• Captain Aggravated
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      47 hours ago

      That’s from that video about flipping a sphere inside out that I’m sure someone thinks is an important and useful concept.

      • Kogasa
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        66 hours ago

        It’s interesting because it’s highly counter-intuitive that such a thing is possible. It’s not supposed to be useful except as an example of a false intuition, which can remind us to be careful in our reasoning.

        • Captain Aggravated
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          -16 hours ago

          “Such a thing is possible” It kind of isn’t though? It’s a sphere that can pass through itself but not be sharply creased…how are these rules not just made up?

          • Kogasa
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            35 hours ago

            Specifically, the thing that exists is a regular homotopy of immersions from the standard embedding to its opposite. The “rules” aren’t supposed to be self evident, they’re part of a broader context in topology

            • Captain Aggravated
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              -44 hours ago

              “Our society has enabled people to go to college for too long without actually contributing anything.”

              • Kogasa
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                24 hours ago

                Yeah, basic graduate level math is a lot more useful than whatever you do with your life to warrant such an attitude.

                • Captain Aggravated
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                  -23 hours ago

                  Oh really? Let’s try a thought experiment, shall we?

                  In Universe A, let’s round up everyone with at least a master’s degree in math and shoot them.

                  In Universe B, let’s round up all the mechanics and shoot them.

                  Which one goes to shit faster?

        • Captain Aggravated
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          -27 hours ago

          I’m not actually sure if it isn’t actual bullshit. Like, start at Matt Parker/Numberphile “And if you keep doing this sequence you’ll notice it comes up with every other prime number.” sort of stuff, head off the deep end and then keep going.

    • enkers
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      178 hours ago

      OK, but what if I just add a 2nd moebius, and twisted them a little, and… oops, Klein bottle!

    • @GodricOP
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      118 hours ago

      Man I loved the part of the movie where he just Moebed on those guys

  • @expatriado
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    47 hours ago

    if Clifford Stoll gave me one of his Klein Bottles i would be quite happy

  • Altima NEO
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    37 hours ago

    Yeah but he’s just gonna stab em with a fork anyway?