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Animation Easter Eggs in my (+Tom Scott's) videos.

Some animations in my videos are done by William Marler who is the same person who does animations for Tom Scott. I think Tom and I both met Will at the Royal Institution Christmas Lecture filming in 2019 (for which Will also did the title sequence).

Anyway, Will has put out a video showing where he has hidden all sorts of ridiculous jokes and references in our videos. Some of which we knew about. So this is not an exclusive video at all, but I thought you might like to see it and I'll ...

Banana eating a banana.

As promised. Thanks for your support.

https://youtu.be/W3Gime6N6xA

From the video “Can you solve the banana puzzle?”. https://youtu.be/HW6AzfpgpY8

Deleted scene: General Relativity Mishaps video

As you may have noticed my recent video was (juuust under) 40 minutes long. So first of all: thanks for your support so I could make such a beast of a video. It nearly killed myself, Alex (filming and editing) and Will (animations). We got there eventually!

The first rough-cut was actually much longer but I spent ages hacking it down to get it below 40 minutes. The last bit to go was this section which originally would have started at 15:16 in the video.

I was torn because I am al...

Bonus footage from Ellipse Perimeter video.

This starts with some bonus patreon footage I deliberately filmed. You can see it exactly flows off a shot from the main video (although I later had to extend the pause in the main video when I decided afterward to add a "total ellipse of the chart" there). This is me talking about why my approximations are so different for ellipses which are very close to being circles.

And then there is a deleted scene which was going to be in the main video but I decided to take it out at the last mi...

Landmark Numbers: early release and bonus footage

This is a two for one. ONE: The main video will be released publicly in about three hours from now. But I thought you might like an advanced look.

And if you do want to buy the book: I have a favour to ask. We are testing a new system where Maths Gear pushes pre-orders to Warehouse. We think it is all working but it would be great to give it a 'real-world soft test' so if you do fancy ordering Tim's new book, can you do it in the next three hours and let me know how it ...

Bonus footage from tan(prime) greater than prime

This is a video message from me and a deleted scene from my video "What is the biggest tangent of a prime?"

Original video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7eJb8n8zAw

Two more primes have been found which are bigger than the one mentioned in my video. Here is a great write-up from someone who has found both of them:
2020-08-24 17:57:25 +0000 UTC View Post

Coins Gone Wrong!

As you may have noticed, I just released a pair of videos with Grant Sanderson (of 3Blue1Brown fame) who is one of my favourite humans ever.

Watch the Stand-up Maths video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as7Gkm7Y7h4
Check out the meta-solution on 3Blue1Brown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTJI_WuZSwE

This...

How the anti-pyschic video was filmed!

As promised, here it is: the behind the scenes footage of the "Are Matt and James anti-psychic?" video. You can watch the original here: https://youtu.be/MrEECYAXRjs

As you can see, there was no cheating but we did have some help to stay in-phase.

And here is the full unedited footage of Matt and James if you want to compare it to the behind-the-scenes version. 2020-05-21 11:13:57 +0000 UTC View Post

Are Matt and James anti-psychic?

I've just made a video with James Grime. We're both in lock-down here in the UK so we decided to make a feature of having to collaborate remotely.

While making the video I had a go-pro just out of shot filming the whole set-up. In 48 hours I will release that footage for my Patreon supporters only.

So you have two days to work out how we made the video. The behind-the-scenes footage will contain major spoilers.

How I filmed+edited my face-down-cards video

Hi folks!

I saw a lot of people were trying to work out how I filmed my latest two-Matts video, and most people got it right. But I thought it might be fun to see the exact details of my edit.

Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCMVUROty0g

I have taken all of the video layers in my edit file and split them out in a perspective view so you can see what was appearing on top of what...

the extended Apple Calendar scrollapulooza

My new video is all about a mystery bug in the Apple Calendar which means the years and months start to break from 1849 and earlier. You can watch the whole main video at this URL (still uploading at the time of this post; will be processed and available soon!) https://youtu.be/ER1a6jgW1Gs

This patreon video is the extended scrolling sequence which picks up exactly where the main video ends. Enjoy!

PS Thank you s...

Work-from-home office tour!

Thank you so much for your support during this trying time. As you may have guessed all of my live performance work (and indeed work with schools) has been cancelled. So I'm pretty-much relying on on youtube as my only financial support!

That said: I totally understand that many people have it much worse than me. If you are feeling the financial squeeze I do not mind at all if you need to downgrade your support of Stand-up Maths, or pause it, until you get back on your feet. 

Pi Day 2020 bonus footage!

Behold, all of the working out from the end of our day in Newton's house. At least: all that we filmed. I thought it would be fun to just upload everything from Alex's camera (we only had a single hand-held camera in operation) so you can see me copy the terms onto the flip-chart as the team try to get as many done as possible before we get kicked out.

You can also follow along the final adding up in excruciating detail. It starts at 09:57. Enjoy!

Main Pi Day video here: 2020-03-19 14:12:29 +0000 UTC View Post

Palindrome filming: behind the scenes

I had a lot of interest in how I made the video about the 02/02/2020 palindrome day. And yes, the Matt on the left of frame is flipped. I filmed it twice on the same side of the sofa.

The truth is: I only had one morning to film it and that included going to pick up the paper, markers, clipboard etc from the shops. I was in Seattle to do a show at 2pm and needed to leave the hotel by 1pm to get there in time to set up. So, leaving enough time to edit and upload, I really only had time f...

Matt shows in the USA

Just to let you know that I am doing a talk in NYC on Saturday 25 January! Sorry: it is only for people 21 and over (venue license).
https://www.caveat.nyc/event/matt-parkers-humble-pi-when-math-goes-wrong-1-25-2020

I will also be at Seattle Town Hall on Saturday 1 February, and it is free for people 22 and under. Go figure.
2020-01-17 23:25:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Graph (network) animation help?

I’m thinking of doing a video about double-landlocked counties in the UK (and states in the USA) and want to use a bit of graph theory.

I think some networks showing how the counties/states all link, and then animating the networks into a more insightful arrangement would look nice and make a good intro to graph theory.

But that would take a while for me to animate. Anyone already fluent in graph plotting software want to help with making some pretty graph animations? Either com...

Two mathematicians walk into a bar…

I’m in a pub with Katie Steckles, about to order infinitely many drinks.

We’re taking requests. If anyone has a favourite infinite series: let us know now!

Advanced bonus video!

My next video will be about trying to find a knot in the London Underground. Featuring: Sabetta, Henry, Vicki and Geoff.

https://youtu.be/Qp2LDpJo-Ng

This is an advanced release of the bonus video where we talk some maths and discuss the ‘rules’ for finding knots. Try to find your own!

Soon I will release the main video and make this bonus one public. Until then: please don’t leak what video is coming...

Behind the scenes: Arranging the lily pads

UPDATE: Fixed so the video is no longer private!

My new video about The Frog Problem is out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLTyX4zL2Fc

While Timandra and I were setting up to film the Frog Problem, fellow house-mate Rhys (the 'Morgan' of 'Morgan and West' fame) filmed us discussing the lily pad arrangement.

Behold the behind-the-scenes wonder, and unnecessary thought, that goes into a youtu...

Bonus video: Why do helicopters have string on the windscreen?

I asked Polina why all helicopters have a piece of string attached to the outside of the windscreen. She explained why and then gave me a run through all the other instruments.

This is the bonus video from my main-channel video "Can we film a stroboscopic helicopter?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SgG99QKLFE

Advanced view: stroboscopic helicopter

My helicopter video is finally out! Thanks for your support.

It took ages to edit and get sorted after we filmed this late last year. Captain Disillusion and I also realised we were working on very similar videos. So we've made this a micro-colab and both briefly appear in the other video. If you support Captain D on patreon you may have already seen their video.

Both videos should go live some time today.

Discount code for Curvahedra

It happened! I was able to get my next video out today. I actually filmed this last November when I was in the USA but have only just managed to get it finished and uploaded.

Part of why I could finally get it done was that I use spare Patreon support to get editing help. So this video is out now thanks to you!

As a sign of our thanks, Edmund has made the discount code PARKAHEDRA to give you 25% off.
https://curvahedra...

Deleted scene: möbius loop cogs

Hello! I'm back from a trip to Argentina and I have a glut of videos waiting to go out. First up was the "Are odd-numbered möbius-loop cogs possible?" video which I uploaded a few days ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWQwrU1qUrc

I removed a chunk from the final edit because the scene was making the video too long and was a bit too much of a tangent from the main theme of 'odd cogs'. So I deci...

Advanced preview: Recursive PowerPoint Presentations [Gone Fractal!]

Here’s a sneak preview of my new video with Steve Mould. Let me know if you spot any major mistakes.

It will go live 3.5 hours after this post has gone up (at 14:00 in the UK, 9:00 East coast USA). Please do not share it before then.

Filming in Manchester

I’ve spent two days (well, 23 hours total, including sleeping) filming videos in Manchester.

We visited the illusion corridor which went viral a year or so ago. I’m just that on top of the trends (from late 2017).

If anyone can guess who else I was filming with this morning: I’ll release some spoiler footage early. I doubt anyone will get it correct as they’re super obscure.

CLARIFICATION: The person in this corridor photo from yesterday is my camera person Trent. I�...

The Similarities of Two Squares

I filmed a quick chat with James when we were walking between two locations on the Difference of Two Squares filming day. We talk about walking places together and that one time we lived together.

Testing the TomTom too.

Ok, so I turned it on. And as expected it's deeply underwhelming. But you learn where I used to live in London!

Thanks for all your support. I took Lucie out to dinner to thank her for sacrificing part of our holiday so I could film a video. But which I mean: WE took Lucie out for dinner. She said thanks!

Original video here:
https://youtu.be/iyz7dSnZItw

This is all your fault: helicopter edition.

I just spent a day filming a maths video with a helicopter. A friend’s wife has her pilot’s licence and offered to take me for a fly if I needed a helicopter to make a video. I found a video idea to justify the flight!

Thanks to your support we could cover all the airport, fuel and film-crew costs to make (what I hope will be) an amazing video. The edit will take a while but I’m so excited and appreciative after a great day of filming I just wanted to thank you all now for making it poss...

Bonus footage from my interview at Monzo

My new video about how Monzo detect and stop bank fraud is out:
https://youtu.be/Kpl3BGYtY7g

But I had more footage of me chatting to Daniel than I could fit in! So here is the rest of the interview with me talking about his work and how he got into it.
https://youtu.be/YQAMLuQHlWY

Feel free to share this link with any teachers who might find thi...

DVD recording: free tickets

We’re recording the DVD of “You Can’t Polish a Nerd” in London on the 27 and 28 June. I can give two free tickets to either recording to any of my Patreon supporters!

http://festivalofthespokennerd.com/show/ycpan-dvd-record/

Just email matt@standupmaths.com from the email address you use on Patreon.

Will be great to see loads of your smiling faces there, and forever comm...