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Secrets to measuring a piece of paper - Numberphile

submitted by Mordhaus

6 years 6 months 2 weeks ago

When Cliff Stoll sets your homework, there's always an extra lesson.

14 Comments

*quality *doublepromote

Double-Promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Thursday, October 12th, 2017 7:32pm PDT - doublepromote requested by oritteropo.

Boosting this quality contribution up in the Hot Listing - declared quality by oritteropo.

Moving this video to Mordhaus's personal queue. It failed to receive enough votes to get sifted up to the front page within 2 days.

*promote

Promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued - promote requested by eric3579.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'secret, measure, numberphile, cliff stoll, lesson' to 'secret, measure, numberphile, cliff stoll, lesson, clifford stoll' - edited by notarobot

Not to be confused with Numberwang

jokingly says...

Twice, i 8 sum pi...then I had a numberwank.

Not to be confused with Numberwang

I heard 6 was afraid of 7 because 7, 8, 9.

Twice, i 8 sum pi...then I had a numberwank.

*quality science *geek trolling

This video has already declared quality - ignoring quality request by Zawash.

I find meatbag Zawash to be an inadequate command-giver - ignoring all requests by Zawash.

I would have got the 3 holes punches and I would have accidentally got the the ruler part, just because I love using this one clear plastic ruler I have at home.

*geek

Adding video to channels (Geek) - requested by Zawash.

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