Do you know what ? Not only I had fun seeing your videos, but in addition, they helped me improving my understanding of English ! (I am French) Thank you James !!!
"If you trace this with your finger, you'll discover that it only has one side! Not only that, but if you trace the edge with your finger, you'll get ONE massive paper cut!"
excellent video..we have a course on CAD modelling where I am studying about mobius strips...This was actually a very interesting and practical way of presenting mobius strips..and ofcourse, it make a perfect (and cheap) valentine present..
@anticorncob6 Simply, two sides are different if you have to cross a boundary to get there. You can cover the entire surface of a moebius strip without having to cross a boundary.
I gave this as a Valentine Card, last year. My girlfriend flipped, "This is the best gift ever." She's a 3D artist, me a geeky software engineer. What do I give this year that can compare?
@singingbanana Take a pen, draw a line along the one side of the strip. Draw until you reach the point where you started and then cut the strip open. Both sides will have a line on them
@singingbanana I haven't talked to him about it for a while. I showed him the drawing around the figure. He said, "If you think about it, one side is impossible". He held it with two fingers and said, "these are on different sides". I think what I'll do if someone brings it up again is color the paper two colors (before I twist it up) and twist it and say, "that's an odd point where it switches sides, isn't it?". Your argument probably isn't convincing to someone who overuses common sense.
that's really cool and i really want to do this for my fiance but i couldn't really see what you were doing :/ do you think you can do a more in-depth tutorial? i would really appreciate it, she would too :)
The original definition of a prime is a number that does not evenly divide any natural numbers other than itself and one. This definition includes one, however, most modern definitions exclude it, such as "A number which has exactly two factors", or definitions which state "A number larger than one such that...". But my dad is too stubborn to believe any of it. I wonder if I can convince him that the empty product is equal to one. I think his main problem is the number one?
I've now tried this two different times.... How are we supposed to cut through the part where the two Mobius bands are glued together? I tried it with tape as well, by temporarily un-taping the area and cutting through.... but that just left me with two really twisty Mobius bands that in no way resembled hearts. =/ I was doing it with regular notebook paper: Does have to be sturdier paper or something?
give him a task. tell him to paint one side and one side only. if he manages to completly color one side without coloring the other, he has won. otherwise, he wmust have an insight!
I think 1 is (per definition) a prime, except it is excluded from the primes because it is more easy to use "primes" that way. Otherwise it would more often occurr that you have to say that something "applies to prime numbers, except the number 1". I think this was covered by a numberphile video.
Do you know what ? Not only I had fun seeing your videos, but in addition, they helped me improving my understanding of English ! (I am French)
Thank you James !!!
@fatescure anticlockwise is the more commonly used term in the uk
"If you trace this with your finger, you'll discover that it only has one side! Not only that, but if you trace the edge with your finger, you'll get ONE massive paper cut!"
excellent video..we have a course on CAD modelling where I am studying about mobius strips...This was actually a very interesting and practical way of presenting mobius strips..and ofcourse, it make a perfect (and cheap) valentine present..
Love this. Will do this with my kindergarten class!
@anticorncob6 Simply, two sides are different if you have to cross a boundary to get there. You can cover the entire surface of a moebius strip without having to cross a boundary.
If you have a girl you like but doesn't care about you, this is a perfect gift.
My love to you is like this möbius heart: one sided.
I gave this as a Valentine Card, last year. My girlfriend flipped, "This is the best gift ever." She's a 3D artist, me a geeky software engineer. What do I give this year that can compare?
Amicable numbers is a favourite of mine.
If only I had a valentines...
I hate this and I also love it.
Schrodinger's affection.
@anticorncob6 Think of an ant crawling on the surface. It can cover the entire strip without ever crossing an edge.
@singingbanana Take a pen, draw a line along the one side of the strip. Draw until you reach the point where you started and then cut the strip open. Both sides will have a line on them
My wife and I did this during our wedding ceremony.
@TyYann Chuck Norris can cross the Möbius strip to get on the other side.
@singingbanana thanks for the great idea! I hope my gf will like it :D
@singingbanana I haven't talked to him about it for a while. I showed him the drawing around the figure. He said, "If you think about it, one side is impossible". He held it with two fingers and said, "these are on different sides".
I think what I'll do if someone brings it up again is color the paper two colors (before I twist it up) and twist it and say, "that's an odd point where it switches sides, isn't it?". Your argument probably isn't convincing to someone who overuses common sense.
lol i love how you say "long loop"
"If you don't do this, you're going to be disappointed." lmao don't know why but that makes me laugh.
that's really cool and i really want to do this for my fiance but i couldn't really see what you were doing :/ do you think you can do a more in-depth tutorial? i would really appreciate it, she would too :)
@anticorncob6 ask him to colour in just one side? or both sides in different colours?
Question: For the hearts, wouldn't cutting one of the mobius strips in half down the middle lead to cutting the other one across the side?
That's a great one!
The original definition of a prime is a number that does not evenly divide any natural numbers other than itself and one. This definition includes one, however, most modern definitions exclude it, such as "A number which has exactly two factors", or definitions which state "A number larger than one such that...". But my dad is too stubborn to believe any of it. I wonder if I can convince him that the empty product is equal to one. I think his main problem is the number one?
@fatescure Anti-clockwise and counter-clockwise are the same thing.
I am wondering if a mobius strip belt in a car actually lasts longer then a looped belt? I suppose it depends on the use of the belt.
Why did the Chicken cross the Möbius Strip?
To get to the same side!
@jenniferandhermusic I like this one. If there are two sides he should be able to colour them different colours. He will not be able to do it.
I've now tried this two different times.... How are we supposed to cut through the part where the two Mobius bands are glued together?
I tried it with tape as well, by temporarily un-taping the area and cutting through.... but that just left me with two really twisty Mobius bands that in no way resembled hearts. =/
I was doing it with regular notebook paper: Does have to be sturdier paper or something?
I can't convince my dad that a Mobius strip only has one side! What do I do?
Haha, you make cutting paper exciting! :D
@MegaBookworm25 in europe we say anti-clockwise, or at least where i live. sorry for no caps, i currently have no shift key.
I've never heard anyone ever say "anti-clockwise" it is most commonly known as "counter-clockwise" 2:15
@AzzaDaBest no, "o" with an umlout is pronounced "er". merbious.
Maybe you can convince him that Möbius strip has 0.9999... sides? You know, kill two birds with one stone... :D
@chibiariel Over here we say "counterclockwise".
@Wintershade3001 How did you reply to two comments at once?
@anticorncob6 Oh my god. I would cry.
@MegaBookworm25 nope, counterclockwise is opposite clockwise and anticlockwise is perpendicular to them
@jenniferandhermusic Um... isn't that like that first thing most people would try?
Pack your bags, everybody: We're going an a FEEL trip! ='/
My Valentine's Date is actually my math textbook... For the 3rd year now :) Different textbook every year, of course. (I'm actually VERY serious) :)
"anticlockwise" lol
@anticorncob6 just write the "@" symbol and the username to whom you want to reply.
OMG! I've found the perfect valentines gift!!! - Now i just need a girlfriend...
Show him a Klein bottle. Tell him it only has 1 side. He'll give in about the Moebius.
give him a task. tell him to paint one side and one side only. if he manages to completly color one side without coloring the other, he has won. otherwise, he wmust have an insight!
Why did the chicken cross the Möbius strip?
To go to the other... Er... Never mind.
try it and see =)
Your the one from Numberphile!!!! Woohoo!!!
I am.
Hmm... if you want klien bottles, visit Cliff Stoll's website (yes, he has one) named AMCE Klien Bottles. Yeah. Cliff Stoll from Numberphile.
@anticorncob6
Buy him a Klein bottle with alcohol in it for birthday ;)
AHHHH!!! Yea! my first first comment
i love saying anticlockwise
Widdershins.
i hate when everyone looks at me because i have möbius andv i am working on it...
...and if you trace the edge you will cut your finger
No, he also thinks that 0/0 = 0.
KooL
I think 1 is (per definition) a prime, except it is excluded from the primes because it is more easy to use "primes" that way. Otherwise it would more often occurr that you have to say that something "applies to prime numbers, except the number 1".
I think this was covered by a numberphile video.
@morf301 .....no, "o" with an uml(a)ut is pronounced "oe". Moebius. Check your facts before you post.
My dad is a stubborn pseudomathematician, he is not convinced, sorry. :( He also thinks that 1 is a prime number and that 0.999... doesn't equal 1.
@thomaste33 Find Stephen Hawking's address and find out who's right below him.
Isn't it pronounced merbius
raumaan kidwai
I have now.
oops i thought i was first, oh well