Tentacles Akimbo (with Cliff Stoll) - Numberphile

[@numberphile]

Interview continues at kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6eaYoR7fslnmc0 We're uploading Cliff videos like this for the next three Sundays. (with other stuff during the week!) More videos with Cliff: bit.ly/Cliff_Videos

[@gonzalogarcia6517]

n² = (n² + n)/2 + (n² - n)/2

[@nbaslamdunks3992]

I watched his previous video illustration of topology in homeomorphic structure(anything!!😄) and was a great stuff for me to clearly understand anyway Poincaré 🍩 Conjecture

[@bobbycraig2583]

By listening, I calculate his mental age to be -e^3.

[@UncleKennysPlace]

Because Cliff knows the long answer to every question.

[@hamiltonianpathondodecahed5236]

I was hoping for more Cliff stoll and there you come😀

[@pragyan394]

The glassblower has some mad skills

[@jpe1]

Pragyan years ago I got a Klein bottle and a Klein Stein from Cliff and I wonder if Lucas was the glassblower making them back then.

[@jumpander]

Old Man Kaseki smiles.

[@hpekristiansen]

Yes - but not mad patience. At 2:50 he simply did not bother making ridiculous many intermediate states anymore.

[@SquirrelASMR]

Lol check out it 17 linked Klein bottles and nested bottles

[@nos9784]

Yeah, I'm jealous :D

[@jj344444]

cliff has gone mad with power, now theres tentacles even

[@danielconnor8516]

He actually traveled to the 4th dimension which explains his klein bottle obsession and somehow gets these mind boggling glass creations.

[@PhilBagels]

Well of course he has. You ever try being mad without power? It's boring, nobody listens to you.

[@jj344444]

@@PhilBagels You ever tried going mad without tentacles? its boring, your fingers dont even wobble

[@JorgetePanete]

there's*

[@jj344444]

@@JorgetePanete no one cares

[@otakuribo]

2:45 "Everything's legal! No problem at all!" ~Cliff Stoll, 2020

[@Tytoalba777]

I’d vote for him

[@veqv]

It's the math version of "Super easy! Barely and inconvenience"

[@BurnabyAlex]

topologically, the gloves don't fit, must acquit

[@scowell]

Thankfully, that's not Trump in the picture by the old phone... I blew it up and checked. Trump would certainly agree with this though.

[@LuigiElettrico]

Cliff for president!

[@aeschynanthus_sp]

Topology and tentacles: we don't need a more attractive introduction than this.

[@xhivo97]

@dmanc1 very cool

[@johnclever8813]

Gah, beat me to it

[@frogfan449]

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[@JorgetePanete]

introduction*

[@trymbruset3868]

Talk about knowing one's audience!

[@aniketgupta1489]

I love this man’s videos. His enthusiasm clearly portrays his love for the subject and his passion towards it. Looking forward to many more such videos(even though I don’t claim to fully understand them).

[@robertcompitelloii7793]

If we had more math teachers with this kind of fervor, we'd probably have more people doing better at math in the US

[@plumpedalpaca]

I've no idea what he is talking about, but I enjoy it 110%!!

[@renschuon4992]

He was jumping with excitement. I can’t fully understand what’s going on or why it’s exciting but he’s excited so now I am too

[@omikronweapon]

Today, I ordered a Klein bottle from his website. received two handwritten emails from Cliff. a full page thanking me for putting his kids through grad school, and urging me not to expect any thanks from thém, because gratitude is apparently not taught there xD And other mathmatical jokes and puns. the second email with a dozen photos of him fulfilling my order. Which, for some reason involves showing the Klein bottle around his wife's garden and posing with an extremely happy-looking Cliff xD

[@kevinkim8946]

OmikronWeapon oml can a man get any more adorable!? 😍😣

[@thoaily8352]

Video : 7:58 Dad sitting next to me : What's he doing? Me : He's teaching Math

[@danyalajmal2715]

HAHAH!

[@Goretantath]

Thats glorious xd

[@yasyasmarangoz3577]

😂

[@ElvesofZion]

and doing an amazing job of it

[@davecrupel2817]

"He's beginning to believe."

[@Kranzio-]

Cliff Stoll: I have a great idea! Glassblower: * sweats nervously *

[@Jared7873]

Cliff Stoll is a hobbiest glassblower.

[@Nylspider]

@@Jared7873 that is why he made the joke lol

[@Triantalex]

false.

[@youmaybebusy]

"I can transform from arms akimbo into interlinked fingers with the aid of a couple tentacles." The way this simultaneously sounds like the ramblings of a madman but also makes perfect sense... my brain is not build to deal with such statements. :D

[@rodrigoserafim8834]

For a few minutes, quantum mechanics didn't seem that unintuitive... or crazy. Then reality collapsed on me again.

[@FisicoNuclearCuantico]

We mathematicians are a bit crazy.

[@JorgetePanete]

built*

[@FisicoNuclearCuantico]

@Michael Skinner Be my guest.

[@daxhopkins7312]

Probably because it is the ravings of a madman, that are also perfectly sensible.

[@otakuribo]

Daniel Radcliffe: *makes a movie called Guns Akimbo Cliff Stoll: *hold my Klein bottle*

[@frtard]

Daniel Radcliffe: I can't. I've got guns akimbo

[@ostimeg]

Klein my hold bottle?

[@Triantalex]

??.

[@dlevi67]

You are all cordially invited to the next talk by Dr. Clifford "Chtulhu" Stoll: "Topological invariants and anatomy: polarimetry of tentacles at large phase angles"

[@ThePhantomSafetyPin]

Okay but can you make a Klein Tentacle?

[@dlevi67]

@@ThePhantomSafetyPin And why not? The ones Cliff was using in the video were rather _klein aber fein_

[@sagepearce-higgins4751]

I'm reminded of the song 'Tentacles' by the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society

[@Triantalex]

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[@dlevi67]

@@Triantalex Cliff's PhD thesis was entitled "Polarimetry of Jupiter at large phase angles."

[@lincolnrussell8463]

The most Cliff Stoll video I’ve seen yet! Gotta love his enthusiasm, would love to see him more on the channel.

[@numberphile]

We have two more Cliff videos over the next two Sundays!

[@agniagniagni13]

@@numberphile AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I CANNOT STOP SCREAMMMINNNGGG

[@Triantalex]

??.

[@aspermwhalespontaneouslyca8938]

Out of all the mathematicians, Cliff Stoll is exactly the one i imagined would be interested in tentacles.

[@St4r_Z0mb13]

😳

[@Triantalex]

??.

[@pyglik2296]

I love how Cliff presents things. Other would probably show this in a computer animation, but he shows it on glass models and his very own body :) Also, I know that in topology things can generaly go through each other (with exception of knots), but it's nice to see how you can make the transformation without that.

[@Triantalex]

??.

[@samuelsmerciak622]

Videos with Cliff have the power to make my whole day instantly better. Thank you!

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Cliff is everyone's spirit animal.

[@elenaobradovic4181]

Just Some Guy without a Mustache It’s you again...

[@shikharsrivastava5020]

Dude you're everywhere

[@Jitatman]

Man, you are on, Math Science History, And FRIKKIN POKEMON CHANNELS

[@ilonachan]

How do you just always go to the same videos as me!? ...I'm getting scared here

[@SuviTuuliAllan]

idk sounds kinda like cultural appropriation

[@marksmithwas12]

5:51 "I'll give you a Klein Bottle if you can solve it!" There it is! There's the Kleinn Bottle reference 😆

[@giogio182]

Klein Bottles giveaway to award the students

[@Triantalex]

??

[@miguelangelsb_]

That was crazy, hilarious and very interesting.

[@leowribeiro]

It was crazy, it was hilarious but it was not interesting.

[@MrHenryG123]

@@leowribeiro thats your opinion

[@MrHeroicDemon]

@@leowribeiro Shame, things like this has advanced us further, and you saying it's objectively , Not interesting, just characterized yourself as uninterested into new and leading ideas to change shapes, which is mathematically extremely important. Leading scientists went to learn about knots, strings, and how they work. Took many years, but needed for Biology since micro organisms like cells split / work by using knots. Not very interesting at first, but basic things have great reasons.

[@Triantalex]

false.

[@SystemofEleven]

Is there anything in this world more precious than Cliff bouncing around in his living room/kitchen and making weird noises because he's just SO EXCITED about math? XD

[@MrSheffcity]

I don't understand anything in these videos but i wish everyone in the world had as much passion and enthusiasm for what they do as this man.

[@kevwatts]

That's the sweetest person ever! I wish there was some teachers like him in my country.

[@omikronweapon]

I needed somewhere appropriate to share this: I ordered a Klein bottle from Cliff today. His website gave the option to leave him a note, so I did. The usual "Thanks for the videos and being awesome." Not really thinking anymore of it aside from "He'll probably read it and be happy about it" End of the evening: I randomly check my mail. Twó, handwritten E-mails from Cliff. One filled with jokes and thanks for my order. The second has about a dózen photos of my Klein bottle. Klein bottle on his scales, Klein bottle in his hand. Klein bottle posing with broadly smiling Cliff in his garden. Which I now know several species of his wife's plants, as he decided to mention their names. With "Fibonacci hiding in them". He even went through the trouble of translating "fragile, contains empty glass bottle" into Dutch and writing it on the box. Not printed. Handwritten. And several cartoons of wineglasses with broken stems XD Cliff, you are a madman XD It's so touching, that one of my favorite Numberphile guests, put all that time and effort into my simple online order.

[@bane2201]

Wow, that's really cool! Going the extra mile and then some more! Amazing how much enthusiasm Cliff has. You can tell he's someone who deeply loves what he does and loves sharing that passion, and there's something amazing about those people.

[@michaelsuteja7218]

Clif Stoll + Topology = Excitement

[@omfgmouse]

Cliff Stoll = Excitement FTFY

[@roku_nine]

especially involving klein bottles

[@Danilego]

3:14 Cliff pointing at stuff using his nose :) I missed him!

[@ad-sd-vids5332]

Find someone who looks at you the way cliff stoll looks at mathematical glass sculptures

[@Triantalex]

??.

[@philipmalaby8172]

When he walks away from the camera still talking.

[@giogio182]

"Marty! There are now two of me and there are two of you here. The other me is the dr Emmett Brown from 1955. The other me that helps the other you get back to 1985."

[@ianji]

That bit reminds me of Groucho Marx

[@Triantalex]

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[@twothreebravo]

A Numberphile video with Cliff Stoll NEVER disappoints.

[@Fanny-Fanny]

Whenever I see Cliff in a video, it makes my day better and reminds me of how awesome and magical life is, every day. Thanks Cliff!

[@5hape5hift3r]

While I'm not impressed by the new "hole" I'm impressed that he linked 2 loops without passing them thru each other

[@Soken50]

He did, topologically.

[@lxathu]

A small twist of glass and mind. Just another busy day.

[@rezandrarizkyirianto-1933]

ZZZZZZZZPPP

[@MarioRugeles]

The enthusiasm of this guy is insanely contagious.

[@hardyworld]

What do we need to do to get Cliff his own weekly show? I'm up for whatever because he's so smart and entertaining to learn from.

[@Alexoperplexo]

Even if it’s him just showing us each of his individual Klein bottles it would be amazing

[@paintingjo6842]

Cliff Stoll is literally the most enthusiastic mathematician I know and he somehow transfers that enthusiasm to everyone around him. Please never stop making videos with him

[@Nethershaw]

That is one *curious* glassblower and one *determined* topologist. I've got one of Cliff's Klein bottles on my desk. I cherish it. ❤️

[@guywith_dog]

Cliff is my favorite numberphile contributor, if only for his (entirely justified) fantastic enthusiasm

[@Lightning_Lance]

"(with Cliff Stoll)" I think Brady figured out how to get a video to go viral, guys :D

[@BenWengerMan]

Cliff is an absolute joy to watch. Not only is he extremely enthusiastic and clearly loves what he does, but he's also hilarious!

[@SiMyt848]

I love his enthusiasm!

[@oz_jones]

Forget meth, he's high on math!

[@lhl2500]

I love this guy! So much enthusiasm and a genuine excitement in showing and explaining his field of interest. I always have big smile on my face when I watch a video with him in it.

[@davidebiondani3062]

Love this man, he has so much passion that I can feel it too

[@dhawthorne1634]

I love these videos with Cliff. He is so energetic and entertaining it makes you want to stick around. I hope he's still teaching. Someone like that is exactly what students need.

[@leadnitrate2194]

5:23 The same thing happens to me at night.

[@padmapriyas7684]

Never seen a man with such a energy and love for maths in such an age . Hands off . Great way of explaining.

[@KataisTrash]

"This is a lot like... a human being -- it's like ME, ..." Cliff, you're not our average human being, you're part octopus!

[@sohamsengupta6470]

This is the only man with the power to point at things with his nose. One of the many things that make Cliff Stoll one of the best Numberphile guests ever

[@the_hanged_clown]

this channel has given me such an appreciation for topology, a field of study I didn't even know existed until finding your channel. love your videos! edit: would have been a nice touch had you used Professor Farnsworth's Fing-Longer though

[@AlphaCentauri24]

Cliff is such an enthusiastic dude! Love it. More of him please.

[@vtron9832]

Glad to see Cliff Stoll again! I wonder if he has a glass topology collection room by now.

[@javierbenez7438]

He has a whole Klein bottle warehouse under his house, and the world's most adorable forklift robot to retrieve them

[@vtron9832]

Javier Benez well I’ll be damned! Now I really wanna enter his house!

[@SimoneFumasoli]

This is brilliant, and Cliff's genuine enthusiasm is contagious :)

[@eXCeL2523]

Numberphile: *maths + tentacles in a video* Cultured weeb math nerd: *( ͝° ͜ʖ͡°)*

[@gamerkaue88]

Cliff: Everything is legal! No problem at all Lolicons: *_( ͡0 ͜ʖ ͡0)_*

[@oledakaajel]

@@gamerkaue88 A loli is topologically equivalent to a torus.

[@20DX00]

@@oledakaajel They're clearly a flat sheet

[@yogitshankar6348]

@@20DX00 MADLAD

[@quacking.duck.3243]

@@oledakaajel We're forgetting the nostrils, are we?

[@jasperiscool]

Having Cliff on the channel is always a delight. My face will have a smile all day.

[@MrSpeedyAce]

I bought a Klein bottle from him. It’s one of my most prized items now 😊

[@galgrunfeld9954]

I have a tiny Klein bottle necklace a friend of mine got me from him - I don't wear necklaces but I really like it. :D

[@MrSpeedyAce]

Gal Grünfeld He even sent me like 10 pictures of him boxing up my Klein bottle. It was totally surreal.

[@rezandrarizkyirianto-1933]

I'd put that Klein bottle and his pictures in a specialized altar. Where did you buy it though?

[@missrobinhoodie]

I‘m in desperate need of the information where you got these treasures!!!

[@omikronweapon]

@@MrSpeedyAce I got the same thing todáy! I'm still buzzing from reading his full page, personal letter and seeing the photos of Cliff posing in his garden with my bottle. The dude translated "fragile, contains empty glass bottle" into Dutch and wrote it on the box by hand... And I haven't even gotten my bottle yet. Which he sprayed with ethanol to "inebriate any Covid viruses".

[@Iridiumalchemist]

My spouse bought me a Klein bottle from Cliff. The documents and pictures that came with it were worth the price alone. Cliff never disappoints.

[@kylekimberley5874]

It's adorable how enthusiastic this guy is about mathematics.

[@SpiacyLos]

Every clip with this guy is like an intensive gym for my brain. I love it!

[@nowymail]

The bed part, though. What a happy couple!

[@OisEucalypt]

Cliff! You have an amazingly delightful and passionate way of showing science to the world, and your videos make us happy.

[@Archanfel]

Me: Is it ok to watch hentai? Cliff Stoll: Everything's legal! No problem at all!

[@ps8883]

Noice😂

[@javierbenez7438]

Only if it involves tentacles

[@frallan874]

Tentacle hentai

[@prunabluepepper]

And the best thing is, of someone catches you watching that, you can convincingly say that is a maths show and they are demonstrating geometry.

[@albericponcedeleon2696]

@@prunabluepepper *topology

[@elephantsintheforest]

The simple joy in this video was lovely

[@teddypoon1675]

Oh I miss this man so much!

[@HarhaMedia]

I bought a glass klein bottle from Cliff few years ago. What a lovely person he is, I must say, I got several pictures from him packing up the bottle + a personal letter when I ordered it. Always excited to see new videos from him. :-)

[@skysurgeon]

this is my new favorite video in all the internet

[@SERVOPUNK]

I'd love to see more videos with Cliff Stoll. His explanations are so enthusiastic you can't help but smile watching him.

[@DrachenYT]

This video radiates powerful chaotic energy. Neither Cliff nor his excitement can be contained.

[@bernd8608]

I'm amazed by how excited he is about this topic.

[@RoelfvanderMerwe]

I love this guy so much. 10 year old kid inside the body of an old guy haha

[@K-A5]

I found this equally mysterious and relaxing. I giggled madly through the whole thing like a 5 year old. I so wish he was my grandpa! Theres something about topology that breaks my brain but relaxes my body, its like my brain cant explain what my intuition knows and finds joy in. Love this guy! More videos about topology withhim please!

[@omikronweapon]

If you haven't yet, do yourself a favor and buy one of his Klein bottles. he handles your order with the same spirit. I just ordered one today and his reply had me both laughing out loud (the actual kind, not the internet kind) and speechless with surprise and awe.

[@vtron9832]

Watching cliff struggle with the tentacles is really something.

[@galgrunfeld9954]

Workout routine with Cliff: 1. Cardio (blow lots of glass Klein bottles) 2. Stretch (tentacle fingers required) 3. Walk (around the house while in the middle of shooting a video)

[@magicbeaver321]

Did anyone mention the episode of Spongebob “Shanghaied” when Spongebob does this behind his back to scare someone?

[@HPD1171]

i remember that but the sound effects were different then cliff's but that could be a result of being underwater

[@wwtapsable]

so we have discovered spongebobs true secret

[@gus473]

You did, and we thank you! 👍😎✌️

[@Triantalex]

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[@jaden1205]

I LOVE THIS MAN, HES SO EXCITED TO TEACH PEOPLE THINGS

[@ganaraminukshuk0]

Most people: clicks the vid because of tentacles Numberphile regulars: clicks the vid because of Cliff Stoll Me: clicks the vid to see when this was uploaded and realizes it's new

[@zigonick]

That amount of passion cliff has for everything thing math... is amazing...

[@kasajizo8963]

I didn't know Doc Brown was on Numberphile

[@TheAlps36]

He's a super kind Rick

[@secularmonk5176]

@@TheAlps36 ... detoxified

[@nziom]

@@secularmonk5176 wholesome too

[@MaximusXavier]

I didn't realize that I needed another Cliff Stoll video but wow I needed it

[@Gastogh]

7:50 this right here is the kind of crazy I want to be when I grow up

[@mid1chosen]

i respect this guy for having so much passion for topology. I can imagine him seeing dreams about topology problems.topology is what makes us think spacially properly. If he was an architect he would have created a very remarkable world.

[@Jean-Berry]

Nobody: Cliff Stoll: *TENTACLES AKIMBO!!!* That's why we all love Cliff Stoll!

[@jtveg]

Fascinating. The professor had me in stitches watching him squirm, twist and struggle while demonstrating how the transformation is possible using the human body. Thanks for sharing. 😉👌🏼

[@ishangoel2194]

Yessssss!!! It's a Cliff Stoll videooooooooooo

[@WizardLizard-u2x]

The power of the mathematical community: Cliff turned the topological problem into a funny physical puzzle, and the students found out a solution with their new, different perspectives! These are some geniuses I'd strive to be.

[@toothpickprovider2614]

"You are a body suit for a spider" - _Vsauce, 2020._

[@rickseiden1]

I love the videos with Cliff! He's got so much energy! He gets such joy from math(s).

[@CalamityInAction]

Japan: *Heavy Breathing*

[@joshuasullivan16]

😂

[@elvis_mello]

I wish that this guy could live for a 1000 years He is soooo cool and inspires me so much, imagine what the next generations could learn from him

[@Varasalvi2]

Someone finally invented the fing-longer. Professor Farnsworth would be proud.

[@brianh870]

Excitement elevates when I see a new Numberphile with Cliff!

[@BlueLightningSky]

So he also just happens to have tentacles in his house?

[@macronencer]

Doesn't everyone?

[@WGSen]

It's a mathematician thing

[@naota3k]

It would be so much fun to spend a weekend at Cliff's house. Just ask him any simple question and watch as he scrambles around looking for super obscure props to explain a very specific phenomena or idea. So much enthusiasm; Cliff videos are always the best.

[@reaperforever8478]

I actually understood this , wow

[@Sköldpadda-77]

No better way to start off your day than with a Cliff Stoll video! Almost makes coffee superfluous.

[@LaGuerre19]

You had me at "Cliff Stoll."

[@TNTPablo]

That passion, that pure energy that Cliff put into this videos is unmatched. I hope he keeps doing this super interesting videos, making maths accesible for everyone!! Much love from Spain

[@ErC0411]

I'm a simple man. I see Cliff Stoll, I like.

[@StatswhatIlike]

honestly, I wish more people are as excited about there jobs as this guy is...

[@ZNZbane]

ah, that notification said "tentacles". i see now

[@Chalbah]

So glad to see Cliff! This man inspire joys and good mood. Great video again

[@Paronak]

I see Cliff Stoll in the video title. I see Tentacle in the video title. How can you not click on it?

[@heres_alex]

I love this man, listening him, his excitement, it makes me want learn more math, which is almost impossible!

[@Cr42yguy]

Mandatory comment about instantly clicking a Cliff video.

[@arghyashubhshiv3239]

I don't have any tentacles, so after watching this and the extra video, I tore my newspapers to make tentacles, and when I got into final position, I danced a little like a madlad...