Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the Möbius Strip

What is a Möbius strip? If you’ve never heard of it, that’s alright. Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice are here to explain what exactly is going on with a Möbius strip.
Neil gets crafty to show us how a Möbius strip only has one side. What would a Möbius strip look like in higher dimensions? You’ll learn about a Klein bottle. All that, plus, Neil tells us about tesseracts and why he’ll stick to calling them 4D cubes.
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[@aduvya]

This shape was named after the record breaking movie 'Morbius' which completely revolutionized movie industry forever. Truly one of the most movies humanity can ever produce.

[@teddyzawseome]

it's morbing time

[@acethemain7776]

no it was named after mobius 1, who destroyed literally everyone in ace combat 4

[@carnagewholaughs1651]

Cool, and maybe it could be effective while fighting someone who’s closer to heaven

[@mailingcat]

@@acethemain7776 r/woosh

[@astronyx3130]

@@mailingcat r/woooosh

[@toastytoast9800]

So This is: Paper, but with a twist

[@hechanova07]

A half twist.

[@Darroc]

“What a twist!” -M. Night shyamalan

[@skrearlmaster]

I hate you. Lol

[@chefbennyj]

Best comment here 😅

[@radicallybean]

Hahahahaha

[@ShawnNac]

I just realized while watching this the recycling symbol is a Mobius loop.

[@ivjay5741]

I just realized it after i saw your comment. Thx!

[@walkers198]

Me too. Knew that symbol was familiar via the one he painted.

[@Mehwhatevr]

wow!

[@dr.m.hfuhruhurr84]

♻️

[@cmdraftbrn]

mind blown

[@DHT2023]

“We are the world” reference was on point hilarious 😂

[@danyyq97]

Repeating it like 20 times

[@acidmana6141]

When Neil said "It's Morbin time" my IQ increased to by 100.

[@SnakePeel]

RIP Tommy

[@rob5207]

Doubtful. *Your* IQ is already as a big as *you* personally, can make it. Read a definition. And I emphasize, "finite," in the word, "definition." Yeah. I'm saying you aren't exceptionally bright. It's probably best you don't breed.

[@qa4057]

I don't recall ever doing this in high school Science. This is the first time I have seen an accurate real time demonstration. Thanks Neil!

[@sexymanfin]

oMg iT’S GlEnN qUaGmIrE

[@Muzan_jack251]

Jolyne cujoh was here

[@marcusgamboa2713]

I just want to express my love and respect for these men

[@brunorolo1254]

Now i can understand how he figured out time travel

[@Meatloaf_TV]

Lol

[@astrophiledevansh898]

After seeing upside-down degree of Peter parkour

[@aikenodubitan5256]

Yeah I remember that was what Tony tried in Endgame to figure out time travel! Lol!

[@andersask5503]

Yea, it's all clear now

[@astrophiledevansh898]

@D K no I am

[@LoremasterLiberaster]

Morbius was so awesome they made him into real math

[@YujiroHanmaaaa]

Möbius*

[@mypheelz]

@@YujiroHanmaaaa He’s joking about the movie ‘Morbius’.

[@dasaasadaris3675]

This is the best plug of a sponsored product EVER

[@mikehamelin7520]

a right handed glove is just a left handed glove turned inside out

[@gamerx3354]

Well.. your not wrong

[@RobBoydBennett]

Yeah. They're both right handed except for the left one.

[@anewman]

r/Showerthoughts

[@stelioscharalambides8194]

@@RobBoydBennett exactly

[@marcoss6212]

No, is the other way around, a left handed glove is nothing more than a right handed turned inside out. Wait a minute, if that's the case, one sided glove, a Mobius glove.

[@vinitkeshri9938]

It's Morbin Time!

[@HenriqueRJchiki]

i feel like i can beat even the Moon using this

[@shadoof2749]

Same

[@KyleAllenMusic]

Remember when iron man used this shape to figure out time travel?

[@dom85ross]

Owen Wilson in Loki is called Mobius

[@oduinn7948]

I figured it out way before him getting dressed in the morning for school as a little scamp and hastily putting on a belt, if it's _that_ mundane.

[@juliansaiz5714]

Now invert it

[@yuchengsun9300]

That’s why I clicked into this video.

[@summertyme5748]

Next up the Deutsch proposal and the Planck scale.

[@xTygrs]

As long as I’ve been watching Neil, I still learn something new every time I watch him. Love this man.

[@marktosh3739]

This is one of the best StarTalks just by virtue of their easy and relaxed interaction here, like old friends hanging out. I love the laughs they share and when Neil starts singing "We Are the World" I lost it completely.

[@CaptPhiI]

Chuck's crafts and his enthusiasm is my new favorite thing.

[@shnast-tv2]

It's one half science class and one half commercial for Glo Forge

[@MarcoPolo-je5ej]

NDT..."we are the world, we are the children..." 😆😆😆😆 I'm in tears! Love these guys!

[@brads3032]

This is so weird I was just arguing with someone how a one sided die isn't really one sided...now I think I owe someone an apology

[@GunnyStilgar]

A one-sided die is a sphere.

[@edisondiiorio2642]

@@GunnyStilgar true

[@Nails077]

@@GunnyStilgar Or is a sphere an infinite-sided die? 🤔

[@GunnyStilgar]

@@Nails077 can't read an infinite number of sides.

[@philipjackson9855]

You owe them a topology

[@TheRabbitRonin]

I like it when they show what they are explaining because some people might have a hard time seeing it in their heads

[@Achievement_Unlocked_]

That star painting in the background behind Neil is wonderful.

[@Zombie_Problem]

The only thing Neil has to fear is a paper cut.

[@user-ec6kt2fg7m]

Hurts more than heart break.

[@nikhilsomvanshi9960]

Neil would give paper a Neil-cut!

[@alontehaywood9612]

@@user-ec6kt2fg7m hahaha😂🤣

[@nobodyknows3180]

The only thing a flat-earther has to fear is sphere itself.

[@littlemontanalady]

I now have a name for the most frustrating thing that happens to my various clothing straps.

[@nickl2571]

14:03 best sudden switch between a deep voice and a high pitch "but" I've ever heard.😆

[@MusicGunn]

I remember when I first saw this demonstration I was at least as genuinely amazed by it as was Chuck.

[@XxTheAwokenOnexX]

Happy Holidays StarTalk and i look forward to more of your streams in 2021

[@kenbee1957]

Here, here!

[@TheBroccoliFox]

Watching Star Talk instead of sleeping. Whoops.

[@devilliar3786]

Hi

[@theoriginaldrdust]

its möbin time

[@williamphillips2671]

This is literally how avengers endgame explains why they can take the stones from the past and bring them to the future and then replace them in the past like they were never gone

[@elck3]

I love how this is the only channel that actually seems to care about their sponsors

[@jesusbermudez6775]

No they don't. Nobody cares about no one. Everyone wants to make money.

[@brilliantlyfree7103]

Yo Chuck thanks for taking the time to demonstrate and also painting the object red helped a lot.

[@Talpham]

The moment neil starts singing is gold

[@Tyler-qh9jm]

I don't know if there is going to be a better time or place to ask this; I LOVE the idea of mathematical short stories. They combine two of my favourite things! Can Startalk or anyone out there recommend a book for me? I had no idea this sort of thing even existed and it has me very excited. Please respond to this if you have any ideas, I am highly interested.

[@lonewarri0r237]

I don't know about anyone else I'd love a wallet engraved by chuck with "Cheap" on it

[@Stick-a-fork-in-Gmorks-tort]

I'm with ya

[@deogratiusgitarda]

Me too

[@21972012145525]

Me 3

[@blackholedays]

Chuck merchandise of this would we cool

[@kevinmo8811]

Just keep it straight to the point without the lengthy pleasantries. This way I don’t get bored. Thanks 🙏🏼

[@franksonm]

Chuck and Neil have such great chemistry. Always fun watching them interact.

[@247tubefan]

Neil DeGrasse Tyson solves quantum entanglement, simultaneously discovering a new field of physics.

[@shawndorkoff3979]

So basically its infinite expansion on a 2 d world. Try 4d come on guys

[@DaniielPineda]

They also solved racism

[@jesusbermudez6775]

No he does not. Tyson has discovered nothing. Columbus did, but not Tyson.

[@creaminmycookie]

​@@jesusbermudez6775what did Columbus discover? I've only heard of the story of him 'discovering' the Americas, of which people had been visiting for centuries prior and inhabiting for quite a while as well. I didn't know he had any actual discoveries other than that illegitimate one

[@joe123456789953]

We are blessed to see such intellectual people on a platform with only a few clicks. Imagine having video recordings of any of the intellectual greats of our history with such ease. What a blessing

[@joe.s2596]

Thanks Chuck for coloring it. It made it easier to understand it.

[@dylanrambow2704]

The coolest thing about Mobius strips: If you take two Mobius strips that have opposite chirality (ie one is twisted to the left and one to the right) and tape them together, and then cut them in half, you end up with two interlocking hearts.

[@arnhelmkrausson8445]

If you take two möbius strips with the same chirality you end up with a boat and a thing...

[@SueZQue83]

Man I love learning

[@danielletanguay7272]

Fascinating and funny, I love Neil and Chuck! Merry Christmas to all the Star Talk fans!

[@conm87]

Neil, Chuck, thank you both for making these videos. It’s a delight to be able to soak up some knowledge, in bite sized pieces!!!

[@phooey5159]

I hope Chuck is sponsored by Glowforge now. Love this show and you guys!

[@MissMyUsernamesTaken]

My mind was blown and I got to laugh and smile during this! Gotta love StarTalk!

[@dedalus4153]

Great episode guys. Even the ad was enjoyable.

[@adamfowler5475]

Man I love Tyson, the guy can seriously make the most forensically abstract discussions sound enthralling.

[@judgegixxer]

I like how Neil held up the imaginary headphone to sing "We Are The World".

[@sstruks3773]

Great channel guys, you bring me lots of knowledge and joy!

[@Quancheese]

Those illustrations were awesome!!! 🤯❤️

[@shadow091189]

Love everything you teach about. Thank you for all the information that you share

[@MrLincoln-us9ni]

hmmm

[@miasma529]

Look at Chuck! He's genuinely happy and excited!!!

[@Rellianno]

I want him to explain how Tony Stark used this to figure out time travel.. I have an idea but I need Neil to make sense of it all

[@AtomicPunkBR]

Reference. Always provide reference for the lazy mofos...

[@shubhsrivastava4417]

Hey Neil! Can you please make an explainer video on higher dimensional objects like the hypercube(4D cube) and hypersphere(4D sphere)👍🏻👍🏻

[@sagedancecompany1149]

You guys are the best!! The sense of humor infused into a discussion 😂

[@sawyerbyrd6423]

I've been a huge fan of you for a while neil and you played a huge role in inspiring me to pursue astrophysics when I go to college next year. Thank you for the content :)

[@Shulkern]

who else, thought of Morbius and went to this video, just to leave a comment about it

[@nonedefense8296]

I'm up at Dawn and just saw Chuck Nice's Tide commercial for the very first time! I've never Cheered at an advertisement before. Oh the Joy!

[@paragsj]

You both are amazing and always inspire us to aquire more knowledge about the world around us. Please do a video on your opinion about physics shown in the movie Tenet. Happy holidays.

[@lghammer778]

Hey Neil, I literally just had a BackPack called "Mobius" delivered Today by TenTree, they are an organization that plants 10 trees around the world for every item purchased 😃 Just thought you might get a thrill out of the calculable chance of that phenomenon (+ they use the recycled materials of 31 bottles, reclaimed pond algae that cleans up water & recycled scraps from their factory floor to make the bag ♻️) Awesome episode, happy holidays & a wonderful New Years to you & all of the Star Talk Crew!

[@baso53]

I'm a simple man, I see a new StarTalk episode, I click like

[@jackietunberg5819]

T his one really tripped my trigger! I just love these guys and this show!

[@pernetk]

What a great episode again!!:) The right two people together!:)

[@leeherren9705]

For some reason when I seen the title I thought of the Futurama episode "Mobius Dragstrip" 😅

[@BetaTestingUrGf]

probably cause the show got the title from the mobius loop?

[@LtNduati]

This is the first time in all of my 24 years and seven months where I truly don't understand something, even after it was explained in a simple way, and I'm a bonafide nerd/geek. I saw how it happened but still cannot understand why.

[@daylinlott5723]

Because the MS is just a trick of selective perception. There are still 2 sides, even after the twist.

[@saulkimuda]

Exactly me right now

[@alphamech9659]

The dynamic duo love how a Professional comedian ,And a great astrophysicist can join is such harmony ,for so long you guy are the best. Happy New years if it means anything lol.

[@abugaray4739]

Chuck, I really like the background in this episode as opposed to the recent ones with the heart!!!

[@goldbach7571]

This man explained tenet with a glove

[@p.santos6694]

Would be great a video explaining what is quantum mechanics and how and why particulars behave the way they do 😎

[@derrickstorm6976]

Cool because no one knows? LUL

[@CZPanthyr]

Many years ago, when my kids were young, we were very broke. So broke that a friend lent us a pre-lit fake Christmas tree. We had no decorations at all. (The tree had only clear lights.) My kids were sad that we didn't have decorations. What I did have was a metric F ton of printer paper. We sat at the table and made Mobius strips of many, many sizes to decorate the tree. It was magnificent! One of our favorite trees! (Dad taught me about Mobius strips when I was very young, so I handed down the magic.)

[@bourneslippy8039]

I love that Neil put his hand on his ear while singing "We are the World", flashed me right back to the video

[@AlyraMoondancer]

This was so much fun! And Chuck - that was brilliant solving race relations! I was cheering and applauding as you did so!

[@hman2912]

Arts and crafts with Neil Degrasse Tyson

[@njones420]

love MC Escher's painting of the mobius strip...I've mentioned before the two paintings behind NDT are very reminiscent of Escher

[@KaliFissure]

What's even cooler is the minimal single sided compact surface that is our manifold. Sin(cos(u/2)cos(v/2),cos(u/2)sin(v/2),sin(u)/2) 0

[@ezeJeff]

Theres an infinity line running through any cube which means you can scale an image of a cube so it goes small to infinity or large to infinity. When you draw a cube there are bisecting lines you can use to draw a cube within a cube. Its similar to holding a mirror in front of a mirror, A, B, AB, O

[@realkingofantarctica]

Morbius*

[@Astronomator]

I'm probably not the first to mention this, but I vividly remember reading the short story "A Subway Named Mobius", by Armin Joseph, as a kid in the 70s. It's a terrific story that inspires exploratory thought in young minds.

[@midnightchurningspriteshaq8533]

I was just thinking about that! Right on point Neil! Great work.

[@MarcoPolo-je5ej]

Chuck gonna need a Glow Forge intervention soon!

[@Meatloaf_TV]

That was the most entertaining sponsored segment I have seen in a while

[@RobbieLugos]

I loved it when Neil said “It’s Möbin time!”

[@j-dubba]

Here after reading Part 6 of JJBA, iykyk

[@sirjonsmithiii992]

I feel both smarter and dumber after watching these, which is the biggest compliment I could give.

[@lir3379]

Yup. I just say that I'm aware of how much I know that I don't know.

[@heresthethingyouguys]

Wow this was amazing, I didn't know about this, very funny the way they explained it👌

[@dez700]

Yes, I love science class with Neil and chuck!

[@shroomdark4383]

Wow I love learning that was pretty cool also Chuck your talented pow new school equipment

[@jy-li1jq]

When are you guys going to get sponsored by crunchy roll id love to watch chuck convicing people to watch anime

[@sketchtheparadigmyork1217]

Probably as soon as a patreon member can find a way to ask a space question in reference to an anime show lol

[@goblinslayerman2374]

Yes we need this

[@homerblancaver6098]

We need a space anime!!!!

[@jy-li1jq]

Neil vs steins gate time travel

[@kevdrag]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@aydin3103]

“You painted one side BLACK” made me spit out my water, I love Neil and haven’t really heard it’s humor before and it’s hilarious

[@satyampandey9550]

Sir really your class is amazing A Big thanks to you 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@owenherlihy]

Love you guys!

[@lucinachavez4771]

this was AMAZING --the comedic geniuses at work to demonstrate & decipher the Mobius strips --so much love to you both!!

[@getmorpheeus]

This show is so entertaining! Love it

[@apeiceofgarbage9848]

This was a wonderfull video thanks guys

[@J.Tronix]

Fascinating, going to think of applications for it now

[@iroh4417]

jolynes smart damn any part sixers?

[@duckduckgander]

My 5 year old just watched this whole video in rapt attention. He LOVED this!! Thank you so much

[@timizo691]

That is so SUPER COOL! Hard to wrap my head around this.

[@najmiter]

4:22 "Don't try this anywhere!!"*