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  • Опубликовано: 23 фев 2016
  • Cliff is back with an amazing device - The Millionaire.
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  • @JLConawayII
    @JLConawayII 8 лет назад +2898

    Every physics/math professor needs one of these, so when someone forgets their calculator they can give them this to use instead.

    • @YourMJK
      @YourMJK 8 лет назад +66

      Genius!

    • @livedandletdie
      @livedandletdie 8 лет назад +32

      +JLConawayII That's a nice way to be evil.

    • @RealLuckless
      @RealLuckless 8 лет назад +323

      +JLConawayII I forced a professor to reword his exam rules when I brought in mechanical calculators and and a solar-reflector microfilm reader... It previously was simply "No electronic devices", but now is something along the lines of "No unapproved devices".

    • @inthefade
      @inthefade 8 лет назад +56

      +RealLuckless that is hilarious

    • @Divine-Love
      @Divine-Love 8 лет назад +6

      +RealLuckless lol

  • @ShaggyCrush
    @ShaggyCrush 8 лет назад +1843

    This is your brain on math. Math, not even once.

    • @Ancor3
      @Ancor3 8 лет назад +83

      Unfortunately I'm a math addict.

    • @jamesroseii
      @jamesroseii 8 лет назад

      win!

    • @ShaggyCrush
      @ShaggyCrush 8 лет назад +18

      +Afro Samurai we're going to have to put you through a square-root-of-12 step program

    • @raptorekpl
      @raptorekpl 8 лет назад +2

      Yea... Helluvadrug...

    • @UriGerhard
      @UriGerhard 8 лет назад +21

      Instead of meth, do math. It'll mess you up twice as much

  • @wolframstahl1263
    @wolframstahl1263 8 лет назад +1008

    This device is astonishing! But this guy... you could have him explain to us how a spoon works for half an hour and I would still be delighted to listen!

    • @madjoemak
      @madjoemak 7 лет назад +14

      Wolfram Stahl Hahahaha that's probably true!!!

    • @superbeefus
      @superbeefus 6 лет назад +20

      He's so ecstatic about everything, it's actually quite delightful.

    • @andersengman3896
      @andersengman3896 6 лет назад +43

      "You see, there's a positive gaussian curvature over here [proceeds to draw on spoon] and a negative one over here, and if you twist the handle and attach it to the paraboloid, you have a Möbius strip. Take another spoon and twist the handle in the opposite direction and add them together, and you have a Klein bottle, which is ABSOLUTELY NIFTY!"

    • @tylerbendel4361
      @tylerbendel4361 6 лет назад

      this needs to happen

    • @silak33
      @silak33 5 лет назад +3

      He did explain pizza :)

  • @WrathOfMega
    @WrathOfMega 8 лет назад +785

    I presume this is the original, which he retrieved with his Delorean.

    • @-_Nuke_-
      @-_Nuke_- 8 лет назад +11

      +WrathOfMega haha! Now that's what I call a great comment!

    • @RWBHere
      @RWBHere 6 лет назад +23

      No, it's the original that he delivered and sold to the bank in his deLorian. It then went the long way round until he could buy it back at scrap price, while the original sale money accrued interest in the same bank. Genius!

    • @Quasihamster
      @Quasihamster 6 лет назад

      Either that or he opened a tear leading to some technology museum.

    • @Triantalex
      @Triantalex 8 месяцев назад

      ??

  • @GetOutsideYourself
    @GetOutsideYourself 8 лет назад +907

    And in 100 years, some yet-to-be-born crazy-haired scientist will make a frenetic video about the quaintness of our present-day technology. "And we look into this monitor and type our search, WITH OUR FINGERS!!!!"

    • @RDSk0
      @RDSk0 8 лет назад +82

      +Jonathan Stewart "I'm just happy that 120 years ago people on Earth had the smarts to build this thing!"

    • @truthseeker7497
      @truthseeker7497 8 лет назад +23

      +KinRedysko Indeed. Very clever individuals existed throughout human history. Makes one wonder what wasn't recorded for our edification today.

    • @peppigue
      @peppigue 6 лет назад +9

      FTFY "...with what apparently was called FINGERS!?!?"

    • @PolesAreEverywhere
      @PolesAreEverywhere 6 лет назад +1

      I dont think so, as you see 100 years ago they used their finers just as we today

    • @Harry351ify
      @Harry351ify 6 лет назад +2

      but from 100 from now, we'd just use voice commands.

  • @jesusthroughmary
    @jesusthroughmary 8 лет назад +579

    How can you not love this guy?

    • @MostFolkCallMeOrangeJoe
      @MostFolkCallMeOrangeJoe 8 лет назад +6

      You don't find him irritating and feel that "eccentricness" is just put on.

    • @jesusthroughmary
      @jesusthroughmary 8 лет назад +10

      +Adam Harrington Not at all put on.

    • @glenthemann
      @glenthemann 8 лет назад +14

      +Adam Harrington look at everything about him.. heck, just that living room. you can't make it up. guy is everything I aspire to be

    • @RafaAnto
      @RafaAnto 8 лет назад +6

      +Adam Harrington It's a love it or hate it type of personality, no middleground.
      I love it, grew up with the Beakman's Worlds, this hits too close too childhood.

    • @robertr7923
      @robertr7923 8 лет назад +8

      hes annoying and way too exited. i like to see people love their stuff but this guy is annoying

  • @seahawk124
    @seahawk124 8 лет назад +689

    This needs an calculator unboxing video done by Matt!
    *Display*: 9 (It can show 16 digits!)
    *Functionally*: 6 (Great for multiplying and dividing large numbers)
    *Accuracy (√2)*: 1.41421... (It really can't do decimal points)
    *Ergonomics*: 3 (It ain't going to fit into a regular size pocket!)
    *Cred*: 9 (Something that is classic never goes out of fashion)
    *Durability*: 10 (Not many calculators these days would last 120 years!)
    *TOTAL*: 38.41421...

    • @RealCadde
      @RealCadde 8 лет назад +20

      +seahawk124 What about durability? Can it survive a drop from a rooftop?

    • @madcynic
      @madcynic 8 лет назад +29

      actually I think it can do decimals, so the accuracy score should be more like e^2

    • @Denmcauliffe
      @Denmcauliffe 8 лет назад +5

      Gold

    • @JaytleBee
      @JaytleBee 8 лет назад +5

      +Cadde Let's not try that one...

    • @Friek555
      @Friek555 8 лет назад +12

      +seahawk124 *Cred*: Roughly 10^6

  • @gootube2452
    @gootube2452 8 лет назад +178

    I think it's cool how someone was able to build a working calculator with no electricity, no circuits, only gears.

    • @joelshewmaker3567
      @joelshewmaker3567 7 лет назад +24

      derek7717
      Professor Matt Parker had a team that built a calculator that did basic addition from a load of dominoes.

    • @326inminecraft
      @326inminecraft 6 лет назад

      Well electronics and circuit is just a miniature gear...but yeah, it is amazing

  • @GeldarionTFS
    @GeldarionTFS 8 лет назад +69

    This guy is probably a great teacher. I think he might actually be made of pure enthusiasm.

    • @insu_na
      @insu_na 8 лет назад +3

      Most accurate description I have ever heard about him! :D

    • @Animuldok
      @Animuldok 8 лет назад +1

      +Geldarion Degana (The Fanatical Swordsman) Fortunately, he has "contained" his enthusiasm in a klein bottle. Ponder that ;D

    • @insu_na
      @insu_na 8 лет назад

      Animuldok No, no, no! He has contained his enthusiasm *OUT*side a klein bottle!

  • @Pr0teus14420
    @Pr0teus14420 8 лет назад +153

    This guy's excitement is infectious.

  • @RoflZack
    @RoflZack 8 лет назад +314

    He payed WHAT!?!? $75 omg
    I would expect it to be worth at LEAST $5k how many are still around working? If they are rare I would say it should be worth even more! No one wants to collect this???

    • @arcuesfanatic
      @arcuesfanatic 8 лет назад +27

      +Zachary Taylor 35 years ago, though. Today, they're probably a lot more.

    • @trimfawn4737
      @trimfawn4737 8 лет назад +20

      +Zachary Taylor In todays money that would be $200.

    • @traktortarik8224
      @traktortarik8224 8 лет назад +1

      Ikr

    • @iamagi
      @iamagi 8 лет назад +22

      +Zachary Taylor € 2900 on ebay right now

    • @RoflZack
      @RoflZack 8 лет назад +18

      +iamagi
      You. I like you

  • @ToastiLP
    @ToastiLP 8 лет назад +346

    Wait wait wait wait WHAT! You sell klein bottles for 100 bucks each and this didnt even cost you 80?! You sir are a genius in economics

    • @hendrik7368
      @hendrik7368 8 лет назад +14

      +red toasti At that time, dollar had more value than it has now

    • @MrLycan1995
      @MrLycan1995 8 лет назад +22

      +Jonathan Krillington it would be 270~285 dollars in 2016 according to some websites.

    • @NickiRusin
      @NickiRusin 8 лет назад

      +red toasti Dollars cost _way_ more back in the day, as most currencies. More real gold behind the piece of paper.

    • @Triantalex
      @Triantalex 8 месяцев назад

      false.

  • @Obi-WanKannabis
    @Obi-WanKannabis 8 лет назад +56

    This guy is a character, impossible not to love.
    Also, 70 pounds for that? It's a steal.

    • @zanryll
      @zanryll 8 лет назад +17

      no, not steel, brass

    • @awesomeOM7177
      @awesomeOM7177 8 лет назад

      +Green Tea and Physics lol

    • @unvergebeneid
      @unvergebeneid 8 лет назад +2

      +Obi-Wan Kannabis He _is_ a character but I actually don't love him. I don't even like him much. I understand why some people do but he's just a bit _de trop_ for my taste.
      Interesting video though.

    • @ZombieToad
      @ZombieToad 8 лет назад +1

      +Green Tea and Physics he said steal not steel

    • @Obi-WanKannabis
      @Obi-WanKannabis 8 лет назад +2

      Brandon Connell He knows, he was making a funny.

  • @shookya6976
    @shookya6976 8 лет назад +157

    I love this guys enthusiasm

  • @NoriMori1992
    @NoriMori1992 8 лет назад +93

    When I saw who it was I beamed. I love this guy.

  • @crispybacon4240
    @crispybacon4240 8 лет назад +56

    I couldn't be more disinterested with the topic of this video. But this guy's unbridled enthusiasm for an old mechanical calculator is just so infectious, I can't bring myself to look away.

  • @Chriib
    @Chriib 8 лет назад +47

    This guy is an amazing character. Like an hyper intellectual five year old, amazed by the smallest things.

    • @Floirty
      @Floirty 8 лет назад +7

      +Chriib I'm pretty sure he's the doc from back to the future at this point

    • @TheRojo387
      @TheRojo387 Год назад

      @@Floirty Doc Brown. Clifford Stoll is Doc Brown.

  • @toastplayer
    @toastplayer 8 лет назад +36

    this guy is high on science, best drug ever

  • @onthespoke2
    @onthespoke2 8 лет назад +638

    What does it do if you divide by zero?

    • @michaelwhit1059
      @michaelwhit1059 8 лет назад +219

      it creates the dolorian so the doc can travel.

    • @tyronebiggums8660
      @tyronebiggums8660 8 лет назад +112

      *explodes*

    • @zeusnitch
      @zeusnitch 8 лет назад +68

      +G+ is terrible
      It jams up every other gear in the world

    • @JaredReabow
      @JaredReabow 8 лет назад +1

      +G+ is terrible It cannot divide...

    • @arcuesfanatic
      @arcuesfanatic 8 лет назад +42

      +Jared Reabow (Jazza) Yes it can. It was the option between Multiplication and Subtraction.

  • @tjpld
    @tjpld 8 лет назад +128

    I wish I had had a math teacher like him as a kid.

    • @tomr6955
      @tomr6955 4 года назад +2

      Why would you want him to be really young?

    • @Triantalex
      @Triantalex 8 месяцев назад

      ??

  • @AgentMidnight
    @AgentMidnight 8 лет назад +35

    His enthusiasm is contagious, also that calculator is fascinating

  • @AlanKey86
    @AlanKey86 8 лет назад +128

    I wonder how Matt Parker would score this calculator.

    • @PassionPopsicle
      @PassionPopsicle 8 лет назад +4

      Infinity on all counts

    • @SpeakShibboleth
      @SpeakShibboleth 8 лет назад

      +AlanKey86 Probably while lying on a hospital bed.

    • @austininflorida
      @austininflorida 8 лет назад +14

      Display: 7
      Function: 3
      Accuracy: 5
      Ergonomics: -∞
      Cred: ∞
      Durability: ∞ (it destroyed the asphalt during the drop test)
      Leaving a total score of ∞

    • @Borednesss
      @Borednesss 8 лет назад

      +AlanKey86 If I had to guess
      Display 10.. that's a lot of digits
      Functionality 4... only 4 operations
      Accuracy 5...? Don't know how well the division works
      Ergonomics 0.. yeah
      Cred 10.. you had to be a millionaire to own the thing
      Durability 6... water proof, time proof, probably don't want to drop it though. Not that you'd be picking it up to drop it anyways

    • @The123Christian
      @The123Christian 8 лет назад

      +AlanKey86 Durability would be 10. It still works after 120 years

  • @woodfur00
    @woodfur00 8 лет назад +24

    I regret that I can only like this once. I do so with all of my heart: One emphatic thumbs up for Cliff Stoll and his inexhaustible fervor and love for all manner of thingamajigs.

  • @barnstormer322
    @barnstormer322 8 лет назад +54

    Love Cliff, he reminds me of Doc Brown!
    Maybe you could get him to do an impression?

  • @exhaustedeloise
    @exhaustedeloise 8 лет назад +20

    I love this man so much, he gets so passionate about things that he loves! He might be my favourite person ever

  • @XiaoKyonko
    @XiaoKyonko 8 лет назад +23

    5:06 adorbs. If we have enthusiastic teachers like him in school for every subject, I doubt anyone would fail.

  • @TwentySeventhLetter
    @TwentySeventhLetter 8 лет назад +85

    This is honestly one of the most entertaining videos in a while; his enthusiasm is just so captivating!

  • @kcwidman
    @kcwidman 7 лет назад +401

    I feel like designing and manufacturing something like this way back when is even more impressive than what we can do with electronics today.

    • @cyancoyote7366
      @cyancoyote7366 7 лет назад +64

      People back then could actually appreciate the technology. Todays people are like: "1nm transistor... k."

    • @serbianspaceforce6873
      @serbianspaceforce6873 6 лет назад +5

      It has more digits than my current handheld callculator

    • @TrickShotKoopa
      @TrickShotKoopa 6 лет назад

      why you truly are a math nerd you're even on vi hart. like bro

    • @jainandan9443
      @jainandan9443 6 лет назад

      Kai Widman .From old comes the new

    • @violetlavender9504
      @violetlavender9504 6 лет назад +13

      DeathNikki I think they're trying to get at the fact that they can comprehend and be impressed by a mechanical calculator, but computers are too impressive for their amazingness to be comprehended.
      Telling them they just want to be edgy is condescending. Maybe you just want to be edgy by telling people they are wrong about something subjective.

  • @EugeneKhutoryansky
    @EugeneKhutoryansky 8 лет назад +66

    I thought it was going to be about a machine that makes people millionaires.

    • @AmyWoodehy
      @AmyWoodehy 8 лет назад +2

      +Physics Videos by Eugene Khutoryansky oh, it had made

    • @Kantuva
      @Kantuva 8 лет назад

      +Physics Videos by Eugene Khutoryansky Well, it does, you just had to know how to use it well

  • @YingwuUsagiri
    @YingwuUsagiri 8 лет назад +83

    This guy is such a delight to listen to, and watch.

    • @McPlaySpot
      @McPlaySpot 8 лет назад +2

      I agree!

    • @J0rdhardwell
      @J0rdhardwell 8 лет назад +1

      +Niels Schellekens Has the same charm as Simon Pampena and Dr James Grime. They're all mesmerized by math and it really translates over to the person theyre talking to

  • @JesseRaylabrancaro
    @JesseRaylabrancaro 8 лет назад +35

    I want to see Matt do a "calculator unboxing" with this beast. Either that, or I want to see somebody whip this thing out in a board meeting and start crunching numbers.

  • @Dazbog373
    @Dazbog373 8 лет назад +172

    Has Cliff invented the Flux Capacitor yet?

    • @magnushmann
      @magnushmann 8 лет назад +1

      +DarKool81 I was wondering the same...

    • @MattSiegel
      @MattSiegel 8 лет назад +15

      +DarKool81 he has a large supply of them in his basement :D

    • @beecuriousity
      @beecuriousity 8 лет назад +6

      +DarKool81 yeah he did it last year (1985)...if you know what I mean.

    • @aliavci4242
      @aliavci4242 8 лет назад +6

      Obviously, if he's able to conjure up a device from the 19th century

    • @sentryslayer16
      @sentryslayer16 6 лет назад +1

      if he ever will then he already has.

  • @touchingthings4289
    @touchingthings4289 8 лет назад +51

    His excitement is too damn high! xD

  • @navarrel589
    @navarrel589 8 лет назад +66

    Damn that's the most energetic old guy i've ever seen.

    • @phoenixoutoftheash
      @phoenixoutoftheash 7 лет назад +8

      You should see him talk about Klein bottles! That's where he really shines

    • @sirmeme1135
      @sirmeme1135 6 лет назад

      Yeah.
      I thought my grandpa was energetic...

  • @chris_tzikas
    @chris_tzikas 8 лет назад +25

    I like his excitement about things.

  • @gabrielmello3293
    @gabrielmello3293 8 лет назад +26

    Am I the only one that absolutely loves this guy?

    • @rcksnxc361
      @rcksnxc361 8 лет назад +5

      Nope, ure not the only one

    • @joelshewmaker3567
      @joelshewmaker3567 7 лет назад +2

      Gabriel Mello
      My experience tells me that if a question starts with, "Am I the only one that...?" then you're probably not the only one. :p

    • @raumaankidwai
      @raumaankidwai 7 лет назад

      Am I the only one that has a mathematically incorrect avatar?

    • @gabrielmello3293
      @gabrielmello3293 7 лет назад

      Definitely no

  • @911madza
    @911madza 8 лет назад +19

    Excitement level of this guy is over 9000

  • @Holobrine
    @Holobrine 8 лет назад +14

    Can you do a video on Cliff's flux capacitor?

  • @rayh966
    @rayh966 8 лет назад +4

    I've learned only one thing from this: ANYTHING Cliff Stoll finds amazing and interesting is bound to bend my mind a bit.

  • @DaRkLoRdZoRc
    @DaRkLoRdZoRc 8 лет назад +95

    I don't know what this guy is on, but I want some of it.

  • @Box-of-hats
    @Box-of-hats 8 лет назад +14

    Beautiful piece of engineering genius here

  • @iamthemobey
    @iamthemobey 8 лет назад +31

    I hope I can find something I'm even half as passionate about as this guy is about that calculator.

    • @ratlinggull2223
      @ratlinggull2223 8 лет назад +10

      And you're not even 1/googolplexth as passionate as this guy is about Klein bottles ;)

  • @LimeGreenTeknii
    @LimeGreenTeknii 8 лет назад +17

    This guy would so fit in as Emmet Brown in Back To The Future Part III.

  • @l0rdmuffinstein189
    @l0rdmuffinstein189 8 лет назад +16

    This guy is more animated than a cartoon.

  • @TheDrawdex
    @TheDrawdex 8 лет назад +11

    His excitement is terrifyingly contagious. :D

  • @NeasCZ
    @NeasCZ 8 лет назад +78

    I wanna party with this guy.

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios 6 лет назад +1

      Who doesn't.

    • @doctorwhouse3881
      @doctorwhouse3881 6 лет назад +3

      IDK, he looks like a math addict.

    • @solarean
      @solarean 3 года назад

      @@doctorwhouse3881 that’s why we want to have a party with him

  • @zacmitchel92
    @zacmitchel92 8 лет назад +27

    I really want to see this guy in more videos. He's so entertaining. He's like Doc Brown.

  • @Yanni_X
    @Yanni_X 8 лет назад +11

    Back to the future?
    "Go back a 100 years ago" says the crazy-looking scientist :D

  • @jesusnthedaisychain
    @jesusnthedaisychain 8 лет назад +5

    15 seconds in and I know I'm in for a treat. Cliff is The Man.

  • @edeneden97
    @edeneden97 8 лет назад +19

    It's Prof Klein Bottle everybody! He's back to show us some more math fun!

  • @NathanBoehm
    @NathanBoehm Год назад +3

    "A portable calculator smaller than a piano! You can't get cooler than that."
    I love Cliff so much

  • @cloudybrains
    @cloudybrains 7 лет назад +3

    Wow after having watched countless videos with this guy in it, I only just new realised that he's Clifford Stoll. I read an amazing book of his!

  • @IamGrimalkin
    @IamGrimalkin 8 лет назад +43

    Another calculator unboxing?
    Where's the durability test?
    Or the Dividing by zero test™ or Dividing by seven and multiplying by seven test for that matter?

    • @1996Pinocchio
      @1996Pinocchio 8 лет назад +2

      There is a divide by 0 test. At least he shows that nothing happens, if the thing on the left is on 0.

    • @DanDart
      @DanDart 8 лет назад

      +1996Pinocchio That was a multiply by zero test...

    • @hackleberrym
      @hackleberrym 8 лет назад

      +1996Pinocchio It was multiplying by zero if I understood correctly.

    • @199NickYT
      @199NickYT 8 лет назад

      +1996Pinocchio That's for adding!! (or multiplying? I think he misspoke, and it's really adding there)

    • @1996Pinocchio
      @1996Pinocchio 8 лет назад

      If you put the switch on divide, it will remain the same on the left if I understood it right.

  • @axiezimmah
    @axiezimmah 8 лет назад +34

    Should we tell him there are calculators that fit in your pocket?

    • @SirThyrm
      @SirThyrm 8 лет назад +8

      +zimri19 Nah.... i guess it would destroy his world.... but i want to see him.... Taking his calculator to the Supermarket and start recalculate his bill.

    • @litojonny
      @litojonny 8 лет назад +1

      +zimri19 plus it weighs 60-70 pounds, imagine the gainz carrying it around

  • @stephenhalliwell4720
    @stephenhalliwell4720 8 лет назад +23

    so that's the reason my math teacher would say: "you won't always have a calculator with you"... he grew up in the 18th century😝

    • @ShankarRam23
      @ShankarRam23 8 лет назад +2

      +Stephen Halliwell 18th century is the 1700s

    • @minibuscus2
      @minibuscus2 8 лет назад

      +Shankar Ram rekt

  • @MrPulversson
    @MrPulversson 8 лет назад +43

    I feel like this guy have read an elder scroll

  • @paulz5403
    @paulz5403 8 лет назад +6

    I love this person enthusiasm.

  • @carlwitt7950
    @carlwitt7950 8 лет назад +13

    The moment I saw this guy I got excited..... he needs his own channel !!!!

  • @kordellcurl7559
    @kordellcurl7559 8 лет назад +55

    What would happen if you try to divide by zero on the machine

    • @mcxhalo
      @mcxhalo 8 лет назад +1

      +MikeLadies nice one

    • @RealCadde
      @RealCadde 8 лет назад +5

      +kordell curl Well, looking at the mechanism, dividing by zero might have the same effect as multiplying by zero. Note that when he's multiplying by zero, the result doesn't reset. At least not that i can see.

    • @tofifi100
      @tofifi100 8 лет назад +1

      +kordell curl real questions asked!

  • @bumble7193
    @bumble7193 8 лет назад +7

    this machine has more numbers available then most of the portable ones i've seen

  • @bcn1gh7h4wk
    @bcn1gh7h4wk 8 лет назад +7

    this guy is _that weird scientist_ character that you might find in videogames or movies.
    he's SO that character lol
    replace the calculator with chemical compounds, magic or engineering contraptions... and you got your character.

  • @TheRaven123
    @TheRaven123 8 лет назад +14

    I love this guy and his enthusiasm

    • @TheRaven123
      @TheRaven123 8 лет назад +2

      +cdud1998 He is a genius. Probably unlike you.

    • @TheRaven123
      @TheRaven123 8 лет назад

      Penny Lane Now, first of all I'm not "handing out" genius certificates. I'm just a random guy with a random opinion.
      Furthermore, this man is able to actually understand AND repair such old mechanical machines. I just think you need to be a bit clever to do that.
      Moreover, he makes money on selling freaking Klein bottles! KLEIN BOTTLES! Yes, you must be a genius to be able to make money of of that sort of thing.

    • @unvergebeneid
      @unvergebeneid 8 лет назад

      The Raven I'm not saying he's not clever and I'm not even saying he's not a genius. I'm just saying that we've seen enough to see that he's quite intelligent but we haven't seen enough to call him a genius.
      That's my "random opinion" anyway ;)

  • @Pr1est0fDoom
    @Pr1est0fDoom 8 лет назад +27

    OK, now we need a Bill Hammack, the engineer guy (engineerguyvideo here on RUclips) video about this calculator.

    • @wupme
      @wupme 8 лет назад +7

      +DoomMantia i actually want Clickspring to build one!

    • @otakuribo
      @otakuribo 8 лет назад

      +djteac Yes

    • @jeremylakeman
      @jeremylakeman 8 лет назад +1

      +DoomMantia standupmaths unboxing?

  • @entropicallydriven
    @entropicallydriven 8 лет назад +8

    It makes me happy how excited this guy is about what he's interested in

  • @TheEPROM9
    @TheEPROM9 8 лет назад +5

    I love this guys enthusiasm.

  • @1_____________________
    @1_____________________ 8 лет назад +26

    I absoludley love this dude!

  • @zerocalvin
    @zerocalvin 8 лет назад +211

    what about divide by zero? you cant show us a calculating machine without asking that question...

    • @kook123ful
      @kook123ful 8 лет назад

      I think it would know that the number will stay the same.

    • @marxmann3662
      @marxmann3662 7 лет назад +15

      it would just spin infinitely

    • @eduardogomes4865
      @eduardogomes4865 7 лет назад +5

      no, a non-zero number divided by zero is +-infinity.

    • @salvadordali4765
      @salvadordali4765 7 лет назад +53

      No it isn't.

    • @matthiasinghels6547
      @matthiasinghels6547 7 лет назад +1

      Eduardo Gomes it isn't, they made a video about that too I thought...

  • @Ben79k
    @Ben79k 8 лет назад +1

    I LOVE THIS GUY. He's so infinitely enthusiastic. He could talk about anything and i'd be entertained and educated.

  • @marcove3
    @marcove3 8 лет назад +4

    This man is the definition of passion.

  • @adeeplyconfusedman7484
    @adeeplyconfusedman7484 8 лет назад +6

    This guy is amazing. I love his energy.

  • @thoughtyness
    @thoughtyness 8 лет назад +8

    I love your reactions to this , but I can't even imagine what your reactions to a modern computer would be.

  • @AissurDrol
    @AissurDrol 8 лет назад +18

    I love this guy, he's so enthused and crazy! Amazing video.

    • @aurelia8028
      @aurelia8028 11 месяцев назад

      Crazy. Definitely crazy

  • @juangreen8194
    @juangreen8194 8 лет назад +10

    Yes he's real life Dr. Brown, he's great!

  • @lostingames5657
    @lostingames5657 8 лет назад +7

    Find somebody in life who will look at you like this guy looks at 120 year old calculators

  • @NoodleCollie
    @NoodleCollie 7 лет назад +17

    I want to be this guy when I'm old.

  • @symonf1966
    @symonf1966 8 лет назад +11

    I'd love to see this guy after a couple of coffees.
    Great video.

    • @EternalBooda
      @EternalBooda 8 лет назад +2

      +Symon Fobbester Monster Energy Drinks should totally sponsor maths.

  • @Apuokenas
    @Apuokenas 8 лет назад +13

    Please, give this calculator to Matt(hematician) Parker to unbox it in his own way.

    • @U014B
      @U014B 8 лет назад +1

      I have a feeling that's what he's doing with the repaired one.

  • @johnathanrichardson
    @johnathanrichardson 7 лет назад +13

    this mechanical calculator can register higher numbers than my tablet can XD

  • @RainaRamsay
    @RainaRamsay 8 лет назад +8

    Just so you know, Brady, I love videos with Cliff, and think you should do as many as possible.

  • @jonathanrobinson8926
    @jonathanrobinson8926 4 года назад +1

    This is me with old video game consoles. Love showing this stuff off. So wholesome to watch him!

  • @power-max
    @power-max 8 лет назад +5

    Hey, it's that crazy guy with the warehouse basement of those klein bottle things! He is sure, ahem, enthusiastic about all things math!

  • @InterjectionVideos
    @InterjectionVideos 8 лет назад +9

    I'm sold thanks to this guy. Where can I buy one!?

  • @adreiiaii510
    @adreiiaii510 7 лет назад +1

    Antique Road Show - Univesity Professor Edition.
    I love this guy so much. His enthusiasm is intoxicating. He could read me the phone book and by the end i'd probably be bouncing out of my chair with excitement.

  • @Dastivus
    @Dastivus 8 лет назад +3

    I absolutely adore this man's enthusiasm for this device

  • @the_v4ultdweller753
    @the_v4ultdweller753 5 лет назад +4

    I'm a simple man, when I see Cliff, I leave a like.

  • @JustVinny
    @JustVinny 8 лет назад +6

    I love this guy so enthusiastic

  • @equilateral1532
    @equilateral1532 8 лет назад +1

    This guy has quickly become one of my favorite guests on Numberphile of all time!

  • @yellowmeerkat97
    @yellowmeerkat97 8 лет назад

    Thank you, Brady, for more videos with Cliff! He's amazing!

  • @SoFZlodei24
    @SoFZlodei24 8 лет назад +76

    Will there be an unboxing of that calculator?

    • @cullyn
      @cullyn 8 лет назад +5

      +SoFZlodei24 i hear +EEVblog likes to tear down old calculators!

    • @Wargon2013
      @Wargon2013 8 лет назад +3

      +SoFZlodei24 Would be very nice^^
      My suggestion for the score:
      Display: 9 - Actually a lot more digits than on most modern calculators.
      Functionality: 4 - Has basic arithmetic but a bit unhandy to use.
      Accuracy: 4 - We haven't seen something like (1/9)*9 but I think it would give 0.99...9 at best.
      Ergonomics: 10 - It has handles, it only weights 60 or 70 pounds, its smaller than a piano, what do you want more.
      Cred: 10 - Like the guy in the video said, you can't get cooler than that.
      Durability: 10 - Just look at how fast he is calculating, it also survived a fall from several centimeters.

    • @SoFZlodei24
      @SoFZlodei24 8 лет назад

      +Wargon Well it is more durable than that. I will bet my money that it survives almost anything falling on it. And just imagine how screwed one's life would become if you accidentally drop this calculator on his foot. I would give 100 for such durability.

  • @kohzhixun4293
    @kohzhixun4293 8 лет назад +4

    He is so enthusiastic that it actually is a little scary...

  • @JESSEverything
    @JESSEverything 6 лет назад +1

    I bet this guy was curious about everything as a kid. What a cool dude, his enthusiasm is contagious.

  • @zencat13
    @zencat13 8 лет назад +1

    Cliff's energy is amazing, brilliant. love these videos. Keep em coming!

  • @skintstudios
    @skintstudios 8 лет назад +5

    real life doc brown, this guy must be / must have been a teacher with an attitude like that.

  • @banndsand
    @banndsand 8 лет назад +5

    I'm not sure if this calculator is amazing or if his enthusiasm is just contagious. Either way, I can dig it.

  • @TheEriki12
    @TheEriki12 8 лет назад

    More of this guy, please. His excitement is just amazing!

  • @12root23
    @12root23 8 лет назад +1

    I love this guy's attitude, and I want more videos with him in them!

  • @scikick
    @scikick 8 лет назад +16

    There's a fine line between math and meth. :D

  • @BlizzardzRS
    @BlizzardzRS 8 лет назад +44

    So this old thing can act as a calculator, but an iPad still can't.

  • @thelegend-e7919
    @thelegend-e7919 8 лет назад +1

    EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS VIDEO IS AMAZING

  • @bengski68
    @bengski68 8 лет назад +4

    I'll bring this in to the next test that says "no electronic devices"