Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Rhombic Dodecahedron with Matt Parker!

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  • Опубліковано 9 чер 2020
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    In this special One Day Build filmed earlier this year, mathematician Matt Parker visits the cave to build a rhombic dodecahedron with Adam! Be prepared for lots of fun geometry discussion as Adam and Matt try to make abstract math concepts tangible with a physical build. They also take this construction a few steps further by lining the inside of the polyhedron with mirrors and LED strips for an infinty mirrored effect!
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  • @quixxnaaar
    @quixxnaaar 4 роки тому +3462

    Matt: *Nerding out about shapes.*
    Adam: *Nerding out about tapes*

    • @skfok8472
      @skfok8472 4 роки тому +8

      It rhymes lmao

    • @skfok8472
      @skfok8472 4 роки тому +17

      Btw I have a good one,
      lmao yeet
      I peeled both of my toenails off of my feet.

    • @RMJ1984
      @RMJ1984 4 роки тому +16

      Jamie standing somewhere, keep it simple, keep it simple. But no, Adam and Matt gotta overcomplicate stuff!.
      I always loved Jamie's ability to above else keep project simple, almost to a fault.

    • @taurnguard
      @taurnguard 4 роки тому +15

      They have no windows, so they can't nerd out about drapes. They have no refrigerator, so they can't nerd out about grapes.

    • @Mihoshika
      @Mihoshika 4 роки тому +18

      @@skfok8472 ... Do you only have two toenails?

  • @avigetsbored
    @avigetsbored 3 роки тому +2905

    when the two smartest kids in class get paired for the lab... lol

    • @vorxzy7782
      @vorxzy7782 3 роки тому +26

      That is perfect

    • @erickreyes8339
      @erickreyes8339 3 роки тому +10

      Lol well said ..

    • @benjiray1995
      @benjiray1995 3 роки тому +5

      I was coming to say something very similar to this

    • @TheMcm1998
      @TheMcm1998 3 роки тому +46

      lol this is them after they finish 30 minutes early and have nothing else to do

    • @knifeyonline
      @knifeyonline 3 роки тому +13

      @@TheMcm1998 I was thinking 2 weeks early on a 4 week project but yeah 😆

  • @laurensplompen
    @laurensplompen 6 місяців тому +65

    it's rrrrrrrreally interesting to see them work out the LED mapping. Not specifically for the outcome, but for the group dynamic and communication. Adam being brutally honest that he has stopped listening (well, his "brain has stopped taking on new information"), Matt trying to think it through on the fly under pressure (Adam started stimming by tapping his foot but caught himself), Adam identifying their difference in approach (satisfyer vs maximizer) and calling out their time shortage, Matt knowing when he has to resort to ripping fresh pieces of tape instead of trying to help with the complicated building, etc. You can see that these folks have worked in groups, know what to do and say to keep things moving without causing grievance, know their own strengths and weaknesses and play to them.

    • @tekvax01
      @tekvax01 2 місяці тому +2

      Hear Hear! this is quite possibly my favourite collaboration ever!

    • @eugenefullstack7613
      @eugenefullstack7613 29 днів тому +1

      This is very well put, I thought the same thing watching, they are both amazingly adept at not getting hung up on the wrong things with one another.

  • @thedripdrop9826
    @thedripdrop9826 2 роки тому +319

    "I'm psyched that there are ways to do this wrong"
    I need this on a shirt.
    What an epic statement

  • @JohnnyJackPompolla
    @JohnnyJackPompolla 3 роки тому +1107

    "This adds a lot of space to a room" that sentence made the 50 minutes worth the watch.

    • @coryman125
      @coryman125 2 роки тому +35

      Knowing Matt, I wouldn't even be surprised if he thought of that punchline beforehand and it's what made him decide on this particular build

    • @billhemphill2139
      @billhemphill2139 2 роки тому +24

      "It's bigger on the inside."

    • @unvergebeneid
      @unvergebeneid 2 роки тому +3

      That throwaway line was so perfect 👌 😄

    • @samiirai
      @samiirai 2 роки тому +6

      I read this comment and was like wtf? this was a five minute build??? check timestamp, well ok.
      Apparently my adhd brain skipped all the boring parts and I didn't even notice

    • @markamanic
      @markamanic 2 роки тому +4

      Came for the infinity box, stayed for the math puns.

  • @andrewchapman2039
    @andrewchapman2039 4 роки тому +3697

    Unexpected chemistry between Adam and Matt, they need to do more!

    • @89ludeawakening1
      @89ludeawakening1 4 роки тому +237

      I think it should be expected if you know both of them. And them also both being builders, math and science nerds.

    • @joediaz5330
      @joediaz5330 4 роки тому +36

      Seemed like they were kinda pissed haha

    • @dreammfyre
      @dreammfyre 4 роки тому +30

      Andrew Chapman I’m shipping them

    • @dylanrice4126
      @dylanrice4126 4 роки тому +44

      Seriously! I don't know if tested is at all familiar with 3 blue 1 brown but he would make another great applied maths / making collaboration.

    • @Zveebo
      @Zveebo 4 роки тому +61

      @@joediaz5330 Lol, given the different meaning that word has in the UK / Australia, your comment made me laugh 😂🍺

  • @VezWay007
    @VezWay007 2 роки тому +105

    42:59
    Matt: "Let's not move these again."
    Adam: *proceeds to spin the thing multiple times*

    • @larrybud
      @larrybud 7 місяців тому +2

      Demonstrates why he and Jamie would butt heads!

  • @CHUCKLZLORD
    @CHUCKLZLORD 2 місяці тому +12

    I recently got a fidget toy called a Shashibo that demonstrates perfectly that the rhombic dodecahedron is the inversion of a cube. It's a cube made up of twelve half-rhombic pyramids (Rhombic pyramid cut in half lengthwise along the rhombic face) and then attached to each other by stickers (across the faces) and magnets. The result is a cube that can fold into a bunch of shapes, but one of them is the Rhombic dodecahedron. I... might have had a info-dumping session with my spouse when I realized that. She now knows I have a favorite polyhedron. Ya know, nerd stuff.

  • @MADharvey95
    @MADharvey95 4 роки тому +395

    "How many engineers does it take to change a lightbulb?" "Three and a lot of backtracking."

    • @BuckyOhYeah
      @BuckyOhYeah 4 роки тому +6

      I genuinely thought that was a well known joke (may still be), and spent a few moments trying to understand the punchline, however, after googling, it doesn't seem to be. I understand it now, and feel like an idiot... perhaps using the word 'wire' rather than 'change' might have saved my stupidity, but that's purely semantics... did make me chuckle when I finally realised :)

  • @synthesizer8026
    @synthesizer8026 4 роки тому +508

    I like that, "It adds a lot of space to a room", infinite space.

  • @inexister7371
    @inexister7371 2 роки тому +99

    This is what happens when you combine a theoretical genius with a practical genius. They're both so excited it's infectious!

  • @GTaichou
    @GTaichou 3 роки тому +357

    Tfw you realize you played with the toys Adam made in a museum as part of a school field trip and you have proudly remembered your stellated rhombicosidodecahedron ever since.

    • @JaxMerrick
      @JaxMerrick 2 роки тому +25

      I remember back in elementary school, my class made regular polyhedra Christmas tree ornaments. Little did we know, when we were told to make two of them, one was going to a Christmas tree at the art museum nearby just prior to our field trip to that museum. I was so excited to see my blue cube sitting on the "Gee, I'm a tree" exhibit in the lobby.

    • @3p1cand3rs0n
      @3p1cand3rs0n Рік тому +2

      My elementary school took us on a field trip to a pig farm! 😎
      ....😳
      ....🤨

  • @tardaboveall491a
    @tardaboveall491a 3 роки тому +1001

    I was not expecting to hear them discuss the geopolitical situation of north-eastern Spain before the 3 minute mark. When it comes to dodecahedrons you'll usually need to wait for about 10 minutes. These men know their stuff.

    • @anthonvanderneut
      @anthonvanderneut 2 роки тому +22

      And that even though Eugène Catalan, after which these are called Catalan solids, was a Belgian.

    • @joseluissanchezruiz3235
      @joseluissanchezruiz3235 2 роки тому +1

      Ñ

    • @d4sknu7
      @d4sknu7 2 роки тому +7

      No one expects the spanish inquisition.

  • @smurph1994
    @smurph1994 3 роки тому +624

    Matt: "we can no longer reorient either of these"
    Adam: *instantly reorients one*

  • @billwilson7823
    @billwilson7823 2 роки тому +185

    “ infinitely many of them aren’t working” could we call this “the Parker infinity “
    You are classic man! Love you both!

    • @connormcadams6387
      @connormcadams6387 Рік тому +9

      at the end he mentions "it adds a lot of space to the room". you could argue it adds infinite space haha.

    • @gasser5001
      @gasser5001 Рік тому +2

      I laughed out loud when he said that, mainly because of HOW he said it. These guys are great.

    • @angelightartstudio8986
      @angelightartstudio8986 Рік тому +1

      Best statement in this episode had me LOLing!

  • @tekvax01
    @tekvax01 2 місяці тому +6

    I have to say, this is quite possibly my favourite of all tested videos and collaborations ever! Matt and Adam have such great chemistry working together. This was a complete and utter joy to watch!

  • @QuantumElectricians
    @QuantumElectricians 4 роки тому +450

    "It adds a lot of space to a room!" Haha - It's bigger on the inside.

    • @edwardhugus2772
      @edwardhugus2772 4 роки тому +12

      So then they actually built a TARDIS from Dr Who?

    • @TheTechAdmin
      @TheTechAdmin 4 роки тому +1

      Haha. Parker's the best!

    • @krissa9664
      @krissa9664 4 роки тому +1

      So the doctors real name is parker

    • @mementomori7160
      @mementomori7160 4 роки тому +3

      It's smaller on the outside!

  • @BarelyNoticeable
    @BarelyNoticeable 3 роки тому +44

    27:51 When you’re working on a group project/puzzle and one person has some part perfectly thought out which allows the project to move forward but no one else understands what happens at that part 😂🤣

  • @halkael2317
    @halkael2317 2 роки тому +37

    Only Adam Savage can make a video entertaining enough to watch three men troubleshoot a physical math equation 😎👍
    That was a cool build!

  • @General_Nothing
    @General_Nothing 4 роки тому +424

    “As long as we don’t reorient this...”
    *Adam immediately reorients it.*

  • @ThommyDude
    @ThommyDude 4 роки тому +279

    "It adds a lot of space to a room" made me smirk like a dork. This is amazing, I love it!

    • @daveedee3626
      @daveedee3626 4 роки тому +6

      I noticed this comment just seconds after I started smirking at that line.

    • @efanchen2440
      @efanchen2440 4 роки тому +5

      also infinite many of the stripes are off. But on the other side - 3 times as many are on^^

    • @scaddc
      @scaddc 4 роки тому +1

      Does that mean the room would be bigger on the inside then?

  • @DirtyyJerz
    @DirtyyJerz 2 місяці тому +2

    "it adds a lot of space to a room" feels like something matt thought of months ago when they were planning this and has been waiting to drop it this whole time

  • @Zenedoboz
    @Zenedoboz 2 роки тому +9

    43:20 When they start to trace the steps where the LED strip should go - the tango music was a touch of genius. Someone give a cookie to the editor!

  • @deox4225
    @deox4225 4 роки тому +421

    I love the fact that Adam knows what a "Parker-something" means

    • @standupmaths
      @standupmaths 4 роки тому +151

      There is no escape.

    • @jjbankert
      @jjbankert 4 роки тому +15

      @@monoamin_ The full term is Parker Square, see also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Parker#Recreational_mathematics_contributions

    • @1.21gigamatts9
      @1.21gigamatts9 4 роки тому +3

      When did he say it?

    • @darrenhemingway7121
      @darrenhemingway7121 4 роки тому +28

      There's an Adam savage listed as a patron for numberphile... Maybe that's the connection.

    • @deox4225
      @deox4225 4 роки тому

      @@1.21gigamatts9 10:50

  • @hillmath9059
    @hillmath9059 3 роки тому +949

    So funny that at 8 minute they talk about 'how a math teacher would use this' - im sitting here (a math teacher) going, how can I have students play with this in my Geometry class...

    • @perpetualnomad4304
      @perpetualnomad4304 3 роки тому +67

      Thank you for going the extra mile to get your students more interested in math, Teachers are an investment in society and it's a damn shame you folks aren't paid what you're actually worth.

    • @alexgagnon9414
      @alexgagnon9414 3 роки тому +26

      I'm going to go against popular opinion here, but I feel that teachers who do not give students real life examples to relate the information to, are not worth paying as much as teachers who help the students discover the relevancy of the information through experimentation and self discovery. Not all teachers should be paid well. HillMath90, please do as you are thinking. My math teachers (private schools) has masters and doctorate degrees in math. They were not able to help me truly understand the subject. I ended up having the self educate using real world examples on my own time, outside of school, in order to understand math.

    • @AstrumG2V
      @AstrumG2V 3 роки тому +15

      @@alexgagnon9414 Just because that's not how your learning process works, does not mean they're not worth paying less attention to for the general public.

    • @jamester000
      @jamester000 3 роки тому +4

      @alex Gagnon I bet you are against the popular opinions quite often amirite

    • @SepiaSepiaKR
      @SepiaSepiaKR 3 роки тому +12

      Please do that. You're sure to spark someone's passion if you let yours shine through your work. Also, if I recall correctly, Professor Matt Parker has a store with all kinds of interesting things. Mathematical puzzles, games, weirdly shaped(or numbered!)dice and even some excentric paperweights, literally and figuratively. I'm not sponsored, but I'd recommend you check it out if you havent done so already. There's probably at least a couple of things you could use in class, per subject, up for sale on the site. Cheers and utmost respect, Sir! :D

  • @lazyfoxplays8503
    @lazyfoxplays8503 3 роки тому +26

    When they turn the light on, it genuinely looks like there‘a a whole other place inside of it! It works so well!!

  • @countrycraftscustomwoodworking
    @countrycraftscustomwoodworking 2 роки тому +10

    I run my own wood working business and I have used a dodecahedron shape before to make a hanging light. Each face had scroll sawn Celtic knot elements on them. It was hollow to allow for a light to go inside. You guys have opened my mind to the possibility to utilize other solids (including this one) in the creation of even more varied light boxes. Love my man Mr. Adam Savage, always an inspiration.

  • @WGSen
    @WGSen 3 роки тому +653

    They both looked so awkward at the beginning like "oh my god it's really him!" but their personalities collided in the best way, this was an awesome episode from two of my favorite mathematically-inclined UA-camrs :D

    • @Jellylamps
      @Jellylamps 3 роки тому +25

      They were definitely both star struck

  • @MrHeroicDemon
    @MrHeroicDemon 4 роки тому +646

    "Branching?"
    "Infinite amount aren't working"
    I died.
    This one day build is my favorite by far. I hope to see other people from Perodictable to Deepsky , I think they all have some build idea that'll be great. Sixty symbols! dang.

  • @devandestudios128
    @devandestudios128 2 роки тому +7

    I have hated maths for so very long because I found the numbers difficult to imagine, but Matt just gave me the key to better understanding and being able to visualise those numbers in "finding and exploding patterns." Thank you so very much for that. Mind Blown!

    • @tristanridley1601
      @tristanridley1601 10 місяців тому

      So you know it's "exploiting" the patterns. You find a pattern, then you use it. :)

  • @henshini
    @henshini 3 роки тому +16

    Watching these guys geek out about shapes reminds me of how I felt when I solved a shape problem at work. Basically, I needed a shape for which the smallest box that could enclose it didn’t share a face with the mystery shape. When my coworker and I figured that it was a tetrahedron it was so satisfying. We immediately mocked it up by folding post it notes.

  • @SmartLifeEnthusiast
    @SmartLifeEnthusiast 4 роки тому +318

    I've lost count of words I've never heard prior to this episode.

    • @Zaprixa
      @Zaprixa 3 роки тому +3

      Felt so dumb dude

    • @elisscaliving4776
      @elisscaliving4776 3 роки тому +7

      @I OFFER YOU THIS you should have watched the whole thing lol

  • @jaksilver3656
    @jaksilver3656 4 роки тому +369

    "as long as we don't reorient that one, and don't reorient this one, we should be ok!" *moves them both*

  • @drahunter213
    @drahunter213 8 місяців тому +2

    29:42
    When 1 question just flips the table lol
    That one thing just really changed the whole thing from what it was to is lol

  • @fb341
    @fb341 Рік тому +20

    This was an “infinitely” satisfying build and collaboration!! Definitely one of my favorite videos on this channel. Thanks Adam and Matt!

  • @jedidiahwest4619
    @jedidiahwest4619 3 роки тому +434

    When you find that one friend at a party that actually understands you😂 and everyone else is confused

    • @russelpattison4020
      @russelpattison4020 2 роки тому

      @UCsiO9As8FM17QyplKoLmxvw alright I'm normally fine with other peoples beliefs and all but don't do th ius shit in an old comment section makes you seem like a bible bashing dumb ass

    • @SavageGerbil
      @SavageGerbil 2 роки тому +11

      "Everyone else is confused" is the working title of my autobiography

    • @Mad_AL
      @Mad_AL 2 роки тому +1

      ikr! I throw my rubbish on the floor too!

  • @paaraad3124
    @paaraad3124 4 роки тому +107

    Both stand there looking at the finished build
    Matt: -"In theory, this should look incredible."

  • @coal.sparks
    @coal.sparks 2 роки тому +5

    The best part of this is watching them struggle the same way I do while trying to visualize all this. I love that it's not simply explaining "this is how it works" it shows the struggle to get there too.

  • @bastienfelix4605
    @bastienfelix4605 8 місяців тому +1

    I love that solid! Not only is there a cube hidden in it that can be revealed if you draw line on the shorter face diagonals, as they showed in the video, but if you draw lines on the longer face diagonals, you get an octahedron!

  • @pauldavison7858
    @pauldavison7858 4 роки тому +36

    PURE JOY!!! Proving once again: "Do we stop playing because we grow old, or do we grow old because we stop playing?"

    • @itiswhatisis8174
      @itiswhatisis8174 3 роки тому +1

      There's also the crucial time aspect when you're an adult. This video makes money and if it didnt it wouldnt have happened. Unless of course they meet on a weekend. But if you have a family... Worked hard entire week.... Its obviously possible, just difficult in actual real life.

  • @ricky-leedobbie2128
    @ricky-leedobbie2128 3 роки тому +102

    “We can no longer reorient these”
    *immediately starts reorienting both of them* 😂

  • @scottamusprime2510
    @scottamusprime2510 Рік тому +1

    Love to see Adam so giddy and blown away by anything, ever.

  • @TheTechAdmin
    @TheTechAdmin Рік тому +2

    11:02 It makes me happy that Parker had to think about it for a moment.

  • @santiagoardilesgonzalez6451
    @santiagoardilesgonzalez6451 3 роки тому +66

    I love the way how Matt's systematic ways are thown away by Addams Chaotic personality

  • @ianmoore5502
    @ianmoore5502 3 роки тому +408

    Matt wanting to continue to experiment so zealously but Adam having to ground him to get the project done was so wholesome. Such a wonderful interaction between you two.

    • @mathiasmilne
      @mathiasmilne 2 роки тому +5

      @Ian Moore the Logistician wrangling in the architect or vice versa or both infinitely overlapping due to transposition

    • @cameltube-vk7el
      @cameltube-vk7el 2 роки тому

      @@mathiasmilne that was very very sloppy AAR & we will sit hear all night until you get it right !! If you try use the word wholesome for Adam thats your TaP ouT......just close your eyes !! lmao /;*)

    • @cameltube-vk7el
      @cameltube-vk7el 2 роки тому

      Ha Ha ga-a-aa...wait WHaT ?? w h a t !?! W H O L E S O M E lol ?? oK Ok shake it off man maybe just a typo calling Adam Savage wholesome he he dam man.... HERE ↓ ↓
      ▬ DEF: Wholesome: [adjective] promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit !!
      ...there are a few other definitions but thats the GIST of it
      → Would say Adam was aware, time aware & history as in prof. resume i.e. been here done it few times
      MATT was just exhausting the POTENTIALITYS like he said ya !
      HOW do you see wholesome working SO WHAT are you doing testing out your thesaurus capability ??

    • @mathiasmilne
      @mathiasmilne 2 роки тому +2

      @@cameltube-vk7el I could have said it better. Thanks for your input

    • @cameltube-vk7el
      @cameltube-vk7el 2 роки тому

      @@mathiasmilne he he, the W word just flag'd me hard lol. I am not with the grammar police, but words matter & I am a black-ops word agent..........guy /;^) Soooo ... W O R D !! lol
      Peace Out

  • @jessicalee333
    @jessicalee333 2 роки тому +16

    It would be interesting to see a box like this with an additional set of lights (maybe a different color) outlining that "phantom cube" inside.

  • @Trench777
    @Trench777 3 роки тому +6

    That was awesome. Been watching both these guys for years & it's just a blast to see them collaborate on something like this.

  • @AlanTheBeast100
    @AlanTheBeast100 3 роки тому +143

    "If one isn't working then infinitely many aren't working..."
    I watched this preparing to be monumentally disappointed. When it turned on ... great!

  • @leonius3738
    @leonius3738 3 роки тому +149

    The smile on Matt's face when Adam called him a friend is so wholesome.

    • @Onyxthefem
      @Onyxthefem 3 роки тому +8

      Just that makes it look like he hasn’t had many friends growing up

    • @MayimHastings
      @MayimHastings 3 роки тому +8

      IKR! I sure hope they are now nerd-besties... nerdsties...? Besterds...? Anyway, it’s not hard to spot someone who grew up alone, outcast from the “normal kids”. It’s a vulnerability that never fully heals. What stands out the most is the fact that they are eager to comfort and support others, though. Empathetic souls.

  • @toddler_dragons
    @toddler_dragons 2 місяці тому +1

    Havent seen this in a while, and now rewatching it, I can appreciate the use of music (tango?) when they are wiring the inside of the mirrored shape. Nice job.

  • @davekash1
    @davekash1 2 роки тому +3

    For anyone that enjoyed this I would recommend checking out Matt Parker's video on four-dimensional math from the Royal Institute. Cut shapes in half for almost an hour and blew my mind the whole time.

  • @cyrilalexander7861
    @cyrilalexander7861 4 роки тому +802

    adam: "is there a solid where all the faces are the same but one"
    pyramids: "am I a joke to you"

    • @yoancarlove7383
      @yoancarlove7383 4 роки тому +11

      @@Daiceto Works the same with pyramids...

    • @Beateau
      @Beateau 4 роки тому +23

      @@Daiceto Actually he specifically didn't mean a tetrahedron since all the faces on that are the same.

    • @tylerhansen1892
      @tylerhansen1892 4 роки тому

      I would assume so as he suggests a hexagonal base pyramid not the typical square based one.

    • @hazerod833
      @hazerod833 4 роки тому +2

      C Lopez Why not?

    • @AlanTenore
      @AlanTenore 4 роки тому +3

      @@hazerod833 To be a true "geometric solid", all sides must be equilateral. In this case, all but one side. If you cut an equilateral hexagon into 6 pieces, you'll get 6 equilateral triangles, all laying flat. There is no way to make them into a pyramid. Now, take one out and you can make a pyramid with a pentagon base, but you'll never get a pyramid from 6 equilateral triangles.

  • @thomasjones5030
    @thomasjones5030 4 роки тому +233

    i'm an electrician who installs LED tape regularly. i was literally screaming at the screen while they were talking about running jumpers! you can feed +&- to the LED tape from any point. including where they intersect

    • @Cyberia398
      @Cyberia398 3 роки тому +66

      Now give us your wiring diagram for the dodecahedron ...

    • @ricky-leedobbie2128
      @ricky-leedobbie2128 3 роки тому +11

      I was really hoping they went down that path. But oh well. Maybe in the future ☺️

    • @garrett798
      @garrett798 3 роки тому +33

      While not screaming, I was groaning inwardly at how simple this way overthought problem would be and amazed why they did not see it. Oh well if math is what mathematicians enjoy doing, electricity is what electchickens enjoy doing; obviously non overlapping fields of study. (yes I can spell electrician, if you don't understand the intentional misspelling your missing out on a great channel)

    • @TheMNWolf
      @TheMNWolf 3 роки тому +5

      It depends if it's a 5v strip, which you can cut/splice anywhere or a 12v+ strip where you can only cut/splice every n LEDs.

    • @retrohipster994
      @retrohipster994 3 роки тому +2

      Ah, to be specific, it only matters if the strip is wired in parallel or in series parallel. These strips are parallel strips and would be fine to wire up from any point where there is a plus or minus.

  • @eugenefullstack7613
    @eugenefullstack7613 29 днів тому +1

    'infinitely many of them aren't working' I lost it hahahaha

  • @goheen1701
    @goheen1701 Місяць тому

    Easily one of the COOLEST things I've ever seen & MUCH easier to make than I could've guessed! Thank you, Adam & Matt!

  • @marklarson8413
    @marklarson8413 4 роки тому +239

    It's two of my favorite people together geeking out over math. Best video ever.

    • @standupmaths
      @standupmaths 4 роки тому +28

      It was one of the most-fun-to-film videos I've ever made.

    • @Matio25091
      @Matio25091 4 роки тому +2

      I'm a simple man, I see Matt and Adam, I click

  • @nolansprojects2840
    @nolansprojects2840 3 роки тому +240

    I love how Adam can literally connect to nearly everyone's passions and talk with them with the same amount of passion! It's a great feeling when you can get super technical on a subject and talk about your passions with others!

    • @tom-607
      @tom-607 3 роки тому +7

      You're right. He gets on well with and meets some pretty awesome people! Meeting someone you connect with and can talk to on the same level, is very refreshing.

    • @forrestozbolt1107
      @forrestozbolt1107 3 роки тому +3

      I mean he’s a genius as far as I can tell.

    • @harrietramos8691
      @harrietramos8691 3 роки тому +3

      i'm an electrician who installs LED tape regularly. i was literally screaming at the screen while they were talking about running jumpers! you can feed +&- to the LED tape from any point. including where they intersect

    • @titusdaniel
      @titusdaniel 3 роки тому +1

      @@harrietramos8691 this is the exact same comment above

    • @iainburgess8577
      @iainburgess8577 2 роки тому

      Yes, he's great at it, part natural, part his time on MythBusters, part experience as the sales rep for his special effects work thru the years.

  • @notmyname327
    @notmyname327 3 роки тому +3

    I love Matt's sense of humor, this collab worked great. Also, when you lit the finished build, amazing

  • @TaliaOutwrong
    @TaliaOutwrong Рік тому +1

    Did anyone notice this was used as a concept for a prop in Glass Onion!? It was in Miles' office, very cool, I bet the prop dept got this idea here!

  • @majuss06
    @majuss06 4 роки тому +132

    When geniuses meet… This is absolutely one of the best One Day Builds ever.

    • @armin.hierstetter
      @armin.hierstetter 3 роки тому +3

      That's what I thought, too! And that thing looks amazing. Surely there must be more math waiting to be built …

    • @TH-pf7xe
      @TH-pf7xe 3 роки тому +1

      Exactly what I was about to comment!
      I couldn’t stop smiling watching this lol

  • @dragonwithamonocle
    @dragonwithamonocle 4 роки тому +209

    Adam Savage: "We're using math to build shapes!"
    Fjord in my head: "Anybody wanna take a hit off the dodecahedron?"

    • @Aleph-Noll
      @Aleph-Noll 4 роки тому +10

      eeeeeeeldritch blast

    • @mbyard356
      @mbyard356 4 роки тому +7

      I was thinking the same thing, at the end. I’m now curious if either Adam or Matt are Critters.

    • @mariesadd6663
      @mariesadd6663 4 роки тому +15

      Everyone who understands your comment gets a mote of possibility

    • @MrJoBilly
      @MrJoBilly 4 роки тому +2

      EEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

    • @srgpepper42
      @srgpepper42 4 роки тому +14

      Was not expecting Matt Parker on this channel. Was definitely not expecting Crit Role in the comments. Bidet, fellow critter!

  • @mauboy1983
    @mauboy1983 3 роки тому +15

    This was truly amusing to watch! I really missed Adams laugh and I miss the old, real and only Mythbusters. Thank you.

  • @a-blivvy-yus
    @a-blivvy-yus 2 роки тому +2

    I like how right after the question of "can you see the cube hidden in it?" is asled, the camera angle lines up on Adam's model to make a 2D image of a cube visible from the viewers' perspective... 12:49

  • @rmcunningham3874
    @rmcunningham3874 3 роки тому +150

    To be Adam's assistant on a project. Matt is so lucky!
    To have an in person geometry lesson from Matt. Adam is so lucky!

  • @wallyhall
    @wallyhall 4 роки тому +102

    Please do a coverage of the “real build” - this was so satisfying epic!

  • @braxtonec
    @braxtonec 2 роки тому

    Love the one day builds and this one is my favorite of them all so far! Thanks for sharing this great collaboration!

  • @CanadianCuttingEdge
    @CanadianCuttingEdge 2 роки тому +1

    So cool to have you both together. I've been watching both you guys for years. SO NICE.

  • @Platypi007
    @Platypi007 4 роки тому +231

    Matt: "I'm only hesitant because stellated is an ill-defined operation in geometry." Moments later, "It's a pointiafied..."

    • @samsowden
      @samsowden 4 роки тому +16

      It's a Parker definition

    • @peterbutterjam97
      @peterbutterjam97 4 роки тому +8

      Sam Sowden García thats unfair because it’s a made-up word that gets the point across

    • @random832
      @random832 4 роки тому +3

      AIUI the term they're looking for is "cumulated" - stellated is done by extending the faces of the inner shape, cumulated is when you stick pyramids on [they're easily because they often result in the same shape]

    • @catchara1496
      @catchara1496 3 роки тому +1

      @@peterbutterjam97 the *point* across

  • @BillPickle
    @BillPickle 4 роки тому +76

    drawing the lines of the cube and explaining the "inside out" aspect of it was fascinating!

    • @SamEden
      @SamEden 4 роки тому +2

      If you connect the other points of each rhombus, you get an octahedron. Wish they had mentioned that fun fact

  • @Joernzen
    @Joernzen 2 роки тому +1

    Made my day! You two together are so much fun to watch! And a really nice project too. Thanks

  • @grahamhill2277
    @grahamhill2277 2 роки тому

    I really love that this vid shows them talking through it and figuring it out. Lot's of other channels would just cut to when they have it worked out.

  • @jimbo236
    @jimbo236 4 роки тому +79

    New recurring series?" Adam and Matts Mathmagical!"

    • @acuhita4447
      @acuhita4447 4 роки тому +1

      Math-o-magic?! Did you invite the lizards?

    • @ricois3
      @ricois3 4 роки тому +2

      Mathemagical

    • @skfok8472
      @skfok8472 4 роки тому

      Mathgical

  • @trulyinfamous
    @trulyinfamous 4 роки тому +61

    I love how they had to make a complex 3d map of the wiring, and watching them try to wire it up is like trying to assemble complicated Ikea furniture.

  • @alacer8878
    @alacer8878 Рік тому

    Gosh I love your content. There's always something so innocent and joyful about it all. It makes me smile.

  • @ObsequiousV4
    @ObsequiousV4 10 місяців тому

    The 3 way right triangle mirror effect is cool. It's used in road signs and high visibility stuff so that regardless of what angle headlights hit it, the driver will see it. neat!

  • @sXeAndriex
    @sXeAndriex 4 роки тому +198

    Matt Parker, quietly "this is both satisfying and terrifying." Yep, can relate.

  • @spigottv6280
    @spigottv6280 4 роки тому +45

    The whole scene of them planning the LED path brings me such joy.

  • @angelightartstudio8986
    @angelightartstudio8986 Рік тому

    Loved this build, start to finish. Just listening to these guys: their brains working solutions, bouncing ideas, processing results in synchronicity. Please do more projects together soon!

  • @jupitersky
    @jupitersky 2 роки тому

    I actually spent a lot of my childhood "discovering" shapes and shape combinations and I didn't even realize it... I was OBSESSIVE about finding new topology with my toys.
    What were they called... they don't sell them anywhere but japan anymore, but I had these toys called "flexeez" or something, and they had four snap points and they were super bendy. I found that connecting them in an interlocking loop with different amounts made them have to bend and make a ball, or they would be too many and it would get harder to put them together and they got all wobbly... one of the most interesting things to me was that six connection points made it a stable and flat shape. I would later learn that all this was teaching me different topological surfaces, and that they were a PERFECT analogy for non-euclidean space! Because the toys could bend, you could tile shapes that don't tile in normal flat 2d space, and things like tiling pentagons eventually formed a sort of 2d spherical space...
    Man, I need to get myself some toys again. I love maths.

  • @heartofdawnlight
    @heartofdawnlight 4 роки тому +35

    12:50
    I love how he asks at this moment exactly if he can find the cube inside the shape because from the cameras perspective its looking at the perfect angle to see the cube!

    • @krycke
      @krycke 4 роки тому +10

      A cube yes, but not the cube mentioned when they draw it up.

  • @robinsuurs4748
    @robinsuurs4748 4 роки тому +28

    5:00
    I love how Matt is like hey hang on why are u done already. And instantly looks down en does the math on how much faster Adam was. Mean while Adam is there already moving on to the next part of the project.
    Absolute UA-cam gold.

  • @prid3_33
    @prid3_33 Рік тому

    This video just taught me that I'm not the only one who's says "prepare for the worst hope for the best" never knew anyone to say that before

  • @clintynkaraba7294
    @clintynkaraba7294 2 роки тому +1

    I made a version of this on a laser cutter i ran last year! It wasnt as good but it sparked a love for c.a.d. i never knew i had! Thank you guys sincerely

  • @FantasKanal
    @FantasKanal 4 роки тому +218

    Rules for DnD:
    1: Do not assign agency to the polyhedron.
    2: In case of bad throws, DO assign agency to the polyhedron.

    • @nogapres3007
      @nogapres3007 3 роки тому +3

      the d20 is an icosahedron not a dodecahedron.

    • @nogapres3007
      @nogapres3007 3 роки тому +1

      or the gyroelogated pentagonal bipyramid.

    • @maxgolden2601
      @maxgolden2601 3 роки тому +3

      @@nogapres3007 d12 much?

    • @LaMirah
      @LaMirah 3 роки тому

      @@nogapres3007 You can buy rhombic dodecahedron d12s. Granted, the d12 is the ugly duckling of dice in D&D, but you can have some extra.

    • @AhsimNreiziev
      @AhsimNreiziev 3 роки тому +1

      +[Noah Presti]
      The person you replied to didn't mention either dodecahedrons nor icosahedrons anywhere in their comment.
      They only mentioned polyhedrons. And, since "poly" means "many" and "hedron" means "(geometric) face", the icosahedron and both the pentagonal and rhombic dodecahedrons are polyhedrons.

  • @ConnorHay
    @ConnorHay 4 роки тому +29

    I got so excited when I saw “with Matt...” and it was indeed Matt Parker, but then it was even better than I expected. What a perfect collaboration.

  • @amamsurri5454
    @amamsurri5454 2 роки тому +2

    Matt is one of my favorite youtubers ever. so glad to have stumbled on this historic video!

  • @twolegmike
    @twolegmike 3 роки тому +2

    I loved zoobs as a kid! Had no idea Adam was one of the minds behind it!

  • @TheAquabears
    @TheAquabears 3 роки тому +127

    A large, well-made one of those would be an amazing living room table.

    • @Joshua-nt5nh
      @Joshua-nt5nh 3 роки тому +7

      I’m actually planning to build one.
      First, I plan to make a miniature one into a sort of lamp.

    • @sourcererseven3858
      @sourcererseven3858 3 роки тому +17

      Actually, it would be kinda crap, given how much space it takes up with that tiny horizontal face on the top 😜 Maybe if you add a large glass top, but not sure how that affects the visual effect (adding its own refractions)

    • @DouglasDavis
      @DouglasDavis 3 роки тому +12

      You embed it 1/2 into the the top of a solid table surface, it would look like a portal or huge area inside

    • @WhodatIzz
      @WhodatIzz 3 роки тому +1

      I want one

    • @JackPorter
      @JackPorter 2 роки тому

      i would put it on a stand where the wire comes in so it stands up like the inside-out cube (also allows a place for wiring with a switch)

  • @ivanblack
    @ivanblack 4 роки тому +47

    I always enjoy your content, but this is one of my favorite episodes ever. The intersection between making and math, the making physical that which is usually abstract, and the brainstorming and troubleshooting (particularly of the lighting) was absolutely fantastic to watch. I can’t wait to show my 8-year old the process you all went through during this. It’s sure to inspire him to want to do something similar.
    The wonderful banter and interpersonal interactions added another fantastic layer to this video. Thank you for making this and if we get a vote, I’d vote for more collaborations between you two!

  • @YulePog
    @YulePog Рік тому

    Listening to you two geek out about mathmatics and shapes awed me so much i finally bought a brilliant subscription. Incredible.

  • @kaya_y.
    @kaya_y. 2 роки тому

    this is so special to me that you two collaborated . I love both of your work. I grew up watching you both.

  • @WillSullivan23
    @WillSullivan23 4 роки тому +37

    Adam, Matt, this is stunning! If you do end up making this "for real," please release a parts list for it because I'd love to make one!

    • @Udead_Mage
      @Udead_Mage 4 роки тому

      This would be an amazing free time hobby project to do

  • @vincentbelpois2600
    @vincentbelpois2600 4 роки тому +46

    49:30 is just the best optical illusion ; you made a cube

  • @nicholaschan9705
    @nicholaschan9705 2 роки тому

    By far the best episode! I keep coming back! NEED MOREE

  • @cynrich1
    @cynrich1 Рік тому +2

    This is, without a doubt, the best UA-cam video I have ever seen! My brain is quite pickled from the math, but I MUST make one of these!!

  • @chloesibilla8199
    @chloesibilla8199 3 роки тому +367

    "its like a cube but in reverse '
    me: o.o ?
    *draws lines*
    ooooooh....wat.

  • @mordikal
    @mordikal 4 роки тому +36

    I was fighting for 5 minutes... "YOU CAN BRANCH THEM!" Biting my Desk...

    • @VonOzbourne
      @VonOzbourne 4 роки тому +12

      It's become clear that optimizing gets in the way of Adam's expediting.

  • @B30pt87
    @B30pt87 2 роки тому

    You guys are so fun to watch, I immediately subscribed. Looking forward to lots more.

  • @glitchxero4687
    @glitchxero4687 2 роки тому

    A fantastic collab from two of my favorite creators. I'd love to see more of this!

  • @darcnite3000
    @darcnite3000 4 роки тому +63

    Pun of the day award goes to Matt Parker, "It adds a lot of space to a room"

    • @st4r3_me
      @st4r3_me 4 роки тому +1

      the best moment in the video

    • @hassiaschbi
      @hassiaschbi 4 роки тому +3

      Indefinitely many aren’t working is better imho

    • @Volvary
      @Volvary 4 роки тому +7

      And the best joke award goes to "But you see, if a few are out, if you look at the lattice, an infinity of them are not working..."

    • @RainOrigami
      @RainOrigami 4 роки тому +3

      that's not even a pun

    • @Henrix1998
      @Henrix1998 4 роки тому +1

      Shoutouts to Matttape too