Tipping Point Math

The numbers one through nine have remarkable mathematical properties. Why do eight perfect card shuffles leave a standard deck of cards unchanged? Can you create origami with only one cut? Are there infinitely many twin primes? A cool fact about each of the single digits is explained.


Twitter: @TPointMath

Origami with one cut: http://erikdemaine.org/fold...

The book "Single Digits: In Praise of Small Numbers":

Princeton University Press: http://bit.ly/1Gjaxev
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1e8ZPOA



Music credit:
"Daily Beetle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Images for two can sizes: Tom Kennedy
Fantastic Four: Marvel Comics Show less