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

    Numberphile

    8 HN recommenders · recommended in 13 months, 2015–2024

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    6:49 · 2.2M views · Jun 22, 2015

    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.

    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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    14 comments from Hacker News

    1. @fsckboyJan 2024· in “The KGB, the Computer and Me – The Cuckoo's Egg Story (1990) [video]”

      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 this video

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    2. @BalgairAug 2020· in “Being OK with not being extraordinary”

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

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    3. @joshschreuderAug 2016· in “Ask HN: What book have you given as a gift?”

      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. this video

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    4. @supericeFeb 2024· in “Acme Klein Bottle”

      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: this video

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    5. @jacknewsMar 2023· in “How a Berkeley Eccentric Beat the Russians – Then Made Useless, Wondrous Objects”

      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: this video

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