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The man with 1,000 Klein Bottles UNDER his house - Numberphile

The man with 1,000 Klein Bottles UNDER his house - Numberphile

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8 HN recommenders · discussed 2015–2024
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About this video

Numberphile visits Cliff Stoll, the man behind ACME Klein Bottles, and sees how he stores a thousand glass Klein bottles in a crawlspace under his house. A remote-controlled forklift fetches them.

Why it appears in the archive

HN commenters love Cliff Stoll's earnest, playful personality and point to this as a delightful look at his unusual warehouse.

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From the Hacker News discussion

joshschreuder · 2016-08 · strong rec

I thought I recognised the name... turns out Cliff is the guy from the Numberphile videos who loves klein bottles. He is such an enjoyment to watch. [VIDEO]

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Balgair · 2020-08 · strong rec

Cliff is an amazing person. Just a joy! Every time I see him on Numberphile , my life is made better. [LINK] [VIDEO] P.S. Cliff, we know you're on HN. Please continue being yourself, it seems like a really great person to be!

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fsckboy · 2024-01 · strong rec

this numberphile/Cliff Stoll video is on a different topic, klein bottles... or maybe more the travelling salesman/knapsack problem, but it's a must see. Cliff is a cool guy (whose geewhiz excitement I can only take in small doses but) he's worth following [VIDEO]

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newman314 · 2015-11 · rec

You should also watch the related video about how he stores Klein bottles under his house. It's fascinating. [VIDEO]

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jacobolus · 2019-06 · rec

To learn about the operation, watch the Numberphile video, “The man with 1,000 Klein Bottles UNDER his house” [VIDEO]

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garaetjjte · 2021-01 · rec

Everything this guy does is hilarious and entertaining. See later talk about this event: [LINK] And he drives RC forklift under his house to store Klein bottles he's selling! [VIDEO]

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jacknews · 2023-03 · rec

Bah they forgot to mention the best bit. He keeps already-made klein bottles in the crawlspace under his house, and built a remote controlled fpv mini-forklift to retrieve them on demand: [VIDEO]

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superice · 2024-02 · rec

If you don't happen to have the time to visit him, here is a playlist of videos Numberphile did on Klein Bottles, his basement warehouse, the intrinsic curvature of pizza, and a whole bunch of other interesting things: [VIDEO]

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