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Re: The man with 1,000 klein bottles under his house [video]

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Post by zem »

dexen wrote: post #23
slyall wrote: post #7

Cliff 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's on HN, too: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=CliffStoll [edit] As my friends (online and off) can attest, I make Klein bottles mainly for fun. It's a zero-volume home business, small enough to be run from one room; the warehouse occupies the crawlspace under our house. Of course, the best part of Acme Klein Bottles is meeting people: via email, occasional visits, talks at schools & math colloquia, and chatte…

hah, "zero-volume" :)

Re: The man with 1,000 klein bottles under his house [video]

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Post by dwarman »

I do like Cliff. This reminds me, I dropped my bottle last year; time to replace it.

If Klein bottles catch your fanvcy, there's another and very different artist doing metal and glass algorithmic artwork in 3D printers: Bathsheba (at http://bathsheba.com). I had Cliff's bottle sitting on top of her laser etched known universe cube at work. Each contains the other. Too bad nobody there gets the joke. But I saw the same combo in a documentary about String Theory, in one of the scientists' office, so I'm not alone :)

Re: The man with 1,000 klein bottles under his house [video]

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Post by joshstrange »

craigching wrote: post #62

Ok, never heard of klein bottles before, watched the video and I learned about something new today. Awesome robot and storage area as well :) But, aside from that, when I went to youtube to watch the video, the ad I had to watch was this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYhdbxj-yoI First time I watched a youtube ad all the way through :p

That is great! There were 2-3 that auto-played after it (only like 15 sec each) that were also good. Just sent these around to the team (over hipchat of course).

Re: The man with 1,000 klein bottles under his house [video]

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Post by dwarman »

tempodox wrote: post #31
thret wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I suppose I am compelled to get one too. Not that I want one, it's just that I already have his books - and methinks he deserves a little extra money for this video.

It's hard for me to resist “math you can touch” :) And although it's “only” in 3 dimensions, the sheer craftsmanship is a feat in itself.

AFAIK, Chris is the only person to have blown a Klein bottle. I don't think the mass produced version is hand-blown like his original. Maybe there are a few shy chemistry equipment blowers, but not many if so.

Re: The man with 1,000 klein bottles under his house [video]

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Post by picardo »

devinmontgomery wrote: post #61

This NOVA episode with Cliff is what got me interested in the Internet when I was 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcKxaq1FTac

Ironic because he was also one of the earliest critics of the Internet.

http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2010/02/27/newsweek-1995-bu...

Re: The man with 1,000 klein bottles under his house [video]

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Post by BillFranklin »

kristofferR wrote: post #79
vijayr wrote: post #77

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Advertisers? They have to pay for the ads, why would they want someone who is not from their target market watching the ads?

I'm pretty sure they only have to pay for the ad views (pre-roll etc), not regular video views of the commercial.

It's also here: https://vimeo.com/121287413

Re: The man with 1,000 klein bottles under his house [video]

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Post by ziggit »

dec0dedab0de wrote: post #94
david-given wrote: post #85

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You can't --- it has no inside. You could probably put a carbonated drink on it, though...

You can't --- it has no inside. yes it does, you just pour in/out from the bottom.

You can't --- it has no inside.

That's basically the whole novelty of a Klein Bottle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klein_bottle

Re: The man with 1,000 klein bottles under his house [video]

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Post by pbhjpbhj »

esquivalience wrote: post #66
slyall wrote: post #7

Cliff 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 writes well. Check out the guarantees section ( http://www.kleinbottle.com/guarantee.htm ): We unconditionally guarantee your Acme Klein Bottle to be free of any defects in workmanship or workwomanship for a period of ONE YEAR following purchase. If you aren't satisfied with your Acme Klein Bottle -- for any reason -- just return it for a refund or replacement. You pick up shipping charges. We guarantee safe arriv…

>We further warrant for ONE MILLION YEARS that within a Euclidean plane, the square of a right triangle's hypotenuse will equal the sum of the squares of the two remaining legs. //

Can't you break this with Lorentz contraction; it seems that would be equivalent to non-Euclidean geometry but legally within the terms. It's all about frames of reference I imagine. Though my inclination is that it might hinge on the meaning of "within" used.

Re: The man with 1,000 klein bottles under his house [video]

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Post by pbhjpbhj »

david-given wrote: post #85
Sealy wrote: post #49

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I would be curious to know what would happen if you put a carbonated/soda drink in it.

You can't --- it has no inside. You could probably put a carbonated drink on it, though...

I thought it had no outside ;0)
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