I'm slightly surprised that Tom would sink time into something as practical(?) as an open math problem, but as someone who has seen things like square packings and thought "hey I could probably...
I'm slightly surprised that Tom would sink time into something as practical(?) as an open math problem, but as someone who has seen things like square packings and thought "hey I could probably write a crappy optimizer and improve some obscure case" I can attest to the black hole-like nature of problems like these.
Spoilers(? is there a plot to be spoiled here?)
Having independently learned about the Noperthedron before this video, once I realized this was about Rupert's property I was anticipating that Tom would reveal that he was somehow involved in the paper and even double-checked to see whether he was one of the authors. Nope, turns out the timing was because he was as surprised by this paper as I was.
I'm always blown away by the sheer creative genius he applies to the silliest applications in these videos (to my infinite entertainment). This one seems a little too almost-useful, but I think we...
I'm always blown away by the sheer creative genius he applies to the silliest applications in these videos (to my infinite entertainment). This one seems a little too almost-useful, but I think we can let it slide. /h
I'm slightly surprised that Tom would sink time into something as practical(?) as an open math problem, but as someone who has seen things like square packings and thought "hey I could probably write a crappy optimizer and improve some obscure case" I can attest to the black hole-like nature of problems like these.
Spoilers(? is there a plot to be spoiled here?)
Having independently learned about the Noperthedron before this video, once I realized this was about Rupert's property I was anticipating that Tom would reveal that he was somehow involved in the paper and even double-checked to see whether he was one of the authors. Nope, turns out the timing was because he was as surprised by this paper as I was.
I'm always blown away by the sheer creative genius he applies to the silliest applications in these videos (to my infinite entertainment). This one seems a little too almost-useful, but I think we can let it slide. /h
Tom7 is definitely of the highest quality youtubers there are. 10/10 video, highly recommend.
Yes, both for the technically impressive subject matter and the density of deadpan humor.