The man with 1,000 klein bottles under his house [video]
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#2a warning: the volume on this is REALLY. LOUD.
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#3a warning: the volume on this is REALLY. LOUD.
Cliff Stoll's enthusiasm warrants REALLY. LOUD.
Cliff seems like a genuinely great guy.
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#4The klein bottles are awesome, but they are the least awesome thing about his under-floor space. That was amazing.
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#5Real life Gyro Gearloose!!!
In the next video he talks about how a Klein bottle is made, and how, contrary to a bottle, it has no edge.
I'm not sure I understand why a bottle "has to" have an edge? Surely it's possible to make a bottle with no edge? For example, if one takes a sphere and progressively turns it into a bowl (by punching into it), and then makes the bowl deeper, it still has just one surface and no edge, no?
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#6He is awesome.
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#7Cliff Stoll in case people were wondering:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Stoll
I have his original book my shelf, it was fascinating when it came out.
His Klein Bottle company is here:
Re: The man with 1,000 klein bottles under his house [video]
#8Real life Gyro Gearloose!!! In the next video he talks about how a Klein bottle is made, and how, contrary to a bottle, it has no edge. I'm not sure I understand why a bottle "has to" have an edge? Surely it's possible to make a bottle with no edge? For example, if one takes a sphere and progressively turns it into a bowl (by punching into it), and then makes the bowl deeper, it still has just one surface and no edge…
If you make this bowl, it will have two surfaces, with no way to get from one side to the other.
Re: The man with 1,000 klein bottles under his house [video]
#9Cliff Stoll in case people were wondering: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Stoll I have his original book my shelf, it was fascinating when it came out. His Klein Bottle company is here: http://www.kleinbottle.com/
Oh my god the Cuckoo's Egg guy! That is a crazy book. Would never have connected them, but then again clearly this is someone who doesn't let go once he gets an idea between his teeth.
Re: The man with 1,000 klein bottles under his house [video]
#10Cliff Stoll in case people were wondering: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Stoll I have his original book my shelf, it was fascinating when it came out. His Klein Bottle company is here: http://www.kleinbottle.com/
He has also written Cuckoo's Egg, a book about his hunt for hacker that broke into computer at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cuckoo%27s_Egg
This was really fascinating read for a young nerd around very early 1990's.