, what an entertaining guy he his. thanks for that :)

  • @sharonpakk
    @sharonpakk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this man is incredible, endearing, humble, and insane - makes me not want to be a stoic engineer, and to be outwardly compassionate. thank you.

  • @onlypencil
    @onlypencil 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    his enthusiasm is infectious

  • @juniorturtle8439
    @juniorturtle8439 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cliff thank you for spiking my interest for math and physics again and again

  • @TheTechnicalNirl
    @TheTechnicalNirl 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This has got to be the nicest man I've come across on the internet.

  • @walteryu0901
    @walteryu0901 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I can listen to him talking all day

  • @heyimbori
    @heyimbori 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ah I love Cliff videos, he's always so excited which makes me happy and learn better!
    All the love

  • @grandolddrummer
    @grandolddrummer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mr. Steeples (my 7th grade math teacher) introduced me to this problem over 20 years ago. This problem is the reason I grew up to be a math teacher myself. It totally changed my perception of math. =)

  • @SmileyMPV
    @SmileyMPV 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    9:26
    I think it's worth noting that there can only ever be an even number of islands with an odd number of bridges attached to them. So you will never have exactly one or three islands with an odd number of bridges attached to them. This is because each bridge increases the amount of attached bridges on exactly two islands. Therefore the sum of the amount of bridges attached to all the islands must be even. Therefore there must be an even number of islands with an odd number of bridges attached to them.

  • @kyoai
    @kyoai 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I adore this guy, he's amazing at making education fun and has a funny "crazy with passion for his field"-thing going on. I'd love to have him as my university professor.

  • @datenegassie
    @datenegassie 8 ปีที่แล้ว +359

    But are the bridges measured in smoots nowadays?

    • @DjVortex-w
      @DjVortex-w 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      There is only one such bridge.

    • @2Cerealbox
      @2Cerealbox 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      There are no smoots in topology. Two things are topologically equivalent if there is a continuous mapping from one onto the other. Smoots don't work with rubber-band geometry.

    • @sleepingsaucer3801
      @sleepingsaucer3801 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      WarpRulez what a Parker Square smoots are.

    • @lucashoffses9019
      @lucashoffses9019 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's just that one bridge in Boston/Cambridge

    • @nichrun
      @nichrun 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      This comment made my day

  • @lucaspetersen5074
    @lucaspetersen5074 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Cliff is so excited explaining math... I love his videos. Thank you.

  • @F2PAlius
    @F2PAlius 8 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Discreet Mathematics and ducks. I WANT THAT MATH BOOK.

    • @numberphile
      @numberphile  8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Limited Edition

    • @error.418
      @error.418 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      _Discrete Mathematics with Ducks_ is a real book, it wasn't a joke. It's by Sarah-Marie Belcastro.

    • @F2PAlius
      @F2PAlius 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Now I REALLY want that math book :D

    • @michagrill9432
      @michagrill9432 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alius XD

    • @michagrill9432
      @michagrill9432 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Numberphile
      What do you get if you add an ad to an ad?
      Adception 😜

  • @ShubhamBhushanCC
    @ShubhamBhushanCC 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I LOVE THIS MAN! MOREEEEE . He deserves to have a complete channel to himself.

  • @llearch
    @llearch 8 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    I'm curious. Is this Cliff Stoll the same Cliff Stoll who wrote Cuckoo's Egg?

    • @red_isopat
      @red_isopat 8 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      yes, that's him

    • @thoperSought
      @thoperSought 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      wow.
      well, I just downloaded a sample... that looks interesting.
      thanks for the info

    • @llearch
      @llearch 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This explains much of why I enjoyed the book so much. ;-] Thanks

    • @brickscratch
      @brickscratch 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks for the tip, I enjoy Cliffs vids on Numberphile so much I ordered a copy as soon as I read the synopsis

    • @0xKnownError
      @0xKnownError 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Woah. Read the books years ago...and then I find him on TH-cam on one of my favorite channels. Awesome.

  • @RYN988
    @RYN988 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The beauty of science and scientists never ceases to take my breath away.

  • @JoaDrath
    @JoaDrath 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    tfw you're watching Numberphile and he suddenly whips out his Klein bottle.

  • @DevoidLight
    @DevoidLight 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love this guy, videos that feature him are always amazing. The legit enthusiasm really makes the video.

  • @coolmdj111
    @coolmdj111 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    *Me:* Hey it's the jumpy-pizza-bottle-guy!
    _Clicks on the video so fast...!_

  • @DrumsTheWord
    @DrumsTheWord 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for your videos. You guys are...brilliant!

  • @marshmelows
    @marshmelows 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    A video about the famous problem with the 7 seven bridges of Königsberg with Cliff...insta favorite

    • @DaBoff99
      @DaBoff99 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same. Have you listened to A Brief History of Mathematics BBC Radio 4 by Marcus du Sautoy, this problem is mentioned in the episoe on Euler.

    • @marshmelows
      @marshmelows 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      DaBoff99 Not rly :P

  • @hidi__
    @hidi__ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm so happy to see another Cliff Stoll video.

  • @ishashka
    @ishashka 7 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    "What's now Russia or Poland, hard to say which."
    As a Pole, I approve.

  • @averyeich9726
    @averyeich9726 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You're revamping my childhood classroom experience. I love it. Beautiful story. Thanks for the nostalgia!

  • @superj1e2z6
    @superj1e2z6 8 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Cliff is my caffeine.

    • @RogerBarraud
      @RogerBarraud 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      +superj1e2z6 more like cocaine, at the rate he goes... :-/

  • @mittfh
    @mittfh 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As for the current situation, a combination of Wiki and Google Maps informs us that two of the original bridges were bombed in WWII, two were later demolished and replaced by a modern road (no stopping for cars, but there are footpaths running alongside plus steps to enable pedestrians to explore the island - Google labels this as "Leninskiy pr."), one was later rebuilt, and two new bridges have been opened (one joint road/rail - "Zheleznodorozhnaya ul.", one pedestrian only) - so there are bridges in five of the original seven locations, but only two are original. There's also a road crossing one island which doesn't have any exits / entrances on it nor a footpath ("ul. 2-y estakadnyy most"), so that can likely be ignored.
    So now for a pedestrian: B-C has one bridge, B-A has one bridge, A-C has one bridge, C-D has two bridges, D-A has one bridge and D-B has one bridge - so B has three bridges, A has three bridges, C has four bridges and D has four bridges.
    For a motorist: B-C has three bridges (two pass over the islands but have nowhere to stop or pull off), C-D has one bridge, D-A has one bridge and D-B has one bridge - so B has four bridges, A has one bridge, C has four bridges and D has three bridges.

  • @jakeroosenbloom
    @jakeroosenbloom 8 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    I want the profressor's *po po po po* as my notification alert.

    • @homemadelemonade976
      @homemadelemonade976 8 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Jake Roosenbloom you can do it, just dl the video mp3, find the part and cut it out, format it and use it as a ringtone

    • @AinaweeUAE
      @AinaweeUAE 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      GREAT IDEA! I am gonna do that now!

  • @mushroomsamba82
    @mushroomsamba82 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This gentleman is probably almost twice my age but he has twice the energy I do. Kudos to you sir.

  • @MadBertus
    @MadBertus 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    There actually are 7 bridges again in Kaliningrad, only difference is that 5 bridges are on the other island than before.

    • @MadBertus
      @MadBertus 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      or 8 if we count also one bridge just for pedestrians - Russia already solved the problem by having even number of bridges.

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Adalbertus Malleus As long as you start on one island and stop on the other you can cross all 8 bridges.

  • @niabride7636
    @niabride7636 8 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    That camera angle :D i imagine you stood on the table or stool

    • @numberphile
      @numberphile  8 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      I wanted the "Google Maps" view!

    • @niabride7636
      @niabride7636 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      neat :)

  • @peterw9006
    @peterw9006 8 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    There's only one problem for today's konigsberg with 5 bridges.
    When one is visiting it how does he get onto one island without using one of the bridges -~-

    • @numberphile
      @numberphile  8 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      Maybe it only works for people who live on one island are willing to die on the second!? :)

    • @everdale8920
      @everdale8920 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      If the problem is defined as "Can I do a Sunday walk across all 5 bridges and end up where I started?" then let's say you take your car to an island at Saturday and check in at a hotel. On Sunday, you start on an island.

    • @peterw9006
      @peterw9006 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      everdale but there´s the thing. you dont end up on the same island but on the other and yout dont get to ur car nor hotel

    • @Big-The-Dave
      @Big-The-Dave 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm sure you can get a boat ride, or go for a swim

    • @2Cerealbox
      @2Cerealbox 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      A mission on Koenigsberg 1.

  • @lolatomroflsinnlos
    @lolatomroflsinnlos 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Can you do a video on Cliff's DeLorean?

    • @toweypat
      @toweypat 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great scott!

  • @brianpso
    @brianpso 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What an amazing story, I bet my Computer Graphics teacher will like to hear it since we started talking about topology last week.

  • @NoriMori1992
    @NoriMori1992 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He thinks nothing of recreating a math puzzle on his office floor with sheets and wooden boards. I love this guy.

  • @duden1788
    @duden1788 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It's just awesome to see how Cliff loves what he is doing. Im so entertained by him and im learining something. Thats really rare. Thank you and i hope to see much more Videos from him :)

  • @renatoeslondrina
    @renatoeslondrina 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    And that's why I love numberphile and math, knowledge with huge enthusiasm ❤️

  •  8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    There's a small trick. In fact, C and B are the same land mass. You start in A, go to B and back, to C and back, cross to island D, go to B, make a long walk to wherever the river is born, come back on C side of the river, and cross to island D.

    • @swagmonee5699
      @swagmonee5699 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Víktor Bautista i Roca
      But to make it all the way around from C to B wouldn't make a Sunday stroll. That would take a whole day's trip.

    • @swagmonee5699
      @swagmonee5699 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Víktor Bautista i Roca
      But to make it all the way around from C to B wouldn't make a Sunday stroll. That would take a whole day's trip.

    •  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Swag Monee It depends on how fast you walk ;-)

    • @swagmonee5699
      @swagmonee5699 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Víktor Bautista i Roca
      lol true, but then it wouldn't be a stroll, it would be a nice Sunday sprint

    • @croutonicus
      @croutonicus 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      If C and B are the same land mass they have a combined even number of bridges (6) and there are two other islands (A and D) with odd numbers, so the theorem still holds as long as you start in A or D.

  • @EtzEchad
    @EtzEchad 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was great. I learned about this problem when I was getting my Computer Science degree in the 70s. I haven't thought about it since. At the time, Euler was just a name. It is cool to see the history of this problem brought to life.

  • @jaxonlinton3420
    @jaxonlinton3420 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I love this man.

    • @schoey6956
      @schoey6956 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same here, he is fantastic just like this channel. Finally a way to have fun in maths😂😂

  • @CLNDSTNStudio
    @CLNDSTNStudio 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    anyone else think this old man is adorable? he's like a kid that never grew up.... love it...

  • @mrping2603
    @mrping2603 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I wish I had enough Klein bottles to pick one up and make a point with it at any moment

  • @Likes_Trains
    @Likes_Trains 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He is such a brilliant teacher not just because of the energy; but also for making everything so accessible to non-mathematicians :)

  • @stza16
    @stza16 8 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    I found a way to beat the problem by swimming.

    • @recklessroges
      @recklessroges 8 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      I found a dry solution: a river always has a start, so you can loop around the source.

    • @jmiquelmb
      @jmiquelmb 8 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      I found another solution: B and C are the same if you circumnavigate the world and reach the other side without crossing any of the 7 bridges.

    • @baronDioxid
      @baronDioxid 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You may have to hike through all of easter Europe for that though...

    • @fergusmaclachlan1404
      @fergusmaclachlan1404 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have a truly marvellous solution, but the boundaries of this comment are too small to contain it.

  • @marceljones7940
    @marceljones7940 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i finished watching all off cliffs videos on numberphile literally an hour ago and thought: i want more. and suddenly there is more :)

  • @calvinscheuerman
    @calvinscheuerman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    can you imagine how much fun homework would have been if this guy was your dad when you were a kid?

  • @Iprodeltaelite
    @Iprodeltaelite 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cliff makes every video so entertaining and enjoyable

  • @scares009
    @scares009 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This guy has got to be my favourite!

  • @tristanblanzy3573
    @tristanblanzy3573 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Honestly, you could have Cliff talk about anything and I'd find it interesting. He's just such a wonderful speaker.

  • @Paul_Ivanish
    @Paul_Ivanish 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Looks like Doc Emmet Brown found a new job in our timeline.

  • @jesseroundy
    @jesseroundy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey its Cliff Stroll!!! the computer hacker math guy from that documentary "the kgb and me"
    nice to see him again that was back in the late 80s!

  • @purplebootsgames
    @purplebootsgames 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love this guy, he sounds a little like INCONCEIVABLE!

  • @knlshrvstv
    @knlshrvstv 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I gave a presentation a few months back on Graph Theory and Held-Karp's algorithm where I used the seven bridges of Königsberg to explain the principle of Graph Theory and people who did not have a technical background also got interested! Euler is an inspiration for me and the fact that he was able to formulate a problem like this one is absolutely genius. We use this now in our daily lives when we use any navigation app!

  • @Admiral__
    @Admiral__ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    i will pay for this guy to adopt me

  • @MrRyanroberson1
    @MrRyanroberson1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you have brought me another video involving this man, I have been appeased.

  • @oninoni
    @oninoni 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    A wild kleinbottle appears at the end

  • @dyanpanda7829
    @dyanpanda7829 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am blown away every time he speaks. I start watching, remembering how silly he is, and then finish by marveling how amazing his brilliance is.