Reflected Cats - Numberphile
Yes, it's a cat video on YouTube. More videos with Tadashi Tokieda at: http://bit.ly/tadashi_vids Numberphile is supported by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI): http://bit.ly/MSR...
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Tadashi: So here's a mirror of sorts, it's curved. And in front of this mirror, I put this rectangular sheet (with something drawn on it). And when you put it in front of the mirror and look inside the mirror you see a cat. You know, with pointy ears and side protrusions that look like whiskers and everything. So, I am very happy with this cat. I'm proud of this cat. A nice cat, I will say. But when I show this to a mathematician and theoretical physicist colleagues Some people like this because they have good taste. But others say So? Well, that's really sad. I hoped that they didn't say so. But for those of us who'd like to say so: here's the thing. In front, you have a mirror, indeed but that's what we cal...
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Tadashi: So here's a mirror of sorts, it's curved. And in front of this mirror, I put this rectangular sheet (with something drawn on it). And when you put it in front of the mirror and look inside the mirror you see a cat. You know, with pointy ears and side protrusions that look like whiskers and everything. So, I am very happy with this cat. I'm proud of this cat. A nice cat, I will say. But when I show this to a mathematician and theoretical physicist colleagues Some people like this because they have good taste. But others say So? Well, that's really sad. I hoped that they didn't say so. But for those of us who'd like to say so: here's the thing. In front, you have a mirror, indeed but that's what we cal...
