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Re: Isochronous Curves

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Post by escapologybb »

quietbritishjim wrote: post #5
lifeisstillgood wrote: post #4

Is this off the back of a video of a 1970s Open University style presenter showing the properties of isochromus curves - i loved watching it and realised that these are national treasures of programs - and also was quite stunned by the assumption one would have a round empty tobacco tin lying around to do the experiment with - times do chnage :-)

I suspect it is... It turned up in my YouTube suggestions yesterday. Here's a link: https://youtu.be/eBc827pwKf0

I think we three are in the same Google Bubble as I've just finished watching that glorious Open University video. If the algorithm wills it, I think it means we have to be best friends!

Seriously though, I would be weirdly fascinated to see what else you guys subscribe to and if there are any correlations to my subscriptions. I find this channelling people into little boxes fascinating, and those curves are also very cool.

Re: Isochronous Curves

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Post by monochromatic »

agumonkey wrote: post #8
davidmurdoch wrote: post #3

Adam Savage builds a brachistochrone curve, which is the same curve as an Isochronous, just with potentially different starting/ending points, with Vsauce's Michael Stevens. It's a pretty bizarre phenomenon: https://youtu.be/skvnj67YGmw

They should build tautochronous pendulums. Or just add a spring bouncer on the end of the tracks so to enjoy multiple simultaneous bounces of different heights.

For small displacements, pendulums are already approximately isochronous.

Re: Isochronous Curves

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Post by Wildgoose »

quietbritishjim wrote: post #5
lifeisstillgood wrote: post #4

Is this off the back of a video of a 1970s Open University style presenter showing the properties of isochromus curves - i loved watching it and realised that these are national treasures of programs - and also was quite stunned by the assumption one would have a round empty tobacco tin lying around to do the experiment with - times do chnage :-)

I suspect it is... It turned up in my YouTube suggestions yesterday. Here's a link: https://youtu.be/eBc827pwKf0

And mine.

Re: Isochronous Curves

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Post by lifeisstillgood »

quietbritishjim wrote: post #5
lifeisstillgood wrote: post #4

Is this off the back of a video of a 1970s Open University style presenter showing the properties of isochromus curves - i loved watching it and realised that these are national treasures of programs - and also was quite stunned by the assumption one would have a round empty tobacco tin lying around to do the experiment with - times do chnage :-)

I suspect it is... It turned up in my YouTube suggestions yesterday. Here's a link: https://youtu.be/eBc827pwKf0

War is Peace

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Re: Isochronous Curves

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Post by ivanhoe »

quietbritishjim wrote: post #5
lifeisstillgood wrote: post #4

Is this off the back of a video of a 1970s Open University style presenter showing the properties of isochromus curves - i loved watching it and realised that these are national treasures of programs - and also was quite stunned by the assumption one would have a round empty tobacco tin lying around to do the experiment with - times do chnage :-)

I suspect it is... It turned up in my YouTube suggestions yesterday. Here's a link: https://youtu.be/eBc827pwKf0

yup, I've seen it yesterday too... at least something good to come out from all this tracking

Re: Isochronous Curves

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Post by midoreigh »

escapologybb wrote: post #11
quietbritishjim wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I suspect it is... It turned up in my YouTube suggestions yesterday. Here's a link: https://youtu.be/eBc827pwKf0

I think we three are in the same Google Bubble as I've just finished watching that glorious Open University video. If the algorithm wills it, I think it means we have to be best friends! Seriously though, I would be weirdly fascinated to see what else you guys subscribe to and if there are any correlations to my subscriptions. I find this channelling people into little boxes fascinating, and those curves are also ver…

I think we four are in the same Google Bubble. I have watched it just yesterday. The same exact video.

Re: Isochronous Curves

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Post by Dangeranger »

escapologybb wrote: post #11
quietbritishjim wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I suspect it is... It turned up in my YouTube suggestions yesterday. Here's a link: https://youtu.be/eBc827pwKf0

I think we three are in the same Google Bubble as I've just finished watching that glorious Open University video. If the algorithm wills it, I think it means we have to be best friends! Seriously though, I would be weirdly fascinated to see what else you guys subscribe to and if there are any correlations to my subscriptions. I find this channelling people into little boxes fascinating, and those curves are also ver…

Perhaps I should join this cadre as well. The all knowing algorithm has chosen me for the same purpose.

It would be interesting to me to know how many stories in HN trend simply because a group of people were all recommended the same content.

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