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  • @JLConawayII
    @JLConawayII 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2907

    Every physics/math professor needs one of these, so when someone forgets their calculator they can give them this to use instead.

    • @YourMJK
      @YourMJK 8 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Genius!

    • @livedandletdie
      @livedandletdie 8 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      +JLConawayII That's a nice way to be evil.

    • @RealLuckless
      @RealLuckless 8 ปีที่แล้ว +324

      +JLConawayII I forced a professor to reword his exam rules when I brought in mechanical calculators and and a solar-reflector microfilm reader... It previously was simply "No electronic devices", but now is something along the lines of "No unapproved devices".

    • @inthefade
      @inthefade 8 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      +RealLuckless that is hilarious

    • @Divine-Love
      @Divine-Love 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +RealLuckless lol

  • @wolframstahl1263
    @wolframstahl1263 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1019

    This device is astonishing! But this guy... you could have him explain to us how a spoon works for half an hour and I would still be delighted to listen!

    • @madjoemak
      @madjoemak 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Wolfram Stahl Hahahaha that's probably true!!!

    • @superbeefus
      @superbeefus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      He's so ecstatic about everything, it's actually quite delightful.

    • @andersengman3896
      @andersengman3896 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      "You see, there's a positive gaussian curvature over here [proceeds to draw on spoon] and a negative one over here, and if you twist the handle and attach it to the paraboloid, you have a Möbius strip. Take another spoon and twist the handle in the opposite direction and add them together, and you have a Klein bottle, which is ABSOLUTELY NIFTY!"

    • @tylerbendel4361
      @tylerbendel4361 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      this needs to happen

    • @silak33
      @silak33 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He did explain pizza :)

  • @WrathOfMega
    @WrathOfMega 8 ปีที่แล้ว +796

    I presume this is the original, which he retrieved with his Delorean.

    • @-_Nuke_-
      @-_Nuke_- 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +WrathOfMega haha! Now that's what I call a great comment!

    • @RWBHere
      @RWBHere 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      No, it's the original that he delivered and sold to the bank in his deLorian. It then went the long way round until he could buy it back at scrap price, while the original sale money accrued interest in the same bank. Genius!

    • @Quasihamster
      @Quasihamster 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Either that or he opened a tear leading to some technology museum.

    • @Triantalex
      @Triantalex ปีที่แล้ว

      ??

  • @jesusthroughmary
    @jesusthroughmary 8 ปีที่แล้ว +582

    How can you not love this guy?

    • @MostFolkCallMeOrangeJoe
      @MostFolkCallMeOrangeJoe 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You don't find him irritating and feel that "eccentricness" is just put on.

    • @jesusthroughmary
      @jesusthroughmary 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      +Adam Harrington Not at all put on.

    • @glenthemann
      @glenthemann 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      +Adam Harrington look at everything about him.. heck, just that living room. you can't make it up. guy is everything I aspire to be

    • @RafaAnto
      @RafaAnto 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +Adam Harrington It's a love it or hate it type of personality, no middleground.
      I love it, grew up with the Beakman's Worlds, this hits too close too childhood.

    • @robertr7923
      @robertr7923 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      hes annoying and way too exited. i like to see people love their stuff but this guy is annoying

  • @ShaggyCrush
    @ShaggyCrush 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1844

    This is your brain on math. Math, not even once.

    • @Ancor3
      @Ancor3 8 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      Unfortunately I'm a math addict.

    • @jamesroseii
      @jamesroseii 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      win!

    • @ShaggyCrush
      @ShaggyCrush 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      +Afro Samurai we're going to have to put you through a square-root-of-12 step program

    • @raptorekpl
      @raptorekpl 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yea... Helluvadrug...

    • @UriGerhard
      @UriGerhard 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Instead of meth, do math. It'll mess you up twice as much

  • @GetOutsideYourself
    @GetOutsideYourself 8 ปีที่แล้ว +913

    And in 100 years, some yet-to-be-born crazy-haired scientist will make a frenetic video about the quaintness of our present-day technology. "And we look into this monitor and type our search, WITH OUR FINGERS!!!!"

    • @RDSk0
      @RDSk0 8 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      +Jonathan Stewart "I'm just happy that 120 years ago people on Earth had the smarts to build this thing!"

    • @truthseeker7497
      @truthseeker7497 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      +KinRedysko Indeed. Very clever individuals existed throughout human history. Makes one wonder what wasn't recorded for our edification today.

    • @peppigue
      @peppigue 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      FTFY "...with what apparently was called FINGERS!?!?"

    • @PolesAreEverywhere
      @PolesAreEverywhere 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I dont think so, as you see 100 years ago they used their finers just as we today

    • @Harry351ify
      @Harry351ify 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      but from 100 from now, we'd just use voice commands.

  • @Pr0teus14420
    @Pr0teus14420 8 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    This guy's excitement is infectious.

  • @seahawk124
    @seahawk124 8 ปีที่แล้ว +693

    This needs an calculator unboxing video done by Matt!
    *Display*: 9 (It can show 16 digits!)
    *Functionally*: 6 (Great for multiplying and dividing large numbers)
    *Accuracy (√2)*: 1.41421... (It really can't do decimal points)
    *Ergonomics*: 3 (It ain't going to fit into a regular size pocket!)
    *Cred*: 9 (Something that is classic never goes out of fashion)
    *Durability*: 10 (Not many calculators these days would last 120 years!)
    *TOTAL*: 38.41421...

    • @RealCadde
      @RealCadde 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      +seahawk124 What about durability? Can it survive a drop from a rooftop?

    • @madcynic
      @madcynic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      actually I think it can do decimals, so the accuracy score should be more like e^2

    • @Denmcauliffe
      @Denmcauliffe 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Gold

    • @JaytleBee
      @JaytleBee 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Cadde Let's not try that one...

    • @Friek555
      @Friek555 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      +seahawk124 *Cred*: Roughly 10^6

  • @GeldarionTFS
    @GeldarionTFS 8 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    This guy is probably a great teacher. I think he might actually be made of pure enthusiasm.

    • @insu_na
      @insu_na 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Most accurate description I have ever heard about him! :D

    • @Animuldok
      @Animuldok 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Geldarion Degana (The Fanatical Swordsman) Fortunately, he has "contained" his enthusiasm in a klein bottle. Ponder that ;D

    • @insu_na
      @insu_na 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Animuldok No, no, no! He has contained his enthusiasm *OUT*side a klein bottle!

  • @gootube2452
    @gootube2452 8 ปีที่แล้ว +180

    I think it's cool how someone was able to build a working calculator with no electricity, no circuits, only gears.

    • @joelshewmaker3567
      @joelshewmaker3567 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      derek7717
      Professor Matt Parker had a team that built a calculator that did basic addition from a load of dominoes.

    • @326inminecraft
      @326inminecraft 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well electronics and circuit is just a miniature gear...but yeah, it is amazing

  • @TwentySeventhLetter
    @TwentySeventhLetter 8 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    This is honestly one of the most entertaining videos in a while; his enthusiasm is just so captivating!

  • @woodfur00
    @woodfur00 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I regret that I can only like this once. I do so with all of my heart: One emphatic thumbs up for Cliff Stoll and his inexhaustible fervor and love for all manner of thingamajigs.

  • @911madza
    @911madza 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Excitement level of this guy is over 9000

  • @RoflZack
    @RoflZack 8 ปีที่แล้ว +319

    He payed WHAT!?!? $75 omg
    I would expect it to be worth at LEAST $5k how many are still around working? If they are rare I would say it should be worth even more! No one wants to collect this???

    • @arcuesfanatic
      @arcuesfanatic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      +Zachary Taylor 35 years ago, though. Today, they're probably a lot more.

    • @trimfawn4737
      @trimfawn4737 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      +Zachary Taylor In todays money that would be $200.

    • @traktortarik8224
      @traktortarik8224 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ikr

    • @iamagi
      @iamagi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      +Zachary Taylor € 2900 on ebay right now

    • @RoflZack
      @RoflZack 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      +iamagi
      You. I like you

  • @shookya6976
    @shookya6976 8 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    I love this guys enthusiasm

  • @ToastiLP
    @ToastiLP 8 ปีที่แล้ว +348

    Wait wait wait wait WHAT! You sell klein bottles for 100 bucks each and this didnt even cost you 80?! You sir are a genius in economics

    • @hendrik7368
      @hendrik7368 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      +red toasti At that time, dollar had more value than it has now

    • @MrLycan1995
      @MrLycan1995 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      +Jonathan Krillington it would be 270~285 dollars in 2016 according to some websites.

    • @NickiRusin
      @NickiRusin 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +red toasti Dollars cost _way_ more back in the day, as most currencies. More real gold behind the piece of paper.

    • @Triantalex
      @Triantalex ปีที่แล้ว

      false.

  • @AgentMidnight
    @AgentMidnight 8 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    His enthusiasm is contagious, also that calculator is fascinating

  • @onthespoke2
    @onthespoke2 8 ปีที่แล้ว +635

    What does it do if you divide by zero?

    • @michaelwhit1059
      @michaelwhit1059 8 ปีที่แล้ว +218

      it creates the dolorian so the doc can travel.

    • @tyronebiggums8660
      @tyronebiggums8660 8 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      *explodes*

    • @zeusnitch
      @zeusnitch 8 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      +G+ is terrible
      It jams up every other gear in the world

    • @JaredReabow
      @JaredReabow 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +G+ is terrible It cannot divide...

    • @arcuesfanatic
      @arcuesfanatic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      +Jared Reabow (Jazza) Yes it can. It was the option between Multiplication and Subtraction.

  • @exhaustedeloise
    @exhaustedeloise 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I love this man so much, he gets so passionate about things that he loves! He might be my favourite person ever

  • @tjpld
    @tjpld 8 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    I wish I had had a math teacher like him as a kid.

  • @XiaoKyonko
    @XiaoKyonko 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    5:06 adorbs. If we have enthusiastic teachers like him in school for every subject, I doubt anyone would fail.

    • @McPlaySpot
      @McPlaySpot 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So Dang True!

  • @crispybacon4240
    @crispybacon4240 8 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I couldn't be more disinterested with the topic of this video. But this guy's unbridled enthusiasm for an old mechanical calculator is just so infectious, I can't bring myself to look away.

  • @jesusnthedaisychain
    @jesusnthedaisychain 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    15 seconds in and I know I'm in for a treat. Cliff is The Man.

  • @NoriMori1992
    @NoriMori1992 8 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    When I saw who it was I beamed. I love this guy.

    • @kat_stuff
      @kat_stuff 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      We all do

  • @YingwuUsagiri
    @YingwuUsagiri 8 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    This guy is such a delight to listen to, and watch.

    • @McPlaySpot
      @McPlaySpot 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree!

    • @J0rdhardwell
      @J0rdhardwell 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Niels Schellekens Has the same charm as Simon Pampena and Dr James Grime. They're all mesmerized by math and it really translates over to the person theyre talking to

  • @barnstormer322
    @barnstormer322 8 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Love Cliff, he reminds me of Doc Brown!
    Maybe you could get him to do an impression?

  • @Box-of-hats
    @Box-of-hats 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Beautiful piece of engineering genius here

  • @rayh966
    @rayh966 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've learned only one thing from this: ANYTHING Cliff Stoll finds amazing and interesting is bound to bend my mind a bit.

  • @Obi-WanKannabis
    @Obi-WanKannabis 8 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    This guy is a character, impossible not to love.
    Also, 70 pounds for that? It's a steal.

    • @zanryll
      @zanryll 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      no, not steel, brass

    • @awesomeOM7177
      @awesomeOM7177 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Green Tea and Physics lol

    • @unvergebeneid
      @unvergebeneid 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Obi-Wan Kannabis He _is_ a character but I actually don't love him. I don't even like him much. I understand why some people do but he's just a bit _de trop_ for my taste.
      Interesting video though.

    • @ZombieToad
      @ZombieToad 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Green Tea and Physics he said steal not steel

    • @Obi-WanKannabis
      @Obi-WanKannabis 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Brandon Connell He knows, he was making a funny.

  • @JesseRaylabrancaro
    @JesseRaylabrancaro 8 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I want to see Matt do a "calculator unboxing" with this beast. Either that, or I want to see somebody whip this thing out in a board meeting and start crunching numbers.

    • @CorrectHorseBatteryStaple472
      @CorrectHorseBatteryStaple472 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Jesse Ray you mean "crunching" in a literal sense, yes?

    • @varikvalefor3773
      @varikvalefor3773 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jesse Ray: I would love to do that during the next briefing which I give. Ha.

  • @Chriib
    @Chriib 8 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    This guy is an amazing character. Like an hyper intellectual five year old, amazed by the smallest things.

    • @Floirty
      @Floirty 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +Chriib I'm pretty sure he's the doc from back to the future at this point

    • @TheRojo387
      @TheRojo387 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Floirty Doc Brown. Clifford Stoll is Doc Brown.

  • @jonathanrobinson8926
    @jonathanrobinson8926 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is me with old video game consoles. Love showing this stuff off. So wholesome to watch him!

  • @TheRaven123
    @TheRaven123 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I love this guy and his enthusiasm

    • @TheRaven123
      @TheRaven123 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +cdud1998 He is a genius. Probably unlike you.

    • @TheRaven123
      @TheRaven123 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Penny Lane Now, first of all I'm not "handing out" genius certificates. I'm just a random guy with a random opinion.
      Furthermore, this man is able to actually understand AND repair such old mechanical machines. I just think you need to be a bit clever to do that.
      Moreover, he makes money on selling freaking Klein bottles! KLEIN BOTTLES! Yes, you must be a genius to be able to make money of of that sort of thing.

    • @unvergebeneid
      @unvergebeneid 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Raven I'm not saying he's not clever and I'm not even saying he's not a genius. I'm just saying that we've seen enough to see that he's quite intelligent but we haven't seen enough to call him a genius.
      That's my "random opinion" anyway ;)

  • @gabrielmello3293
    @gabrielmello3293 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Am I the only one that absolutely loves this guy?

    • @rcksnxc361
      @rcksnxc361 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nope, ure not the only one

    • @joelshewmaker3567
      @joelshewmaker3567 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Gabriel Mello
      My experience tells me that if a question starts with, "Am I the only one that...?" then you're probably not the only one. :p

    • @gabrielmello3293
      @gabrielmello3293 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Definitely no

  • @toastplayer
    @toastplayer 8 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    this guy is high on science, best drug ever

  • @chris_tzikas
    @chris_tzikas 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I like his excitement about things.

  • @NathanBoehm
    @NathanBoehm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "A portable calculator smaller than a piano! You can't get cooler than that."
    I love Cliff so much

  • @kcwidman
    @kcwidman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +401

    I feel like designing and manufacturing something like this way back when is even more impressive than what we can do with electronics today.

    • @cyancoyote7366
      @cyancoyote7366 8 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      People back then could actually appreciate the technology. Todays people are like: "1nm transistor... k."

    • @serbianspaceforce6873
      @serbianspaceforce6873 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It has more digits than my current handheld callculator

    • @TrickShotKoopa
      @TrickShotKoopa 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      why you truly are a math nerd you're even on vi hart. like bro

    • @jainandan9443
      @jainandan9443 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kai Widman .From old comes the new

    • @6iaZkMagW7EFs
      @6iaZkMagW7EFs 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      DeathNikki I think they're trying to get at the fact that they can comprehend and be impressed by a mechanical calculator, but computers are too impressive for their amazingness to be comprehended.
      Telling them they just want to be edgy is condescending. Maybe you just want to be edgy by telling people they are wrong about something subjective.

  • @EugeneKhutoryansky
    @EugeneKhutoryansky 8 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I thought it was going to be about a machine that makes people millionaires.

    • @AmyWoodehy
      @AmyWoodehy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Physics Videos by Eugene Khutoryansky oh, it had made

    • @Kantuva
      @Kantuva 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Physics Videos by Eugene Khutoryansky Well, it does, you just had to know how to use it well

  • @carlwitt7950
    @carlwitt7950 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The moment I saw this guy I got excited..... he needs his own channel !!!!

  • @zacmitchel92
    @zacmitchel92 8 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I really want to see this guy in more videos. He's so entertaining. He's like Doc Brown.

  • @ErravanRevalio
    @ErravanRevalio 8 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Damn that's the most energetic old guy i've ever seen.

    • @phoenixoutoftheash
      @phoenixoutoftheash 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You should see him talk about Klein bottles! That's where he really shines

    • @sirmeme1135
      @sirmeme1135 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah.
      I thought my grandpa was energetic...

  • @entropicallydriven
    @entropicallydriven 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It makes me happy how excited this guy is about what he's interested in

  • @Ben79k
    @Ben79k 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I LOVE THIS GUY. He's so infinitely enthusiastic. He could talk about anything and i'd be entertained and educated.

  • @TheMakersRage
    @TheMakersRage 8 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    Has Cliff invented the Flux Capacitor yet?

    • @magnushmann
      @magnushmann 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +DarKool81 I was wondering the same...

    • @MattSiegel
      @MattSiegel 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      +DarKool81 he has a large supply of them in his basement :D

    • @beecuriousity
      @beecuriousity 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +DarKool81 yeah he did it last year (1985)...if you know what I mean.

    • @aliavci4242
      @aliavci4242 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Obviously, if he's able to conjure up a device from the 19th century

    • @sentryslayer16
      @sentryslayer16 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      if he ever will then he already has.

  • @RainaRamsay
    @RainaRamsay 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Just so you know, Brady, I love videos with Cliff, and think you should do as many as possible.

    • @aliavci4242
      @aliavci4242 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Absolutely agree

  • @edeneden97
    @edeneden97 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    It's Prof Klein Bottle everybody! He's back to show us some more math fun!

  • @l0rdmuffinstein189
    @l0rdmuffinstein189 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This guy is more animated than a cartoon.

  • @touchingthings4289
    @touchingthings4289 8 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    His excitement is too damn high! xD

  • @Dastivus
    @Dastivus 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I absolutely adore this man's enthusiasm for this device

  • @TheDrawdex
    @TheDrawdex 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    His excitement is terrifyingly contagious. :D

  • @MollymaukT
    @MollymaukT ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember seeing one of this in the Deutsches Museum in Munich around 2017. It even had the "multiplication pillars block" outside in a separate display

  • @paulz5403
    @paulz5403 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love this person enthusiasm.

  • @iamthemobey
    @iamthemobey 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I hope I can find something I'm even half as passionate about as this guy is about that calculator.

    • @ratlinggull2223
      @ratlinggull2223 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      And you're not even 1/googolplexth as passionate as this guy is about Klein bottles ;)

  • @axiezimmah
    @axiezimmah 8 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Should we tell him there are calculators that fit in your pocket?

    • @SirThyrm
      @SirThyrm 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +zimri19 Nah.... i guess it would destroy his world.... but i want to see him.... Taking his calculator to the Supermarket and start recalculate his bill.

    • @litojonny
      @litojonny 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +zimri19 plus it weighs 60-70 pounds, imagine the gainz carrying it around

  • @adreiiaii510
    @adreiiaii510 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Antique Road Show - Univesity Professor Edition.
    I love this guy so much. His enthusiasm is intoxicating. He could read me the phone book and by the end i'd probably be bouncing out of my chair with excitement.

  • @AlanKey86
    @AlanKey86 8 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    I wonder how Matt Parker would score this calculator.

    • @PassionPopsicle
      @PassionPopsicle 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Infinity on all counts

    • @LikelyToBeEatenByAGrue
      @LikelyToBeEatenByAGrue 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +AlanKey86 Probably while lying on a hospital bed.

    • @austininflorida
      @austininflorida 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Display: 7
      Function: 3
      Accuracy: 5
      Ergonomics: -∞
      Cred: ∞
      Durability: ∞ (it destroyed the asphalt during the drop test)
      Leaving a total score of ∞

    • @Borednesss
      @Borednesss 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +AlanKey86 If I had to guess
      Display 10.. that's a lot of digits
      Functionality 4... only 4 operations
      Accuracy 5...? Don't know how well the division works
      Ergonomics 0.. yeah
      Cred 10.. you had to be a millionaire to own the thing
      Durability 6... water proof, time proof, probably don't want to drop it though. Not that you'd be picking it up to drop it anyways

    • @The123Christian
      @The123Christian 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +AlanKey86 Durability would be 10. It still works after 120 years

  • @BerryTheBnnuy
    @BerryTheBnnuy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love Cliff Stoll! I can't get enough of videos with him in it! The child like enthusiasm about everything is so contagious!

  • @cloudybrains
    @cloudybrains 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow after having watched countless videos with this guy in it, I only just new realised that he's Clifford Stoll. I read an amazing book of his!

  • @Barabyk
    @Barabyk 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cliff is an impersonation of appreciation of every second of life. And it’s contagious. And beautiful to watch.

  • @marcove3
    @marcove3 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This man is the definition of passion.

  • @LeCaNiVideos
    @LeCaNiVideos 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cliff has one of the most inspirational personality I know. The enthusiasm in this man is incredible, especially in Numberphile's Klein Bottle videos and Cliff'sTEDTalk "the call to learn".

  • @juangreen8194
    @juangreen8194 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Yes he's real life Dr. Brown, he's great!

  • @misternewoutlook5437
    @misternewoutlook5437 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    90s technology. 1890s. A fascinating device for just $75. I am glad he refurbishes these museum pieces.

  • @DaRkLoRdZoRc
    @DaRkLoRdZoRc 8 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    I don't know what this guy is on, but I want some of it.

  • @1_____________________
    @1_____________________ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I absoludley love this dude!

  • @Nora-qe3hw
    @Nora-qe3hw 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I proudly present you the most enthusiastic person on TH-cam!

  • @adeeplyconfusedman7484
    @adeeplyconfusedman7484 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This guy is amazing. I love his energy.

  • @LimeGreenTeknii
    @LimeGreenTeknii 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This guy would so fit in as Emmet Brown in Back To The Future Part III.

  • @JustVinny
    @JustVinny 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love this guy so enthusiastic

  • @zencat13
    @zencat13 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cliff's energy is amazing, brilliant. love these videos. Keep em coming!

  • @NeasCZ
    @NeasCZ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    I wanna party with this guy.

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Who doesn't.

    • @doctorwhouse3881
      @doctorwhouse3881 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      IDK, he looks like a math addict.

    • @solarean
      @solarean 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@doctorwhouse3881 that’s why we want to have a party with him

  • @FourthDimensionPyro
    @FourthDimensionPyro 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been watching a lot of restoration videos, and I'd love to see something like this cleaned up, polished, and painted, inside and out, to its original glory.

  • @SoFZlodei24
    @SoFZlodei24 8 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Will there be an unboxing of that calculator?

    • @cullyn
      @cullyn 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +SoFZlodei24 i hear +EEVblog likes to tear down old calculators!

    • @Wargon2013
      @Wargon2013 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +SoFZlodei24 Would be very nice^^
      My suggestion for the score:
      Display: 9 - Actually a lot more digits than on most modern calculators.
      Functionality: 4 - Has basic arithmetic but a bit unhandy to use.
      Accuracy: 4 - We haven't seen something like (1/9)*9 but I think it would give 0.99...9 at best.
      Ergonomics: 10 - It has handles, it only weights 60 or 70 pounds, its smaller than a piano, what do you want more.
      Cred: 10 - Like the guy in the video said, you can't get cooler than that.
      Durability: 10 - Just look at how fast he is calculating, it also survived a fall from several centimeters.

    • @SoFZlodei24
      @SoFZlodei24 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Wargon Well it is more durable than that. I will bet my money that it survives almost anything falling on it. And just imagine how screwed one's life would become if you accidentally drop this calculator on his foot. I would give 100 for such durability.

  • @NavyDood21
    @NavyDood21 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Its always awesome to see someone so passionate about something. I have never been so excited to watch a video about a mechanical calculator.

  • @lostingames5657
    @lostingames5657 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Find somebody in life who will look at you like this guy looks at 120 year old calculators

  • @animusthemes3033
    @animusthemes3033 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    This Gentlemen has just made my day seeing somebody so happy about numbers it just amazes me even though i find maths boring myself.

  • @AissurDrol
    @AissurDrol 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I love this guy, he's so enthused and crazy! Amazing video.

    • @aurelia8028
      @aurelia8028 ปีที่แล้ว

      Crazy. Definitely crazy

  • @equilateral1532
    @equilateral1532 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This guy has quickly become one of my favorite guests on Numberphile of all time!

  • @Holobrine
    @Holobrine 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Can you do a video on Cliff's flux capacitor?

  • @neilwilson5785
    @neilwilson5785 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At about 6:43, my jaw actually dropped, for the first time in years. Engineering, maths, wow.

  • @thoughtyness
    @thoughtyness 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love your reactions to this , but I can't even imagine what your reactions to a modern computer would be.

  • @symonf1966
    @symonf1966 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I'd love to see this guy after a couple of coffees.
    Great video.

    • @EternalBooda
      @EternalBooda 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Symon Fobbester Monster Energy Drinks should totally sponsor maths.

  • @MrPulversson
    @MrPulversson 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I feel like this guy have read an elder scroll

  • @SunLightTheTaleTelle
    @SunLightTheTaleTelle 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of the best lecturers at this channel!

  • @bumble7193
    @bumble7193 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    this machine has more numbers available then most of the portable ones i've seen

  • @12root23
    @12root23 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this guy's attitude, and I want more videos with him in them!

  • @Pr1est0fDoom
    @Pr1est0fDoom 8 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    OK, now we need a Bill Hammack, the engineer guy (engineerguyvideo here on TH-cam) video about this calculator.

    • @wupme
      @wupme 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +DoomMantia i actually want Clickspring to build one!

    • @otakuribo
      @otakuribo 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +djteac Yes

    • @jeremylakeman
      @jeremylakeman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +DoomMantia standupmaths unboxing?

  • @JESSEverything
    @JESSEverything 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bet this guy was curious about everything as a kid. What a cool dude, his enthusiasm is contagious.

  • @Yanni_X
    @Yanni_X 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Back to the future?
    "Go back a 100 years ago" says the crazy-looking scientist :D

    • @ArtificialLifef0rm
      @ArtificialLifef0rm 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Yanni_X yea he reminds me of doc Brown :D

  • @yellowmeerkat97
    @yellowmeerkat97 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you, Brady, for more videos with Cliff! He's amazing!

  • @AlexYurian
    @AlexYurian 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love him!
    His passion always makes me smile!
    And that's a really interesting calculator.

  • @YostPeter
    @YostPeter 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how excited Cliff gets when he's showing of his 100 lb. calculators, Klein bottles, etc.
    Videos with him are always the best.

  • @bullsquid42
    @bullsquid42 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This guy's awesome :D
    And the machine is just mind blowing!

  • @kliencow
    @kliencow 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is such a rad machine. I'm giddy watching it work.
    BTW: Thanks for the Kleinstien (bought one almost 10 years ago)! I've drank a surprising amount of beer out of it!

  • @banndsand
    @banndsand 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm not sure if this calculator is amazing or if his enthusiasm is just contagious. Either way, I can dig it.

  • @jazzsoul69
    @jazzsoul69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 just love when someone take you in immersion like that, and he’s so enthousiastic I can’t help feeling the same way

  • @zerocalvin
    @zerocalvin 8 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    what about divide by zero? you cant show us a calculating machine without asking that question...

    • @kook123ful
      @kook123ful 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think it would know that the number will stay the same.

    • @marxmann3662
      @marxmann3662 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      it would just spin infinitely

    • @eduardogomes4865
      @eduardogomes4865 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      no, a non-zero number divided by zero is +-infinity.

    • @salvadordali4765
      @salvadordali4765 8 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      No it isn't.

    • @matthiasinghels6547
      @matthiasinghels6547 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Eduardo Gomes it isn't, they made a video about that too I thought...

  • @MichaelBuergerArt
    @MichaelBuergerArt 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am loving this video, Cliff is jumping around, then.. I see the Klein bottle behind him, that made my day :D

  • @kordellcurl7559
    @kordellcurl7559 8 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    What would happen if you try to divide by zero on the machine

    • @mcxhalo
      @mcxhalo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +MikeLadies nice one

    • @RealCadde
      @RealCadde 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +kordell curl Well, looking at the mechanism, dividing by zero might have the same effect as multiplying by zero. Note that when he's multiplying by zero, the result doesn't reset. At least not that i can see.

    • @tofifi100
      @tofifi100 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +kordell curl real questions asked!