Stand-up comedy about Equations That Correspond to Vortex Motions (aka "smoke rings”).

[@Luigiman-rc9fi]

"Why would you want to see just one when this is it in generalised form" is one of the best maths based one liners I've ever heard.

[@Ausecko1]

"why would you want to see just one, when this is it in generalised form?!"

[@sebastianjost]

That's part of the reason why I switched from studying physics to pure mathematics. Physics is still fun though

[@stevegoodson9022]

The look of genuine exasperation on his face was exactly how I feel when I try to talk to a normal person about the stuff that interests me, I mean how can anyone look at the Hubble ultra deep field image and not feel a sense of vertiginous awe?

[@Ekitchi0]

"Look at this triple integral,.... it speaks volumes!" I almost died from laughing to much.

[@romanmichelko8595]

Ekitchi Hoshi I almost pissed myself at that part. Absolutly amazing video. :-))

[@tforsell]

That was the breaking point for me too! :-DD

[@DanDart]

groan!

[@LedeEleven]

the first time I watched this, I didn't get it. The second time I just laughed so hard

[@Ulkomaalainen]

Okay, I didn't get it first time round. Then I didn't get it reading the comment. And now I am aching...

[@stinkytoby]

"If this excites you, then you're about to lose your -shit- _mind_"

[@smartereveryday]

Love it

[@nikospagonas]

SmarterEveryDay wow didn't expect to see you here

[@BulletBastion]

Ayyyyy

[@cpgautam172]

@@nikospagonas I didn't expect it too

[@9308323]

Here's the obligatory one comment per year.

[@Vocnor]

@@nikospagonas I mean.. there's fluid dynamics..

[@Laurabeck329]

"You're making a mockery of my integration" is my new favourite phrase.

[@gildedbear5355]

That is the most seamless censoring job I've ever heard. It's like there wasn't a seam at all, just two separate pieces of fabric.

[@mattymoowhite]

"Do you expect me to 3rd degree integrate...?""No, Mr bond, I expect to to derive..."

[@sharpfang]

"I'm immune to your differential! I am the e to the power of X!" "A-hah! And I differentiate over y!"

[@sebastianjost]

When dealing with holomorphic functions (complex differentiable) one actually integrates just by calculating derivatives quite frequently. Integrals are much harder than derivatives,so this can save a lot of time.

[@superj1e2z6]

That long distance shot was a Parker torus of a performance.

[@wobblysauce]

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[@NathanaelNewton]

ahahahah nice one :)

[@lystic9392]

:o is this the Parker Square guy?

[@Anbergino]

Yes. His attempts to tell you otherwise would really just be Parker Lies.

[@FishSticker]

@@lystic9392 yep

[@Kram1032]

"that alone speaks volumes" OMG that was genuinely hilarious!

[@content.8104]

Can confirm. I most certainly did lose my _MINDS_.

[@john295]

I hope you have at least one mind left

[@Smitha-xr8qg]

I must say, personally, I very much liked the equations that represented every toroidal vortex rather than the 'crude prop'.

[@MasterHigure]

Why the bloody **minds** did you cut away from the interacting toroidal vortices the moment they actually interacted?

[@JohnSmith-kf8mv]

well it was most important to see the audience's reaction rather than showing the actual event. :D

[@djpeterson7479]

No worries, he showed the formulae. So you can imagine exactly what happened just by applying those three integrals.

[@JohnSmith-kf8mv]

But the thing with video cameras... they can be used to SHOW what happens so we don't need to imagine. :)

[@Redrield]

I didn't know we had a mixed ability youtube comments section in here

[@sebastianjost]

@@djpeterson7479 five years later and I still love this comment thread. It's such a perfect addition to the video xD

[@batfan1939]

"I was just trying to give it more atmosphere." Oh, Helen, that demonstration was nothing but atmosphere.

[@cnvogel]

"this triple integral speaks volumes"... Matt, you should go to jail for such a bad pun ;-)

[@bengineer8]

I didn´t get that pun until now

[@oleg-avdeev]

Definetely, he should be inprismed.

[@claytoncoe838]

*imprisoned

[@jl25735]

Christian Vogel yes... he should be Punished ;)

[@CalculatedRiskAK]

Clayton clearly did not get the joke.

[@keatk_]

If I'm honest I was surprised to hear him swear casually before, not something he does on KZbin. But I didn't mind of course, in fact because it was so out of the blue I found it very funny.

[@standupmaths]

+Kieran Willis Yes, but then I remembered a lot of teachers show my videos in classrooms! Very different to a comedy club.

[@samuelrobinson5842]

Kieran Willis He edited that out, but that was hilarious!!!

[@wobblysauce]

Best thing about it is.. you can tailor the replacement with other localised words.

[@keatk_]

Yeah, I understand, if you're going to provide a child friendly channel you need to be consistent with it, I think it was a good call.

[@no_handle_required]

This is so brilliant. I wish I had teachers like this growing up, or just people who did this in general.

[@skysurfer5cva]

I had quite a few good to excellent teachers from Kindergarten through college, a lot of OK teachers, and a few bad ones as well. The best teacher I ever had was Bruce Hasegawa: jnm.snmjournals.org/content/49/9/37N.full.pdf+html I met Bruce at 8:00 a.m. on August 30, 1976, on my very first day at Fresno State. I was a college freshman two days shy of my 18th birthday and Bruce was the graduate-level (M.S.) instructor for Math 75 (first semester calculus). I had taken A.P. Calculus in high school and had done well, but I decided to start Calculus over because of its importance for my engineering curriculum. Bruce was brilliant, but he never made us feel inferior. Bruce had the rare ability to explain complicated topics in a way we could understand. He was also very enthusiastic. One day, after proving the Mean Value Theorem, he stood back from his three neatly marked chalk boards and gleefully asked, "Now, isn't that beautiful?" Because of Bruce, my college career got off to a great start. I later took a Physics lab from Bruce and he was equally good there. All throughout my college career, when Bruce and I would cross paths, he would always ask what I was up to, how I was progressing through school, and so on. He cared about all his students and ex-students that way. When I worked on my 30-yr high school reunion, while tracking down classmates, I decided to see if I could locate other people I had lost track of. I was saddened to learn that Bruce had passed away just a couple months before I began my search for him. The world lost a brilliant mind and an excellent teacher.

[@aronious291]

@@skysurfer5cva sorry to hear buddy. Hope things are good

[@wbedard]

That was an amazing skit...your group has some really fun chemistry!

[@jpchevron]

The have strong bonds.

[@andymcl92]

Yeah, they're pretty i(c)onic.

[@BigDBrian]

it was eπc.

[@9308323]

Would you say they are integral to each other?

[@MisterSecurity702]

"There's a triple integral! That alone speaks volumes" I'll get back to you when my kidneys stop hurting, Mr. Master Of Puns.

[@billswingle2672]

Watched this a second time. My favorite joke remains "it says volumes".

[@The1wsx10]

that censorship

[@wobblysauce]

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[@ameto6588]

For those of you wondering, the changed part in the video happens at 12:30.

[@jiaming5269]

Ameto WHAT WAS THE CHANGE????

[@Leistria]

Changing a certain rude word to mind.

[@kamoroso94]

Ameto I consider myself to be one of the lucky ones to hear him say shit. Too bad he censored it. Kind of hypocritical. Hence, first dislike.

[@Leistria]

Yup. I also heard it yesterday, so it's ok. The problem is that Matt didn't censor it properly - you could have heard the difference in pitch of the tone and we know Matt can't do that blatantly out of the blue.

[@standupmaths]

+Kyle Amoroso That's ok, now I don't like you either. :]

[@tommykl]

"Do we have any panto stuff?" Audience member: "OH YES WE DO!" This is how banter is done, folks.

[@BrotherAlpha]

3:20 ... I love how even Matt Parker realized that math pun was going too far.

[@garretthuckabay3110]

BrotherAlpha not to belittle the greatness of his puns, I still feel that the vast majority of that performance was not as adlibbed as one might think.

[@wierdalien1]

Garrett Huckabay I think its probably like early Izzard. he has fixed jokes that needed to be said in a certain order however the rest of it is fluid.

[@BrotherAlpha]

Garrett Huckabay "...I still feel that the vast majority of that performance was not as adlibbed as one might think." I do think that joke was written down in advance, but I also think as he said it out loud, he knew how cheesy it was.

[@aday07271996]

Well, there is our Parker Cubed.

[@whitherwhence]

Trying too hard. The triple integral was all the awesome you needed.

[@sagiksp4979]

12:33 that dub tho

[@azyfloof]

That was funny as! Top TOP work, Matt! Loved the "This right here speaks volumes!" very punny ;)

[@ToMeK3001pro]

Azayles i dont get this joke

[@ELYESSS]

You use triple integrals to calculate volumes

[@Fematika]

You use triple integrals alone to calculate volumes, actually. A triple integral of a function gives a 4D kind of volume-esc thing.

[@HagenvonEitzen]

Maybe the joke surfaces if yo apply Gauss' theorem

[@Hugh.Manatee]

I'm pretty sure there's another dimension to that joke

[@d4m4s74]

we get it, you vape

[@jm0122]

Helen has an amazing voice! And of course love all their work.

[@eyesweyedopen4599]

This is the nerdiest thing I've ever seen, why isn't this everywhere?

[@palneelvaya736]

Loved this video, just love the way they bring maths and physics in a funny interactive way Also, I burst out on the 'that speaks volume' joke 😂😂😂

[@fdagpigj]

And of course the video changes to another camera right after 13:24 as if specifically to leave us hanging

[@alexandriariley5209]

This. This is the sort of thing I subscribed for. More stand-up math comedy please!

[@idanzamir7540]

I'm so glad that I've decided to watch, SO GLAD

[@cereal_chick2515]

I've seen this live, and I'd forgotten the finer details. It's brilliant!

[@daniellevincent9374]

I have never been so on the edge of my seat by... math. I mean, just look at the size of those equations! And OMG that vortex! I'm losing my mind!

[@kuri7154]

3.21 "That alone speaks VOLUME"

[@juan3141]

subbed to your channel maybe 5 years ago. after taking a few calculus classes and coming back to this video, i love the joke at 3:16.

[@ItsSansom]

Hahaha, I know some of these words!

[@tzisorey]

I like to think that the over-dubbing of the word "Minds" near the end, is actually done on the speaker system in the theatre, too. ;)

[@enbyeevee]

"would you all stop producing heat?" is something i still say to this day

[@annabelarduino8548]

Come out to Washington. Let's make this a proper Festival of the Spokane Nerd.

[@rahulgoswami2648]

Thanks for the triple integral. It helped me understand why cardiac murmurs sound the way they do.

[@photonicpizza1466]

What's with the sudden censorship on the "You're gonna lose your ***minds***"? ;P

[@rosieisla8286]

A lot of teachers use these videos in their lessons so he reuploaded it with the "slightly safer for schools" audio.

[@YOM2_UB]

What Rosie said, along with the fact that such an obvious censor adds humor.

[@lynk5902]

YAY DOUGHNUTS!! edit: As a physicist myself, Helen is fantastic (and has a fantastic sense of humor picking on the mathematicians)

[@aidanwansbrough7495]

This is hilarious! Thank you for these performances, I'd love to go to one some time!

[@ismaasif8309]

This is the coolest math related show I have ever come across

[@Paulthefonz]

its just the concept of numbers in squares and he'll become enraged

[@jimmyalderson1639]

2:55 My physics teacher: now find the components of the initial velocity of the golf ball by using trigonometry to find the initial vertical velocity, use SUVAT to find how long it takes to reach its maximum, then double it, use V = S/T to find the distance horizontally that the ball travels Ne: why would you do that when S = V(2Sin(a)cos(a)/g) is the general form?

[@Richard_is_cool]

Wow. This was an emotional rollercoaster.

[@guywith_dog]

ok "that alone speaks volumes" got me lmao

[@derstrom8]

Matt Parker would make a fantastic Doctor (as in Doctor Who)

[@toastysauze]

12:33 "You're about to lose your" "*mind*"

[@pixelprogrammer1764]

I'm watching QI at the momment and went a bit crazy when I heard "Festival of the Spoken Nerd" and then saw you on QI! Great Job!

[@neonjoe529]

"That alone speaks volumes!" **Groan**

[@AdityaAserkar]

"that speaks volumes"!

[@wiggleyworm3712]

CONGRATS ON 200,000 subs!

[@sillvvasensei]

Matt: *aims giant cannon at audience*... RELAX!

[@sebastianjost]

So many nerdy puns... "That triple integral speaks volumes!" "...any hair products like [...] superglue..." "This man's almost perfect surface" "Have you washed your hair in teflon?" I would love to visit one of your shows but sadly I don't live close enough to where you are touring. At least we can buy the downloads. 🙃

[@Krebzonide]

2:21 I wanna learn about interacting toroidal vertices, why did you cut him off?

[@DanDart]

Looking forward to attending one of these soon

[@JIGARSURA]

KZbin suggested this video today. Really amazing. Loved it.

[@plusunim]

Thanks Matt!

[@pyk5559]

just watched it a second time. I love it

[@bckzilla]

You guys are awesome! Everyone needs to experience this. Tour the world and come by Copenhagen. Soon!

[@osotanuki3359]

"You're gonna loose you--MINDS" Nice save there

[@bensmith9253]

This was waaaay more enjoyable than I thought it would be. XD

[@rkpetry]

The nerdiest thing I ever did in London was laugh at the technically profound situation Roger Moore's James Bond found himself in Live and Let Die at the Odeon theatre: stranded on a pedestal island surrounded by crocodiles he used his magnetic watch to attract a dingy-but it was roped to the shore... I was the only one laughing at that...

[@MajorNr01]

The Essence of Brilliance!

[@bays19]

this is genuinly funny. thanks

[@weerman44]

Can you please make a video where you explain the triple integrals?

[@trucid2]

That's for his other channel, sitdownmaths.

[@weerman44]

trucid2 Alright, thanks! :)

[@lamphobic]

I uhhh, I don't think that's a thing.

[@Rasmus0909]

What, triple integrals? That's a volume integral :)

[@martinshoosterman]

Wow you just got me excited over nothing.

[@frankharr9466]

3:00 Not only every vortex there was, but ever one that there will be and all that could but never have nor will be.

[@ErkkiMattila]

You need second DVD!

[@kingsnowy3037]

Jokes are funniest when I just barely get them.

[@DrSnap23]

But if you aim the cannon at a piece of meat, does it make a carnivortex ?

[@joshuahadams]

DrSnap23 wouldn’t that be if you made a toroidal vortex in gravy?

[@berryzhang7263]

helen and steve are such cute besties i want a friendship like them🥺

[@caseybhargraves6208]

I don’t understand what any of this means... but I know good comedy. And this is great comedy. You three are very funny!! Great job!!

[@furgel7717]

* gets a smoke machine * * plays guitar music * "Hey that song sounds familiar, what is that again?" IT'S BLOODY SMOKE ON THE WATER

[@kittenhero568]

Matt's explanation is beautiful

[@SteveFrenchWoodNStuff]

I love it! Great stuff.

[@fizixx]

Fantastic! I'm going to make one and try it out!

[@HugoBDesigner]

I wish I could go to the UK, but this is a nice snippet to keep me wanting more!

[@Urmilpatel17]

I subscribed this channel in first 3 minutes.

[@IDKHowTo]

That Dub over at 12:34 hahaha "minds"

[@IllidanS4]

Simply brilliant!

[@isaamalhabash1291]

that's just wonderful. thank you for doing this!

[@davida.yorkson3397]

I mean, Helen Arney's voice is magnificent!

[@billymoejoe]

This is so good you should go on tour. You would need a catchy name though. Something like the “confectionary for the mind” tour or maybe the “cerebrum bombon” tour...

[@alex_on_the_web]

I really love it, because it does nerd humor right (I'm looking at you, Big Bang Theory...) - it's earnest, it's nuanced, it's funny, and educative. Thumbs - according to the right hand rule - up.

[@checo2356]

Awwww LOL I remember watching this before the "lose your minds" edit was made

[@ishanbhanu]

Too bad you didn't make it available in my country! I wanted to download.

[@nujuat]

That triple integral joke

[@Minecraftster148790]

It's quite weird how slow air moves. If you have ever been on detonator at Thorpe park, after the ride lands, then after a few seconds you feel a whoosh of air.

[@brian554xx]

Brilliant edit at 12:34!

[@scikick]

This is ridiculously entertaining..

[@KamiInValhalla]

wow that was pretty cool. enjoyed it. 🙌

[@NotKyleChicago]

Helen seems excited by the physics calling toruses "donuts".

[@JnJnism]

Only now have I noticed the funny censorship at 12:34 :D And just a second later I realised how funny it is that it happend on that particular time of the video XD

[@Maninawig]

This. Is. Better. Every. Time!!!