The Infinite Pattern That Never Repeats

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  • Опубликовано: 20 май 2024
  • Simple rules of geometry meant that 5-fold symmetry was impossible as were crystals without a periodic structure. This turns out to be wrong. Thanks to LastPass for sponsoring a portion of this video. Click here to start using LastPass: ve42.co/LPs
    Huge thanks to Prof. Paul Steinhardt for the interview on this topic. Check out his book ‘The Second Kind of Impossible’
    If you'd like to learn more about Penrose tilings, go check out "Penrose Tiles to Trapdoor Ciphers" by Martin Gardener, which helped my research for this video.
    Filmed by Gene Nagata (Potato Jet on RUclips)
    Animations by Ivy Tello and Jonny Hyman
    Editing, Coloring, Music & Audio mastering by Jonny Hyman
    Prague scenes filmed in 2012.
    Special thanks to Raquel Nuno for helping with the tilings!
    Additional Music from Epidemic Sound

Комментарии • 24 тыс.

  • @veritasium
    @veritasium  3 года назад +15155

    Roger Penrose was just awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics! Not for this pattern but “for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity”

    • @jeorfryemuntgumry3565
      @jeorfryemuntgumry3565 3 года назад +279

      Congratulations to him, he genuinely deserves it!

    • @jawhns3410
      @jawhns3410 3 года назад +18

      Hi

    • @valenveith5251
      @valenveith5251 3 года назад +66

      This video triggered everything inside of me

    • @varunsrinivasan1523
      @varunsrinivasan1523 3 года назад +64

      Roger penrose was a close friend and research partner of stephen hawking.....he totally deserves it

    • @adandylife329
      @adandylife329 3 года назад +10

      Was this planned by you to time it with the announcement?

  • @Huntress_Hannah
    @Huntress_Hannah 3 года назад +3812

    I’d like to point out this dude hated his professor so much, he looked at 20,000 squares just to prove him wrong

    • @kovyvuri
      @kovyvuri 3 года назад +75

      @@AmeshaSpentaArmaiti its a joke dude...

    • @kirbydied2875
      @kirbydied2875 3 года назад +20

      @@AmeshaSpentaArmaiti learn what a joke is

    • @Twisted_Code
      @Twisted_Code 3 года назад +109

      @@kirbydied2875 learn what critical thinking is. Critical analysis is not necessarily irreconcilable with humor. In fact, I thought his second sentence's observation was funny.

    • @michelsalazar2859
      @michelsalazar2859 3 года назад +1

      Ight

    • @Fyafli
      @Fyafli 3 года назад +13

      @@AmeshaSpentaArmaiti not serious replies offering an alernative unfunny punchline for the joke, I mean, who wants an unfunny joke? That's just not helpful.

  • @wuddadid
    @wuddadid 3 года назад +4446

    All I was thinking throughout this whole video was:
    "I have to remember this when I'm tiling my bathroom in my house when I'm older"

    • @WholesomeDevil
      @WholesomeDevil 3 года назад +4

      Lol

    • @WholesomeDevil
      @WholesomeDevil 3 года назад +26

      I'll help u do that

    • @bbjygm
      @bbjygm 3 года назад +81

      Yes, same. It'd be quite intriguing to pull it off and still look fairly cool

    • @miou-miou-
      @miou-miou- 3 года назад +132

      dont bother, it would just be fu-tile...
      (hey, he said it in the video, dont blame me for the bad pun)

    • @CuddlePhantom
      @CuddlePhantom 3 года назад +6

      RIGHT?! XD

  • @memerminecraft585
    @memerminecraft585 Год назад +1457

    They've recently discovered a single tile that accomplishes the same thing on its own! Would love to see this revisited.

    • @riaanvn
      @riaanvn Год назад +124

      It is a 13-sided hat shape. It looks like the black Jamiroquai hat. I can’t wait to see a video about that either.

    • @tiaxanderson9725
      @tiaxanderson9725 Год назад +65

      Damn, you beat me by two whole days. I only just learned about the 'einstein' tile (not named after famous physicist, but merely the fact that it requires only 1 'stone' [tile]).

    • @walkinmn
      @walkinmn Год назад +16

      Came here for the same reason

    • @baguettegott3409
      @baguettegott3409 Год назад +8

      Yes! That's why I'm here again

    • @glorydragon2597
      @glorydragon2597 Год назад +1

      YES

  • @irenanovakova1980
    @irenanovakova1980 7 месяцев назад +79

    I'm from Czech Republic and let me tell you - I feel so so happy anytime any random person on the internet mentions our country! We are quite small and don't get mentioned too often!

    • @ladabenesova5386
      @ladabenesova5386 3 месяца назад +3

      I'm from Czech to and I feel the same

    • @ALizarazoTellez-English
      @ALizarazoTellez-English 3 месяца назад

      The feel of any random country from Latam...

    • @thisisaimbot9560
      @thisisaimbot9560 2 месяца назад +2

      I Don't Think so I have heard of Czech Republic many times. Mainly on the cover of Classmate(Indian Notebook Brand) Notebooks Mentioning about the beauties of Czech Republic and how important it is to Europe Mainly about a city known as 'Prague'. The Aim of the cover pages is to convey different sort of informative info and helps brand gain attention. But this country is their. I thought it was a small country with high significance in tourism.🙂

    • @LightningEthan
      @LightningEthan Месяц назад

      as someone who plays geoguessr I see it all the time 😂

  • @shotatoriumi129
    @shotatoriumi129 3 года назад +4336

    Me: Gives this pattern to the guy tiling my kitchen
    Tile guy: Sweats profusely

    • @ufotv-viral
      @ufotv-viral 3 года назад +11

      👽👍

    • @nemo4555
      @nemo4555 3 года назад +393

      Worst yet would hear him say: "Alright, I'm done"
      ...and he just created a singularity in you kitchen

    • @speakstheobvious5769
      @speakstheobvious5769 3 года назад +116

      His brain divides by zero.

    • @immortal3018
      @immortal3018 3 года назад +1

      I saw this comment already!

    • @radnukespeoplesminds
      @radnukespeoplesminds 3 года назад +26

      @@nemo4555 i think if you purposely create a specific singularity in the tiling you prevent the crystal from failing at distance... i think. Theres this wierd decagon shape you can make that forces the tiling to do wierd things.

  • @owen9510
    @owen9510 3 года назад +10923

    “Wang’s Conjecture was false.”
    Me, through a mouthful of chips, not understanding a word of this: “Haha, what a loser.”

    • @victordlonsod9382
      @victordlonsod9382 3 года назад +251

      HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    • @8474Mikhail
      @8474Mikhail 3 года назад +79

      hahahahha

    • @robmc120
      @robmc120 3 года назад +335

      "He forgot to incorporate gravity, i was wondering why he didnt do that" ~Brian Regan with bag of Cheetos

    • @t0astface
      @t0astface 3 года назад +82

      This made me laugh out loud a lot 🙌🏽

    • @1battlemedic622
      @1battlemedic622 3 года назад +21

      You no mess with Lo Wang

  • @aarushrout4915
    @aarushrout4915 Год назад +475

    While studying symmetry in school, I felt it was a boring topic
    And now here comes this guy who's making every possible boring topic interesting
    You're just AWESOME!

    • @eak9t
      @eak9t Год назад +4

      Him: it's not that complicated.
      *Proceeds to explain the 4th dimension*

    • @LJ.
      @LJ. Год назад

      Had some crazy flashbacks of being back in school making those same patterns with wooden shapes. Pretty cool.

    • @danparish1344
      @danparish1344 11 месяцев назад +2

      It is a boring topic, repetitive too; after you learn the first half, you sit through and learn the second half which is basically a mirror image of what you already learned.

    • @BenDRobinson
      @BenDRobinson 5 месяцев назад

      Geometry has ALWAYS been a (potentially) fascinating topic, and it's a sad reflection on our way of doing education that generations of people have found it otherwise.

  • @liudvikassablauskas1950
    @liudvikassablauskas1950 Год назад +94

    Just right now they found the first single tile that tiles the plane aperiodically, calling it "eistein". Amazing breakthrough! It does however require mirroring

    • @jyvben1520
      @jyvben1520 8 месяцев назад +7

      Einstein, German for "one stone",
      the latest variant found (in or before summer 2023) is called Spectre (not the Bond movie)

    • @fishxw
      @fishxw 8 месяцев назад +20

      They found a variant which doesn't require mirroring also too!

    • @BinglesP
      @BinglesP 26 дней назад +1

      @@fishxw That's awesome!!! Amazing how geometric discoveries are still being found today

    • @bennyl9228
      @bennyl9228 5 дней назад

      Cool!

  • @BlightCosmos
    @BlightCosmos 3 года назад +20167

    I feel like i learnt alot while learning nothing at the same time

    • @PolarBearLP
      @PolarBearLP 3 года назад +890

      Just like school

    • @athanmutia5022
      @athanmutia5022 3 года назад +678

      The best way to describe it is learning a lot of useless information

    • @RAHHHSCREWYOU
      @RAHHHSCREWYOU 3 года назад +46

      Same

    • @PolarBearLP
      @PolarBearLP 3 года назад +205

      @@RAHHHSCREWYOU yeah i was just joking
      or was I?
      *Vsauce music plays*

    • @piva1358
      @piva1358 3 года назад +9

      DITTO

  • @lilbankaccount757
    @lilbankaccount757 3 года назад +3030

    Imagine finding over 20,000 tiles so that you could prove your professor wrong

  • @shreeyaksajjan1200
    @shreeyaksajjan1200 Год назад +5

    Your visualisations are stunning. Such intricate patterns, drawn so beautifully

  • @roowyrm9576
    @roowyrm9576 Год назад +17

    Huge thanks for this!!! I love these mathematical/geometric/pattern discussions. My absute fascination was engaged.
    I want a Penrose tiling set!
    By the way, I'm 67, nearly failed my maths 'O' level, ended up trading as a teacher, did an extra maths course after my degree, and became a maths and art specialist (primary - UK). Taught kids tables by using patterns, and colouring them. One class of mine shocked an OFSTED inspector because around half of the kids said maths was their favourite subject..... all because of pattern in maths. And it was all started by my fascination with Fibonnaci (amongst other mathematical patterns)

  • @wallaceroberts9859
    @wallaceroberts9859 3 года назад +1535

    Builder: So what kind of tiles you want in your bathroom then?
    Veratasium: Well....

    • @disused8979
      @disused8979 3 года назад +3

      Underrated

    • @SpeakerMunkey
      @SpeakerMunkey 3 года назад +1

      bore off

    • @newgamer2
      @newgamer2 3 года назад +10

      wouldnt that be the ultimate ocd trigger?

    • @starryeyedgirls
      @starryeyedgirls 3 года назад +2

      i read that as Veritaserum-

    • @applewood389
      @applewood389 3 года назад

      @@starryeyedgirls I see your from the sua too lol

  • @nicholasserrambana217
    @nicholasserrambana217 Год назад +5

    great video; I've been looking for rigorous but recreational math content like this on RUclips for years!

  • @jaydave791
    @jaydave791 Год назад +4

    Today I randomly saw a short showing aperiodic monotile and immediately came back to this video. It is so fascinating to some widely accepted opinion (minimum 2 shapes are required for aperiodic tiling) change
    Now only one shape is required for aperiodic tiling

  • @DavidSallge
    @DavidSallge 2 года назад +4260

    This reminds me of an old saying we have here: "Everyone said that it was impossible. Then someone came who didn't know that and just did it."

    • @PomadaGaming
      @PomadaGaming 2 года назад +26

      Ikr

    • @Left4Cake
      @Left4Cake 2 года назад +183

      Pretty much the speedruning community in a nutshell honestly.

    • @prajuktadeyy
      @prajuktadeyy 2 года назад +12

      Or in other words, it seems impossible uniting it done?

    • @prajuktadeyy
      @prajuktadeyy 2 года назад +3

      Kinds like the fandom and the tollbooth

    • @ALBINO1D
      @ALBINO1D 2 года назад +10

      @@prajuktadeyy nothing is impossible UNTIL it's done?
      Like the PHANTOM tollbooth?
      :D

  • @katiekawaii
    @katiekawaii 3 года назад +866

    6:10 The ultimate smartass student, all raising his hand like: "Um, professor? I found 20,426 examples of how you're wrong."

    • @skyuwu2998
      @skyuwu2998 3 года назад +4

      katie kawaii lol

    • @kachimaruTV
      @kachimaruTV 3 года назад +65

      he found 1 example, which required 20,426 tiles, which might be just as annoying "I found this 1 specific example involving 20,426 unique tiles showing that you're wrong"

    • @alittlequeer
      @alittlequeer 3 года назад +13

      he should be put into hope peaks academy for being an ultimate

    • @imaginarytree
      @imaginarytree 3 года назад +1

      LMAO

    • @ayafi9932
      @ayafi9932 3 года назад +3

      He got nothing to do and he started to connect things to find something

  • @th3felixraven344
    @th3felixraven344 Год назад +6

    The quality is so high. It's like a documentary teachers show you in class if there is spare time except more interesting and more brain-expanding. -sincerely Uel

  • @gabedegoeij1190
    @gabedegoeij1190 Год назад +9

    I love the video. It’s really astounding how you are capable of explaining it in a way that makes it sound easy and fun to explore. Also, at 09:40, during the pattern overlap, I could have sworn a saw a face looking at me. I might be haunted….

  • @aspeneatherton3943
    @aspeneatherton3943 3 года назад +3523

    “Well it’s infinite, so it’s gotta repeat at SOME point, right?”
    Scientists: “lmao no”

    • @stevenmathews7666
      @stevenmathews7666 3 года назад +195

      there's parts that repeat but the whole thing won't appear twice next to itself / ex. 50% is some structure and the other 50% is that structure, or ex. you have 4 25%s and all 4 are the same thing.....there's lots of randomness

    • @camstudiosfrmd8
      @camstudiosfrmd8 3 года назад +45

      @@stevenmathews7666 What he said then :)
      You will never find a pattern, as big as it is (even infinite), that will repeat !
      This video was so crazy ! So good :)

    • @Miniclash
      @Miniclash 3 года назад +29

      I don't understand though why any part of those patterns could not be part of the same one infinite pattern. Since it never repeats itself and is infinite, it means that any arrangement we see could be / is part of the flat out infinity of those arrangemnts.

    • @camstudiosfrmd8
      @camstudiosfrmd8 3 года назад +72

      @@Miniclash What you said is indeed possible, it's the same thing that Steven said. Yes you can have small patterns that repeat themselves, but that's not what the video shows. The video tells you that you won't ever be able to find a unique recurrent pattern that you could translate and create a bigger pattern with. There has to be only one pattern that fills the entire space.

    • @burritodoggo122
      @burritodoggo122 3 года назад +32

      @@camstudiosfrmd8 I'm trying _extremely_ hard to understand this, and I feel like I'm close to understanding. It's just so confusing

  • @hotpotato5587
    @hotpotato5587 3 года назад +2043

    *Deep Inhale*
    I didn’t need an existential crisis about pentagons.

    • @Below-Zero.
      @Below-Zero. 3 года назад +18

      They solved it. Pay attention.

    • @LordLongHands
      @LordLongHands 3 года назад +48

      Roland Duson they made a joke, pay attention.

    • @Below-Zero.
      @Below-Zero. 3 года назад +6

      @@LordLongHands You're so boring and typical.

    • @r00b27
      @r00b27 3 года назад +1

      *Deep Inhale*
      Science says otherwise.

    • @r00b27
      @r00b27 3 года назад +22

      @@Below-Zero. it's more boring and typical to miss the joke my friend.

  • @mason2953
    @mason2953 Год назад +2

    Ive never said this in my like, 10 years if watching youtube, but I wish I could pay you for making videos this good.

  • @BakeBakePi
    @BakeBakePi Год назад +15

    an aperiodic monotile was just found!!!

    • @gamerman315
      @gamerman315 Год назад

      Wonder if he will do a follow up video!

  • @saadejaz8025
    @saadejaz8025 3 года назад +1009

    *Something happens*
    Golden ratio: hello there

    • @sumans7620
      @sumans7620 3 года назад +31

      GENERAL RATIO!
      You are a bold one

    • @jmir1
      @jmir1 3 года назад +20

      This video's aspect ratio

    • @arnabbiswasalsodeep
      @arnabbiswasalsodeep 3 года назад +5

      e & pi together with phi, looking at the sofa constant

    • @sungazing59
      @sungazing59 3 года назад +3

      The angel from my nightmare

    • @loewoo9821
      @loewoo9821 3 года назад +1

      @@jmir1 Sadly not, would be sooo amazing if it was though

  • @hoihoi12250
    @hoihoi12250 3 года назад +1380

    "daddy, what do you do?"
    "I look at shapes"
    "That sounds easy"
    "Well I also look at colours!"

  • @gknomics
    @gknomics 6 месяцев назад +2

    Whenever I watch a veritasim infinite math video it feels like my soul is being lifted into a totally different universe of interconnecting math. Super great videos.

  • @simon_does
    @simon_does 8 месяцев назад +6

    The Einstein Tile has been found!!!! Someone tell this man to do a follow up video.

  • @pipes94
    @pipes94 3 года назад +2277

    I’m gonna pretend that I know exactly what he’s talking about

    • @sarathchandran3503
      @sarathchandran3503 3 года назад +10

      Golden ratio
      Most impressive and acceptable theory explanation
      ruclips.net/video/DIrvM1gcnPU/видео.html

    • @pipes94
      @pipes94 3 года назад +10

      Sarath chandran thanks I’ll watch it later if it’s not a rick roll lol

    • @lscrunchybussy4844
      @lscrunchybussy4844 3 года назад +8

      wait an i actually smart or sum cause i mostly understand nah it's probably just cause it's 3 in the morning my brain is extending

    • @paulembleton1733
      @paulembleton1733 3 года назад +4

      As good a place as any to start.

    • @sarathchandran3503
      @sarathchandran3503 3 года назад +2

      @@paulembleton1733
      ruclips.net/video/-tabN6Z385w/видео.html

  • @briannawarren4174
    @briannawarren4174 3 года назад +1803

    Imagine having Penrose tiling in your bathroom floor. It's a very cool pattern, it'd be great to look at while you're otherwise occupied.

    • @dankwarmouse6248
      @dankwarmouse6248 3 года назад +162

      SHITTING YOU MEAN

    • @richardpike8748
      @richardpike8748 3 года назад +68

      I'd stare at it until my bum was dry

    • @halicusnguyen8864
      @halicusnguyen8864 3 года назад +136

      "I didn't do my homework the floor was too interesting"

    • @educostanzo
      @educostanzo 3 года назад +49

      I want to retile my entire bathroom now.

    • @otsegoudead
      @otsegoudead 3 года назад +74

      "Grandpa, how did you folks do to poop without having a smartphone?"
      "We used this great thing called the Penrose ceramic tiling. We never had the same poop in our entire life."

  • @herisruns
    @herisruns 10 месяцев назад +10

    when i watched this video a year ago, i wondered why the aspect ratio is slightly less wide than the standard 16:9. the answer just clicked in my brain: it's the golden ratio. very nicely done

  • @watchimgo
    @watchimgo 2 месяца назад

    This video is especially inspiring! I really appreciate your work!

  • @SemiMono
    @SemiMono 3 года назад +1063

    11:49 "It's futile"
    No, it's many tiles.

    • @Rawi888
      @Rawi888 3 года назад +20

      I hate that I broke out laughing to this

    • @cruxofthecookie
      @cruxofthecookie 3 года назад +3

      Gah you beat me to it. Although I was going to go with "fu-tile".

    • @richardpark3054
      @richardpark3054 3 года назад +3

      How 'bout 'few-tile'?

    • @justsaus9897
      @justsaus9897 3 года назад +1

      💀💀💀

    • @geraldhng8774
      @geraldhng8774 3 года назад +3

      Fulltile.

  • @daemoneko
    @daemoneko 3 года назад +790

    “The time you waste will accumulate over your life time” I didn't need that personal attack today, thanks Derek

    • @Naveen-iu7ej
      @Naveen-iu7ej 3 года назад +3

      .

    • @Koningg_
      @Koningg_ 3 года назад +1

      udaynath290493 i actually read this heen he said this

    • @daminecraftguy
      @daminecraftguy 3 года назад +3

      "you might look further out, but it's fu*tile*" :P

    • @notme9872
      @notme9872 3 года назад

      @@Koningg_ ME TOO! :D

  • @PatrickStewarts
    @PatrickStewarts Год назад +8

    Someone did it! Found one shape that when put together never repeats!!

  • @DanielVCOliveira
    @DanielVCOliveira Год назад

    In 2012 I attended a talk by the very Dan Schechtman about quasi-cristals. His talk paled in comparison to this video. I walked out of there with absolutely no idea of what quasi-cristals were, but you made it cristal clear to me (pun not inended) in just 20 minutes. Goes to show you the, not just importance, but NECESSITY of science communicators to spread knowledge.

  • @IanChristopher
    @IanChristopher 3 года назад +568

    When I saw the golden ratio and fibonacci sequence, I was like
    "Oh yeah, it's all coming together"
    But in reality,
    I still don't understand a thing.

    • @AngadSehdeva
      @AngadSehdeva 3 года назад +9

      This guy gets it

    • @Orroset
      @Orroset 3 года назад +3

      I came here to comment something similar. But you said it best :D

    • @ishantyadav5532
      @ishantyadav5532 3 года назад +6

      You said the exact thing what everyone felt while watching this video but could not gather guts to accept.

    • @secularmonk5176
      @secularmonk5176 3 года назад +5

      12:55 While "five-fold symmetry" can definitely be connected to the golden ratio through the square root of 5, aren't the "0.5" elements in his framing of phi just an accident of base-10 expression? For example, in base-6, the expression would be "0.3 + (5^0.3)*0.3"

    • @williamcrosby1061
      @williamcrosby1061 3 года назад +2

      If you really want to go down a rabbit hole check out "quantum gravity research" on youtube they are trying to make use of higher dimensional quasi crystals to experiment with theoretical physics in some kind of simulation. Theres alot l of videos now though i started watching when they started.

  • @starfox5165
    @starfox5165 3 года назад +1307

    Students: Learning shapes is for kids!
    Shapes: *•-•*

    • @vorshack8968
      @vorshack8968 3 года назад +11

      I don't understand why you couldn't have written this out as a sentence instead of a exhausted meme format that is renowned for being a like farm.

    • @MechanicalApples
      @MechanicalApples 3 года назад +27

      Vorshack uhh... what?

    • @100wyyy
      @100wyyy 3 года назад

      Lol

    • @exorcistoreo6057
      @exorcistoreo6057 3 года назад +4

      Vorshack wtf

    • @AverageJoe610
      @AverageJoe610 3 года назад +3

      Vorshack ar u oke

  • @chiaratesarova3463
    @chiaratesarova3463 Год назад

    We are so happy that you enjoyed Prague!!

  • @user-fy9vb4mz2q
    @user-fy9vb4mz2q 2 месяца назад

    It's a stunning combination of being mind-blowing, counterintuitive, and breathtakingly beautiful.

  • @anjiruhyure2080
    @anjiruhyure2080 3 года назад +783

    Isn't it weird how this could be a lecture in some school and we'd all be falling asleep, but this guy managed to make it so interesting that 3m people decided to watch it?

    • @xrosethegreat9048
      @xrosethegreat9048 3 года назад +92

      school forces you to learn, this video is optional and encourages curiosity.

    • @inzaghi8935
      @inzaghi8935 3 года назад +15

      Ghost Anon your comment makes no sense

    • @xandermayfield473
      @xandermayfield473 3 года назад +5

      yeah why are we all here rn 😭

    • @SatanAzerath
      @SatanAzerath 3 года назад

      @@inzaghi8935 Unfortunately, that says more about you.

    • @chilled1792
      @chilled1792 3 года назад +4

      Ghost Anon the fact that he’s not paying attention already disproves what you’re saying

  • @digbick6917
    @digbick6917 3 года назад +1951

    Class today we'll be learning about shapes
    Class: LOL shapes are for kids
    Shapes:

    • @zemtex2323
      @zemtex2323 3 года назад +8

      😂

    • @tausiftaha12
      @tausiftaha12 3 года назад +27

      Imagine saying shapes are for kids, I be you are a kid, wait till you have to draw that shapes and joke isn't good.

    • @misslea-idv4734
      @misslea-idv4734 3 года назад +5

      TT12- Roblox and more Our most sincere apologies, grandfather!

    • @misslea-idv4734
      @misslea-idv4734 3 года назад +2

      TT12- Roblox and more | Imagine saying shapes are for kids. I bet you are a kid, wait ‘till you draw those shapes. Your joke isn’t good.*

    • @misslea-idv4734
      @misslea-idv4734 3 года назад +3

      TT12- Roblox and more It’s ironic how you are aware it’s a joke. It makes me utterly indecisive whether to laugh or be annoyed.

  • @soupnoodles
    @soupnoodles Год назад +1

    Really well illustrated... worthwhile subscription

  • @ianfarquharson2933
    @ianfarquharson2933 Год назад

    truly amazing, the mysteries of geometric nature
    some parts of this video blew my mind away

  • @katieerickson8010
    @katieerickson8010 3 года назад +197

    Is anyone else here seriously excited to learn this stuff like I don't think I've ever been so thrilled by a math lecture

    • @lrx3634
      @lrx3634 3 года назад

      Na

    • @OR-pv4iz
      @OR-pv4iz 3 года назад

      euridite

    • @GODHATESVANDAL
      @GODHATESVANDAL 3 года назад +6

      School wants kids dumb

    • @crr5699
      @crr5699 3 года назад +1

      Presentation is everything

    • @LacedWithOreos
      @LacedWithOreos 3 года назад

      Same! Seeing the 'rules' of science being broken down and applied in new, strange ways is seriously cool.

  • @vellerisyy
    @vellerisyy 3 года назад +2009

    My small ass brain just pretending to know what he's saying: *mm yes ah yes mhm yes indeed quite correct*

  • @josiethompson5739
    @josiethompson5739 17 дней назад +1

    The fact that there are uncountably many tilings of a penrose pattern is mind blowing. I would love to read the proof of that, and hopefully one day understand it.

  • @joshuahancock2079
    @joshuahancock2079 Год назад +1

    My Physics 581 (solid state physics) teacher briefly metioned quasicrystals in class today and I remembered this video. I went back and watched it again with a new perspective and it totally blew my mind. I'v always loved Kepler's wierd geometric obsessions, so this was cool to see applied to my field of study!

  • @AFKBIN
    @AFKBIN 3 года назад +15075

    One of the most interesting classes I ever had

  • @frankovich213
    @frankovich213 3 года назад +787

    Definition of a pattern: "It must repeat"
    Penrose Tiling: "Hold my rhombus"

    • @jesserobinson2948
      @jesserobinson2948 3 года назад

      😂

    • @bro8616
      @bro8616 3 года назад +2

      team sucks lol

    • @AnguishedMan
      @AnguishedMan 3 года назад

      Dont care didn’t ask

    • @smarthydra061
      @smarthydra061 3 года назад +1

      Lol 😂

    • @columbus8myhw
      @columbus8myhw 3 года назад +3

      To be precise: things that repeat are called "periodic". They exhibit "periodicity". The Penrose tiling exhibits what's called "quasi-periodicity"; it's "quasi-periodic".

  • @discord_non
    @discord_non 7 месяцев назад

    I gotta stop watching these but they are so good I can't!

  • @spookyowlsounds3666
    @spookyowlsounds3666 6 месяцев назад +2

    Your bit about infinity, how there are an infinite number of patterns made me think of the multiverse theory. Some people focus on how in the multiverse there could be wildly different things than we're used to, but there could also be an almost identical replica, so infinitely near perfect that it'd be impossible to ever know the difference.

  • @abhishekshah11
    @abhishekshah11 3 года назад +500

    I love how Veritasium has transitioned from physics into geometry, chaos theory and more math topics. Would love to see him cover some of graph theory as well!

    • @sandeeptiwari5189
      @sandeeptiwari5189 3 года назад +4

      Yes bro

    • @sathvikmalgikar2842
      @sathvikmalgikar2842 3 года назад +13

      Vsauce and Veritasium . the two gems
      but what are gems????????????

    • @LouSaydus
      @LouSaydus 3 года назад

      What he really needs to cover is social justice and how white supremacy causes people to believe this "science" is true.

    • @AndrasDNagy-bs5dc
      @AndrasDNagy-bs5dc 3 года назад +1

      @@LouSaydus are you suggesting that non-white people are unable to think with the sophistication presented here? If yes, you are racist.

    • @Rotem_S
      @Rotem_S 3 года назад

      I mean, these are all things that were briefly discussed in my physics BA, but yeah they're mostly math-y

  • @colonelstriker2519
    @colonelstriker2519 3 года назад +608

    Moire pattern: exists
    RUclips quality: adios

    • @spodefollower
      @spodefollower 3 года назад +72

      Compression algorithm: *sweats profusely*

    • @timothymiddleton6651
      @timothymiddleton6651 3 года назад +9

      Xeno Kudatarkar
      Video compression works by simplifying RGB and chroma data in patterns. The fewer patterns(repetition), the less effective the algorithm. Then you get a blurry or blocky picture. :)

    • @mr.knight8967
      @mr.knight8967 3 года назад

      Maths : QUESTION
      Factor high degree polynomial
      ruclips.net/video/D99PASilPrY/видео.html
      See one time

    • @bagzhansadvakassov1093
      @bagzhansadvakassov1093 3 года назад +2

      @@timothymiddleton6651 I think you can force it is to use less compression, not sure about h264.

  • @thomblinn4731
    @thomblinn4731 Год назад

    Your obsessiveness is an inspirational. Thank you

  • @hangmanisaac7969
    @hangmanisaac7969 9 месяцев назад

    One of the best videos out there

  • @jmir1
    @jmir1 3 года назад +527

    The madlad actually made this video's aspect ratio the golden ratio :D I was so confused until I divided the pixels after watching the video. Nice touch 👍

    • @stefantieber7805
      @stefantieber7805 3 года назад +5

      Same here

    • @Luke-zw5el
      @Luke-zw5el 3 года назад +3

      No really?

    • @Blackn3t
      @Blackn3t 3 года назад +13

      I can confirm, nice catch :D

    • @chillbillg2465
      @chillbillg2465 3 года назад +3

      Yeah... same 🤥

    • @jmir1
      @jmir1 3 года назад +14

      @@Luke-zw5el yep :D 1748/1080=1,61852 (close enough)

  • @WhoEvenFilms
    @WhoEvenFilms 3 года назад +2147

    Me: this video is very neatly presented
    My brain: h e x a g o n s a r e t h e b e s t a g o n s

    • @sapphirec_5689
      @sapphirec_5689 3 года назад +52

      Lol I keep thinking that too

    • @miki890098
      @miki890098 3 года назад +8

      I've just seen it lol

    • @Zhuk-zc8es
      @Zhuk-zc8es 3 года назад +26

      am i the only one who noticed a CGP Grey reference in this comment

    • @Zhuk-zc8es
      @Zhuk-zc8es 3 года назад +5

      @@pyrthero ok good

    • @WhoEvenFilms
      @WhoEvenFilms 3 года назад +24

      @@Zhuk-zc8es that's literally the whole joke

  • @ehtacoguy4079
    @ehtacoguy4079 7 месяцев назад +3

    They actually found one shape that doesn't repeat.

  • @anoirbentanfous
    @anoirbentanfous Год назад

    This one of the best RUclips videos ever made.

  • @titaniummechanism3214
    @titaniummechanism3214 3 года назад +642

    My parents thought about renovating the upstairs bathroom, I think I just found the perfect floor tiles!

    • @BigDaddyWes
      @BigDaddyWes 3 года назад +49

      This video will start a trend, for sure.

    • @floreaciprian9742
      @floreaciprian9742 3 года назад +62

      imagine the poor guys having to set those tiles :))))

    • @TheSecondVersion
      @TheSecondVersion 3 года назад +122

      Perfect for when your bathroom is infinitely large and you hate reptition

    • @paulflute
      @paulflute 3 года назад +9

      yep.. i thought.. " that's our patio sorted " at one point

    • @SirAlbertoo
      @SirAlbertoo 3 года назад +3

      You guys have an upstairs bathroom 🙃

  • @DinoQuintana
    @DinoQuintana 3 года назад +218

    11:49 "It's futile."
    No man, it's very many tile.

  • @alyssatipton5080
    @alyssatipton5080 Месяц назад

    This is just wild. I have no idea what I just watched but it was still amazing and gives me a bigger respect for the universe around me

  • @dashpowers22
    @dashpowers22 Год назад +5

    Time to make an update!

  • @hugobethancourt4191
    @hugobethancourt4191 3 года назад +496

    As a physics and mathematics major I can’t find any video of Derek’s that isn’t totally enthralling. Let’s all take a moment to congratulate Penrose for his prize and Derek for such consistency and quality in all of his videos. You truly make the world a better place!

  • @DijaFix
    @DijaFix 3 года назад +418

    Fun fact: Keskuskatu in Helsinki, Finland is tiled with this pattern, and I’ve always felt pretty uneasy about the fact that it doesn’t seem to repeat. Now I know it doesn’t.

    • @Ludifant
      @Ludifant 3 года назад +20

      I looked it up, it's a square (ironically named now, should be pentagon to retain some of the symmetry, but I can't find an aerial image) tiled with a penrose tiling. Not many good pictures of it, math isn't all that interesting to tourists if it is beyond the price of coffee.

    • @teo3066
      @teo3066 3 года назад +2

      I thought this pattern looked familiar, that's pretty cool

    • @simonwesterlund2151
      @simonwesterlund2151 3 года назад +4

      I allways thought it did repeat on some level but now i know it doesn’t

    • @aversal
      @aversal 3 года назад +3

      Thanks for this! I hadn't noticed it before, but I gotta go there and see it for myself the next time I go to the capital.

    • @manicjupiterflute
      @manicjupiterflute 3 года назад

      The pattern doesn't repeat but it does contain the Fibonacci sequence which means there is an ORDER that is special.

  • @BenDRobinson
    @BenDRobinson 5 месяцев назад

    Loved the Moire play with the transparencies! I think I may have to get some printed up!

  • @omegalul4546
    @omegalul4546 Год назад

    You are one of or even THE best science channel

  • @SwaroopNarasimhaK
    @SwaroopNarasimhaK 3 года назад +396

    All I need is some tiles on my kitchen wall with a non repeating pattern

    • @calholli
      @calholli 3 года назад +18

      Now you know how.. You'll just have to decide your 2 base shapes.

    • @eval_is_evil
      @eval_is_evil 3 года назад +37

      Oh god ,imagine it in a restaurant. People would go insane seeking for a pattern. You know when you're bored at a dinner and you seek patterns on wall tiles?

    • @capsey_
      @capsey_ 3 года назад +8

      ​@@eval_is_evil I would be not insane, but amazed, - tile that so perfectly fits, but never repeats... actually, before this video I thought this is impossible

    • @TStut15IsMyMinecraft
      @TStut15IsMyMinecraft 3 года назад +2

      I've spent time looking for the pattern in the wall of a campsite bathroom (I did manage to find one), I don't want to think how long I would be looking for one in a restaurant.

    • @yashmakkar4172
      @yashmakkar4172 3 года назад

      😂😂😂😂

  • @rick2517
    @rick2517 3 года назад +885

    imagine if keppler was resurrected, he must be so frustrated that he almost figure it out

    • @juanbomfim22
      @juanbomfim22 3 года назад +116

      No, he'd be very proud because he was in the right path

    • @Idiocy
      @Idiocy 3 года назад +6

      Love the profile picture

    • @alicorn3924
      @alicorn3924 2 года назад +1

      @Scom Tott nah nah, it's: Jowaness Keiper. Because why not?

    • @ryangraham6878
      @ryangraham6878 2 года назад +8

      I think he would be proud. Because he WAS right!

    • @lordbanetheplayer8844
      @lordbanetheplayer8844 2 года назад +1

      @@ryangraham6878 Still is right.

  • @magentablood8263
    @magentablood8263 Год назад

    12:36 THE GOLDEN RATIO STRIKES AGAIN! Ever since I learned about the golden ratio, it just inexplicably shows up everywhere. It's truly amazing how so much of our reality is connected by this simple ratio.

  • @joybarber6974
    @joybarber6974 3 месяца назад

    Mind blowing and very exciting!

  • @VPZealouZ
    @VPZealouZ 3 года назад +584

    Saving this to my “don’t watch while you’re high” playlist

    • @1TieDye1
      @1TieDye1 2 года назад +69

      Saving this to my “watch while you’re high” playlist
      Thank you for the idea of that playlist

    • @ash.mystic
      @ash.mystic 2 года назад +16

      @@1TieDye1 I concur 😁
      Even watching this one sober put me in that state a bit ✨

    • @KillerKilometers
      @KillerKilometers 2 года назад +5

      I love that you actually made a playlist just for this vid, Yes, i checked haha

    • @carmengogeidnas9670
      @carmengogeidnas9670 2 года назад +2

      Too late. I just learned a lot about the fabric of spacetime.

    • @MelodyMaker716
      @MelodyMaker716 2 года назад +2

      Haha, 420 likes :D

  • @aidanharley243
    @aidanharley243 3 года назад +1019

    IT'S THAT DAMNED GOLDEN RATIO AGAIN! IT'S INESCAPABLE!

    • @St3lla-MaR1s
      @St3lla-MaR1s 3 года назад +56

      MATH IS A JOJO REFERENCE.

    • @field5758
      @field5758 3 года назад +8

      Must be some geometric magic

    • @snackboxone364
      @snackboxone364 3 года назад +12

      The only non jojo reference in the world is... OTHER ANIMES

    • @thesovietgascan
      @thesovietgascan 3 года назад +2

      @@St3lla-MaR1s exactly

    • @segmentsAndCurves
      @segmentsAndCurves 3 года назад +4

      @@field5758 The magic of 5-fold symmetry.

  • @ahaanbhosale5270
    @ahaanbhosale5270 Год назад

    Absolutely brilliant!

  • @nicularstar
    @nicularstar Год назад +6

    Update the video, new aperiodic tile just dropped

  • @No-pm4ss
    @No-pm4ss 3 года назад +1435

    My mind was blown several times through the course of this video, well done.

    • @mr.knight8967
      @mr.knight8967 3 года назад +1

      Maths : QUESTION
      Factor high degree polynomial
      ruclips.net/video/D99PASilPrY/видео.html
      See one time

    • @binashah3106
      @binashah3106 3 года назад +1

      true

    • @stevethea5250
      @stevethea5250 3 года назад +4

      @@mr.knight8967 IT'S FU-TILE 11:48

    • @atulit
      @atulit 3 года назад +1

      What are the odds, that you think and found other thinking same, well in general close to zero but sometimes videos like these probability is very high, after watching video I thought I would write - " blown 🤯 " but found this comment which is from a person whom I know, I think I know you

    • @rykerquackenbush585
      @rykerquackenbush585 3 года назад

      Go ahead and try the Banach-Tarski paradox over on Vsauce.

  • @douglasshouganai2516
    @douglasshouganai2516 3 года назад +532

    someone should start a home renovation company called Penrose Tiling Company. specialize in bathroom tiling, tile flooring, and roofing or something

    • @drumnbreakz
      @drumnbreakz 3 года назад +21

      lol the same idea occured to me, too: I just added a new note to my 'interior design tips' spreadsheet to create a Penrose-type tiling where possible : ))

    • @drumnbreakz
      @drumnbreakz 3 года назад +1

      @UCB7yFRL1a7G4b18-GynCNJg hehe, nice. Thanks for the heads up! ;)

    • @mihan2d
      @mihan2d 3 года назад +7

      "Penrose Tiling. Making people high without drugs!"

    • @tunigkhan4942
      @tunigkhan4942 3 года назад

      @@mihan2d LMFAO

    • @ad_exodus
      @ad_exodus 3 года назад

      there is areason there isnt one, it wouldnt work

  • @cmapez
    @cmapez Год назад +3

    There is now a 1 tile version

  • @k.amik.o
    @k.amik.o Год назад

    This is fascinating! Oh and I lived and still live in Prague my whole life

  • @haydensmolik222
    @haydensmolik222 3 года назад +455

    I came here to look for a cool tiling pattern for my kitchen
    I have now left with a degree for geometry

  • @potatoparadise6238
    @potatoparadise6238 3 года назад +641

    After watching this
    *Me looking at my carpet patterns*
    hmmm...periodically

    • @ShivamYadav-fp1hb
      @ShivamYadav-fp1hb 3 года назад +4

      😂😂😂

    • @doubleutubefan5
      @doubleutubefan5 3 года назад +5

      *looks down at throw rug*
      "this looks like a Nascar race track....."
      *breaks out the hotwheels*

    • @saturatedneowax
      @saturatedneowax 3 года назад

      doubleutubefan5 awesome

  • @alichehab5804
    @alichehab5804 Год назад +1

    This man's enthusiasm, individuality, and presentation is quite the treat. These are the types of teachers kids need to stay focused and excited.

  • @boxedbygen
    @boxedbygen 3 года назад +751

    Imagine proving your teachers prideful theory wrong.
    I’d just be like “only A’s and I won’t tell the press”

    • @seithseith
      @seithseith 3 года назад +24

      We can't have half-an A, press.

    • @genericbee1902
      @genericbee1902 3 года назад +29

      I don't think mathematicians are the type to be ashamed of being wrong. If I were the teacher and you just said that, I would tell the press

    • @StarNumbers
      @StarNumbers 3 года назад +8

      Teachers are wrong 90+% of the time if they have to follow the scientific method.

    • @bawbsmith
      @bawbsmith 3 года назад +9

      Are you talking about Wang?
      Maybe you should learn the difference between conjecture and theory. No one would (or at least should) be upset that their conjecture was proven false.

    • @erickthunder4083
      @erickthunder4083 3 года назад +3

      Why do we watch

  • @bannor99
    @bannor99 3 года назад +129

    11:49 "it's few-tile"
    Well played

    • @veritasium
      @veritasium  3 года назад +66

      If only I were this clever

    • @Alefen
      @Alefen 2 года назад +2

      @@veritasium Hi!

  • @kostaad
    @kostaad Год назад +6

    Einstein tile has been discovered that allows aperiodic tiling with just 1 shape.

    • @frozenflava
      @frozenflava 11 месяцев назад

      Any videos with link? Very curious

  • @jameskling9400
    @jameskling9400 Год назад +6

    Time for an update...both for the Einstein tile, and for the LastPass sponsor. lolol

  • @PeterSFam
    @PeterSFam 3 года назад +1446

    If a floor was tiled with this anti-pattern, I think it would drive me slowly to madness looking for a pattern

    • @abacussssss
      @abacussssss 3 года назад +41

      i mean, there is a pattern, it's just an infinite hierarchy

    • @rachelLadyD
      @rachelLadyD 3 года назад +20

      we did this in london,it was all one colour wooden,like a paraquet floor, my landlord cut out the above shape and put us to work he paid us in good nutritious food and a laid back attitude to our scrappy cleaning ect

    • @potassium6677
      @potassium6677 3 года назад

      im te kind of person to actually find the pattern

    • @gabrielabatista6016
      @gabrielabatista6016 3 года назад

      I can kinda see matching points, almost like symmetry

    • @The_Biologist27
      @The_Biologist27 3 года назад +6

      @@potassium6677 if you somehow found a pattern it would mean you had a mental disability which causes you to see things that aren't real / change what you see to look like something else

  • @Jamandbutter0
    @Jamandbutter0 3 года назад +2104

    if it doesnt repeat does it even classify as a "pattern" anymore?

    • @hosungryn9450
      @hosungryn9450 3 года назад +351

      you ruined everything, stop you have much power

    • @santiago_moralesduarte
      @santiago_moralesduarte 3 года назад +207

      It does because it follows certain rules

    • @alphonsobutlakiv789
      @alphonsobutlakiv789 3 года назад +36

      You might be right, might just be like a lattice or maybe just a grid? Don't know

    • @onlookerofthings6029
      @onlookerofthings6029 3 года назад +80

      Sometimes the fact that nothing makes a pattern is a pattern in itself

    • @specsamhain_909
      @specsamhain_909 3 года назад +11

      @@santiago_moralesduarte tell me, what are the rules

  • @mavrakhan5295
    @mavrakhan5295 9 месяцев назад

    Amazing content. Please also make a video on the golden ratio 😅

  • @nootnootimaboot8798
    @nootnootimaboot8798 Год назад +1

    i used to play with those penrose tiles with the arcs! it's actually really satisfying to know now that the pattern Can't repeat as expected lol

  • @carykh
    @carykh 3 года назад +5924

    Whoa, the animations at 7:30 really helped me understand Penrose tiling better than anything I've seen before :O

    • @nostalgia1036
      @nostalgia1036 3 года назад +83

      well hello carykh nice to see u here

    • @franchufranchu119
      @franchufranchu119 3 года назад +60

      Cary Kite-piece Hobbyist

    • @phlaxyr
      @phlaxyr 3 года назад +19

      Hey Cary! You should also check out jan Misali's video on the topic of all the regular polyhedra, including the Kepler-Poinsot solids, if you haven't already. He's in incredibly talented content creator that also does conlangs.

    • @calebyao.
      @calebyao. 3 года назад +3

      Yo hi cary

    • @txtp
      @txtp 3 года назад +3

      Hey Cary!

  • @declanc9791
    @declanc9791 3 года назад +910

    Me: just one more video
    3am: G E O M E T R Y

  • @arielmorandy8189
    @arielmorandy8189 Год назад

    i watched it three times over one year, still amazing and it get richer..

  • @Leibniz_28
    @Leibniz_28 Год назад +6

    I return to this video after knowing about the new Einstein Tile

  • @14tev65
    @14tev65 3 года назад +398

    9:15 "As i rotate around, you can see"
    RUclips's compression algorithm: No I don't think they will

  • @Cardgames4children
    @Cardgames4children 3 года назад +154

    Stuff like this is what blows my mind. Being at the mercy of mathematics, being able to prove things logically and yet never being able to verify it by observation, how a few simple rules can produce such complex behavior, etc. We really are lucky to be able to explore such things!

    • @deusvult5738
      @deusvult5738 3 года назад +4

      Math is awsome and beautiful and everybody likes it!
      Haters gonna hate.

    • @rich.wishes
      @rich.wishes 3 года назад

      deus vult I can’t stand math, but I will admit if you’re good enough at it you can do anything given the tools

  • @willchristian5954
    @willchristian5954 Год назад +2

    Absolutely loved this video!! but it is very near 4/1/2023, but not quite yet, where is our video on the 13 sided "Einstein Tile" my friend?????!?!?!!!!!!!

  • @marksea64
    @marksea64 4 дня назад +1

    "His student...found a set of 20426 tiles that could tile the plane, but only non-periodically." Jesus, now that's a guy who had some time on his hands.

  • @yannisconstantinides7767
    @yannisconstantinides7767 3 года назад +536

    For people who love geometry, this is just absolutely inspiring.

    • @Ludifant
      @Ludifant 3 года назад +12

      It is. I was thinking during this video how two penrose pattern slightly rotated and scaled would make an interesting level generator if only there was a formula in stead of a puzzle.

    • @Seinaru
      @Seinaru 3 года назад +10

      Nah man, I keep dying in geometry.😤

    • @jack-gf6jw
      @jack-gf6jw 3 года назад +3

      For people who hate* (me)

    • @sylvains.1404
      @sylvains.1404 3 года назад

      THEORIA OMNIA est un chercheur indépendant qui a développé une théorie qui va beaucoup plus loin que ce qui est montré ici... Faites une recherche...

    • @Louganda
      @Louganda 3 года назад

      Geometry is for little kids