Matt Parker Reacts to Magic Squares of Squares - Numberphile

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[@numberphile2]

Go another level deeper with Matt's Reaction to his own Reaction: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnWVomVjlJqHr8U

[@Wecoc1]

Oh no, Matt accidentally made a recursive function of reactions in Python again...

[@volodyadykun6490]

I didn't quite expected 30 minutes of content, nevermind 90

[@cookieninja2154]

"Parker surface because we don't like the points we see"

[@AlmarPostma]

Parker Droste

[@Bibibosh]

I clicked on this video because earlier today I was watching it and only got like 10% thru the video. Sorry but I'm not going to watch the rest here, I'm going to numberphile to watch original video. I'm ever so sorry Matt Parker. I love your videos and everything you do. You do everything you do with utmost importance and value to your viewing audience! It took me about 3 minutes to write this message. So I hope that counts towards your total view count! byee3eee and see you in the next video. Okay this message now has taken 4 minutes. Wait make that 4:15 minutes. Ahhh no. 4:25minutrs.. okay I'll stop now!

[@deponentfutures]

I like how Matt's name is being tied to many aspects of magic squares, not because he's spent his life doing groundbreaking research into it, but because of a funny meme video.

[@Yupppi]

You call Parker square a meme? Dear sir, I beg you to take that back.

[@MusicFanatical1]

In 1000 years thanks to the fog of history, Matt will probably be referrred to as "the great magic square theorist, with as many concepts to his name as Euler"

[@jochenreichl796]

At least in the German Wikipedia page about Matt, his Parker square is shown. Also there is a property of certain mathematical "bodies" (I'm not a mathematician and cannot translate those terms correctly) with are "Parker", if it is not possible to make a magic square of them, and it is "non-Parker", if it is possible to make a magic square of them. I find that very funny.

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

​@@jochenreichl796it makes sense that it would be on Matt's page. It will be worrying if it's ever on the magic square page :) The English word for "mathematical bodies" is "mathematical objects" if I understood it right, but most of the time you would say something more specific - you would say what kind of objects they are (number systems or something)

[@sebbo128]

I propose we coin the Parker Meme - when someone's name is attached to a field of work or discipline, not due to the merits of that person's own work in that particular field/discipline, but due to a hilariously unfortunate attempt in such.

[@BrunoBarcelosAlves]

It's amazing how Matt is capable of showing the most sincere admiration and interest by pretending to be upset.

[@jpdemer5]

It shows that he cares.

[@augustus6660]

What gets me is the little smirk after each horrible, horrible, horrible pun when he's trying not to laugh at its horribleness. This is why I love Matt.

[@lasagnahog7695]

I did not know how much I wanted videos of Matt Parker reacting to other people doing math. This is really enjoyable.

[@wtfpwnz0red]

It's 2433 and thanks to these Numberphile videos I finally know why all constructs in math bear either the name "Euler" or "Parker"

[@asheep7797]

Famously, e^oily-macaroni constant was given a name: The Parker-Oily-Macaroni constant.

[@PietervanderStar]

Parker is like Euler, doesn't matter who did the actual work, we just attribute it to him.

[@medrouabhi5699]

Can you explain more

[@NomenNescio99]

My understanding of the Parker square is that if you try really hard you might almost make it. Or in other words, it is never to late to give up.

[@oz_jones]

"Having a go at it"

[@jacovisscher]

16:39 16:41 Is everyone forgetting that the Parker Square doesn't lie on the Parker Surface? Since it doesn't fulfill all conditions (the sum on one diagonal doesn't equal the sum on the other and the rows and columns), and all points on the Parker surface do fulfill this criterion!

[@TitanOfClash]

That's what makes it the Parker surface! It doesn't even match the Parker square.

[@digitig]

It Parker fits, though.

[@OrangeC7]

It's a Parker name for it

[@nanapeel3379]

This really should be the main channel version....

[@NathanaelNewton]

I was unaware of this channel!😮😮😮

[@unvergebeneid]

I love how quickly Matt goes from "the poor guy was bullied into naming the surface after me" to "cause that's its name!" 😄

[@VanMorbir]

Parker square: *exists* "Impressive. Very nice. Now let's see Sallow's"

[@Trench777]

Matt's look of self-satisfaction when he concludes he's said something clever is priceless.

[@ricardo.mazeto]

Matt’s life is divided into two eras. The first one is the “hair era”, as he says. 😂

[@scottdebrestian9875]

The haira.

[@MichaelPetito]

I can't believe I'm going to watch this whole video over again just to see his reactions. 😆

[@jamesgriebler]

SAME LMAO

[@numberphile2]

Will you watch the OTHER reaction video?

[@Nicole73737]

@@numberphile2 I know I will!

[@MichaelPetito]

@@numberphile2 I wasn't prepared for this level of recursion, but yes, I will be watching that tonight.

[@SirNobleIZH]

@@MichaelPetito recursion... that reaction video is very similar to that reaction video which is very similar to that reaction video which is very similar to that reaction video which is very similar to that reaction video which is very similar to that reaction video which is very similar to that reaction video which is very similar to that reaction video which is very similar to that reaction video which is very similar to that reaction video which is very similar to that reaction video

[@Eye_Make]

Can we just appreciate either Matt's ability to chew popcorn without noise or Brady's editing of the audio to save our ears from popcorn crunching. :D

[@johnchessant3012]

2:06 Parker square 15:08 Parker surface 30:02 Parker blob

[@landsgevaer]

And 20:20 Parker off-by-one error in the exponent of 2t² (should be 2t¹).

[@_Blazing_Inferno_]

Replying to get you to the top

[@georgemissailidis3160]

and then Parker points

[@unvergebeneid]

22:43 Parker surface again

[@Bronzescorpion]

It is quite nice how evenly spaced out it is: beginning, middle and end.

[@mikew6644]

I was really hoping this was going to be a 10 second video of Matt just saying “it’s hogwash!” Straight to camera 😂

[@Priapos93]

I look forward to the new "grabs popcorn" gifs

[@JavSusLar]

Matt, let's crack this problem together, you and us, your followers: write some Parker-python code and somebody will make it 10^50 times faster.

[@deliciousrose]

17:44 New merch idea? "Parker surface: lots of good points"

[@deliciousrose]

21:28 Also, love the timing for subtle product placement from Mathsgear

[@jh-ec7si]

A Parker Surface should have "≠ x3 + x5 + x7" as one of the conditions to preserve the failing diagonal of the Parker Square

[@kelpsie]

I love the "yes, okay, I know what's coming" look on Matt's face leading up to the Parker Square.

[@JohnGalt0902]

This really goes to demonstrate Stigler's Law, that no scientific discovery is name after its original discover. Parker Surface.

[@deyfuck]

Should be renamed Parker's Law tbh.

[@cycklist]

Really appreciate this Brady! Matt is such a legend. What a good sport.

[@ed.puckett]

Thank you! I very much liked Professor Várilly-Alvarado with his clear and compelling exposition. Then this, Matt's reaction video, made it all the more fun! You guys are great.

[@GenericAnimeBoy]

The finite field paper and now this, too! How many more videos before Matt finally has to accept that the Parker Square is now a genuinely important contribution to mathematics?

[@nicksamek12]

I was wondering if Matt would give respect to Paper IV, very pleased he did.

[@stapler942]

"And here we have a Parker triangle. Where do you think that one goes? That's right! It goes in the Parker square hole!"

[@virginiahowardmullan5049]

Having Matt react really makes this video fun and I'm watching the whole thing.....loving it. Thanks Matt and Brady and mathematician who must not be named for making such a great video about magic squares.

[@kushagra64]

He should be named, Anthony Várilly-Alvarado

[@Axacqk]

That surface in 9 dimensions is just your old and trustworthy parkerbolic squaraboloid.

[@itioticginger9520]

I finally burst out laughing at 20:53, for some reason that pun was the one that put me over the edge

[@rjung_ch]

The "Parker Surface", love it. But wait, there's more....

[@binglefish_6742]

A derivative work: d(Parker)/dt = -hair

[@pearceburns2787]

Definitely a fan of renaming the Parker Blob to the Parker Manifold

[@pierrebaillargeon9531]

Matt Parker: I'm full of interesting points. Tony Várilly-Alvarado: but no one finds them satisfying.

[@CamMci]

Wow! How incredible is Toby at explaining things!!!

[@kimiko2547]

I am here for all the "Parker Reaction" videos. I enjoy Numberphile videos a lot, and the commentary is very entertaining.

[@prosperproper6910]

Happy to learn that Parker's blob gets positively curved when dimensions grow !

[@DrR0BERT]

OMG. I was watching this and loved the reference to my PhD advisor, Andrew Bremner.

[@woufff_]

This is really funny, I love Matt's reactions 💛

[@nugboy420]

3:32 Matt’s face when he reads what’s on the screen haha

[@Jrakula10]

I needed this!

[@SeejoCrux]

I love that people emailed Matt Parker and were like "Hey, did you think about doing algebra for this?"

[@LunarcomplexMain]

If I understand this correctly, this all boils down to it's almost impossible that there's a chance for whole number points to appear on some wavy 2D surface, while for higher orders, you'd 100% expect from a wavy 3D object there to be whole number points... right?

[@andrewkepert923]

Things to make and do in the 8th dimension.

[@lafcursiax]

16:55 I didn't know the Bee Gees were so interested in geometry!

[@LeonidasKaragiannis]

Truly educational. Thanks, Matt.

[@TECHN01200]

Matt's math jokes are hilarious... They are integral to my survival!

[@k0pstl939]

Seems like a pretty derivative joke

[@MadMetalMacho]

@@k0pstl939 Please people, come up with sum-thing better.

[@abigailcooling6604]

The maths jokes are multiplying!

[@StefanReich]

You got an infinitesimal chuckle out of me

[@oz_jones]

They are off the charts!

[@arandomdiamond2]

27:20 That really was an amazing title...

[@frankharr9466]

Very low-key reaction. I'm impressed. I've never had a surface or a blob named after me, so I don't know how I'd react.

[@WhiteSpatula]

I now consider “Parker”, in scientific and mathematical nomenclature, an homage to Matt Parker, and his exemplary disregard for fear of mistakes within his share of humanity’s search for things unmistakable.

[@alexortiz9777]

my favorite matt parker reacts video on this channel! (generously)

[@toadounetlovesyou]

Matt's facial expressions always crack me up :D

[@solar3mpire]

Does the "Parker surface" have hair?

[@oz_jones]

Infinitely many strands of hair

[@AndrewTaylorPhD]

Absolute classic "comedian" moment in this when Matt sees a joke, doesn't laugh, and then *says* it was very funny.

[@siddharth_desai]

The free monoid generated by Matt Parker reactions

[@iteerrex8166]

“I always hope for the best.” - Parker

[@jequanamousse4280]

Make the duplicates positive and negative numbers squared to dodge the whole duplicates thing

[@HebaruSan]

That is really clever!

[@rewrose2838]

Brady, you're spoiling us and I love it

[@vinnibod2500]

No, it will never die. It might Parker die, but we will revive it.

[@stephenj9470]

I needed a laugh as I'm feeding my son at 1 am. Thanks for making me almost wake up the family with laughter. The Parker blob and Parker curve section made me just about lose it.

[@briandeschene8424]

Being up at 1AM while living sleep deprived from taking care of a young’un probably contributed to your reaction too. ;-) How do you think I know? :-)

[@arnabbiswasalsodeep]

I didn't know I needed a matt's react channel until today

[@BrunoBarcelosAlves]

I get you, but I think deep down, I always knew.

[@duck_is_everywhere]

The worst sort of finite is "My beer is an empty set"

[@BobberWCC]

Mathematicians doing react content. This is what we need.

[@THVEssays]

This is such a meme video I love it.

[@pawelmezykowski9973]

This is a point on the surface where popculture intersects with math.

[@MicaiahBaron]

It wasn't a maths video, it was a genuine dis track.

[@jamcdonald120]

15:15 funny, I was going to suggest that too!

[@berniezenis4876]

Since I'm not British, can someone tell me if the phrase "Matt Parker is positively curved!" is a compliment or an insult? It sounds like a British insult. If it isn't, perhaps Matt just invented the Parker Insult.

[@randomname285]

I think he's saying fatter - as its resembling a sphere more, which is positively curved

[@thegametrainer9004]

love this! 😂

[@hellkr]

We need t-shirts with Parker Surface and Parker Blob!!!

[@fierylion3434]

Matt: Makes a joke about making good point, laughs at his joke afterwards then rewards himself with popcorn 🍿 😂 he's so good 👌🏼

[@twixerclawford]

The most unfortunate thing about the Parker Surface, is that the point which is associated with the Parker Square isn't even on the Parker Surface

[@WindsorMason]

6 constraints with only 4 unknowns, seems unlikely.

[@WindsorMason]

Looking at three of the constraints a^2+b^2=a^2+c^2 a^2+b^2=a^2+d^2 We get b^2=c^2=d^2. So nope, the only solution is when all of the entries have the same value (up to a change in sign.)

[@SnackMuay]

17:41 Actually, I think it's more fair to simply say "I have a lot of points." the quality of those points is up for debate.

[@oz_jones]

Parker Points

[@mapifisher]

"it's finite all the way down" made whole video worth the price of admission.

[@staizer]

What about a cube of cubes? Or larger? Does the minimum dimension increase by one as the n of n goes up?

[@LucenProject]

19:58 Especially the calculus

[@wertperch]

"Zed" =] Thank you for holding this torch.

[@adipy8912]

I was hoping a Parker Square would randomly pop up like in the old videos

[@FloydMaxwell]

Love it!

[@Firefoxav26]

Accepted the named surface in 6 seconds 😂

[@tristanridley1601]

Adding a like and a comment because of "Zed". Gotta respect the global consensus, guys! :)

[@thedoorwall]

On my profile in the videos I have a video about my findings on this problem - specifically focusing on the last digit narrows it down to a specific list of combination types... there will either be a diagonal with numbers ending in 5 and the total will end in 75 or all the numbers will have the same last digit.

[@Christian_Martel]

A 3D-Parker Blob is nothing else than the representation of Matt in 4D, I guess 😂

[@AJCham]

2:48 - "back when I had hair", I mean, barely - the headshave was already long overdue at that point! Love, a fellow baldy.

[@Robi2009]

Please make it a series: Matt reacting to other Numberphile videos eating popcorn ;D

[@whatno5090]

One thing he couldve mentioned is that points on the surface with rational coordinates can be scaled up by a common denominator to get a point with integer coordinates. If all the original rational numbers were distinct the point with integer coordinates does that too. The reason this is important is because a lot of times when he references the surface hes actually referencing essentially the surface with all irrational points removed. This is the shape that contains elliptic/rational curves in the way he describes.

[@Peterseli3]

I'm so glad I skipped the original video so I can now watch this and it's all new to me 😃

[@laxrulz7]

The best part of the Parker Surface is that the Parker Square doesn't exist on it.

[@ZachGatesHere]

Came solely to see what Matt thought of Brady throwing him under the bus with that question lol

[@txikitofandango]

It's not a Parker surface if there isn't something... Parker about it

[@toolebukk]

Paper IV A New Hope 😂

[@musickid43]

In the first few seconds, Matt has the look on his face saying "not this again".

[@daddymuggle]

At the rate Matt's poking popcorn through the Parker surface, he'll soon be a Parker blob. Which would be yet another blow to fans of Parker hair metal.

[@gillyobeast]

10:47 "four of the same triangle in a trenchcoat"

[@nugboy420]

11:30 the “haira”

[@DeadJDona]

3:33 smell moonshine 3:43 sip it

[@Gio_Panda]

I find amusing how the Parker Surface is basically a surface that has lots of points, probably none of which are good enough

[@pyrotas]

The argument about dimensionality being important seems to work also the other way around: there is no 2x2 magic square, not even a ordinary one.

[@cyberflotsam]

"A lot of maths is feeling things in your bones" missed a golden opportunity for a joke about Napier