Numberphile video about number 11, marking the last binary day of a generation: 11.11.11. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Exploring barcodes, check digits and CD technology....
========== JAMES GRIME: Welcome to our
first official video on ournew channel called Numberphile,
all aboutdifferent numbers.We've decided to make out first
video on a very specialdate, that's the 11th
of November 2011.That's 11/11/11.Or if you're American, that's
11/11/11, right?So we've come to Nottingham
Forest Football Stadium, whichBrady insisted on.11 football players in a team.Personally, I more think of 11
Doctor Who's, but never mind.And we've just come in
through Entrance 11.If we walk this way up here to
row 11, and I'm going to sitright here in seat number
11, so 11, 11, 11.So guess what we're going
to talk about today?BRADY HARAN: What?JAMES GRIME: 11.Yes, so recently we've ...
