A charming video story on a Möbius strip, by Vi Hart (via Michael Nielsen).
Besides the undeniable cleverness, there is some deeper metaphorical message here. Take it for what you will.
A charming video story on a Möbius strip, by Vi Hart (via Michael Nielsen).
Besides the undeniable cleverness, there is some deeper metaphorical message here. Take it for what you will.
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12 responses to “Wind and Mr. Ug”
A wit comparable to none other than Lewis Carroll. Humorous and deep. Brilliant!
Brilliant!
Absolutely charming. I love this.
Lol awesome.
Vi Hart is my very favorite mathematician. She might just be the 21st century’s Martin Gardner.
[…] La vida en una tira de Möbius enero 23, 2011 Posted by Enrique in Divulgación de las Ciencias, Matemática. Tags: Tira de Möbius trackback La tierna y astuta historia de Wind y Mr. Ug quienes vivían en una tira de Möbius (vía Cosmic Variance). […]
Awesome, simple and intricate at the same time.
Brilliantly done!
It’s been a long time since I folded paper and started cutting it 🙂
delightful indeed!… Vi has been getting a lot of play lately in math circles… if you missed it, even the NY TIMES did a piece on her recently:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/science/18prof.html?_r=3
[she describes herself at her own site here: http://vihart.com/vi/ ]
she calls herself a “recreational mathemusician” (she was a college music major who NEVER took a math course!), and while no one can fully replace Martin Gardner, she’s certainly stepped into some of the gap he left.
I’d urge Ms Wind to moderate her hopes of a future with Mr Ug. His orientation is rather questionable.
Very nice. This mathemusician (I think that is spelled right.) has me doodling all the time. I have been looking at integral signs (not just single ones) for years and never thought they looked like rope.
Martin Gardner never took a college math course either.
He’d have greatly enjoyed her work, I’m sure.