Adam Savage Explains Möbius Strips and Klein Bottles!

Adam dives into the awesomeness of the Klein bottle--a classic physical example of a non-orientable surface (eg. a one-sided surface akin to a Mobius strip). Adam's Klein bottle was made by one of his heroes, computer scientist Cliff Stoll--one of the first people to uncover espionage through connected computer systems. This Show and Tell becomes as much a celebration of fourth-dimensional objects as it is the career and story of Cliff Stoll, who Adam hopes to collaborate with one day!

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[Inoka]

When I saw this video I was wondering if Cliff Stoll would get a shoutout. Super happy he gets more than just that!

[ze_rubenator]

The connection between a Klein Bottle and a Möbius Strip is pretty cool. If you take two mirrored Möbius Strips and stitch them together along their edges, you get a Klein Bottle. Although it is a bit tricky seeing as you need 4 spatial dimentions to do so.

[Mizzelphug]

Cliff Stoll is the coolest person I've ever interacted with. I ordered a Klein bottle from him a couple years ago and he goes above an beyond with the shipping container and paperwork which he includes. The remote controlled forklift robot he has in his crawlspace where he warehouses the bottles is just beyond awesome.

[OnkelPeters]

I ordered a couple of klein bottles from Clifford Stoll. I was really amused when the box came; he had scribbled all over it. Funny warnings, several of which was in Norwegian. He clearly saw where it was heading and went to town with it 😆 He even mentioned that the packing pillows (?) contained exotic Californian air - free of charge.

[ryanclark]

I’m pretty sure everyone watching this video is familiar with Matt Parker, but on the off-chance that some aren’t, he has some amazing stuff out there on Möbius strip demos for science education. He easily continues from simple projects for kids to mind-blowing fourth-dimensional objects and is a true delight for science/math(s) learners of all ages.

[tiavor]

He might be skeptic of modern technology, yet he also loves it and has a small remote controlled robot that stores and retrieves pallets of Klein Bottles under his house.

[ikr]

I had the pleasure of talking with Cliff Stoll at a math conference in 2018. His booth was right next to the CIA recruiting booth that had a working Enigma that you could play with! Had a lot of fun listening to his knowledge about codebreaking!

[Benlucky]

I would absolutely love watching Adam and Cliff nerd out in an hour+ long collab

[jasonremy]

Cliff Stoll's numberphile videos are my favorites. Whether he's talking about topology or old calculators or whatever, he's so much fun!

[kimcolwell]

Glad to see that he is still selling Klein Bottles .. I bought two of them about 30 years ago and gave one to my young son (about 5 years old). He still has his and has always been fascinated with the one-surface concept. I still have mine as well, and enjoy trying to explain it to people when they see it on my bookshelf! Thanks for bringing back the memories.

[cabdriver]

OMG I want to see the meeting between you two. He is just as entertaining and informative as you Adam. A must watch for any tested viewer Clif in action.

[Trrip]

I HAVE A KLEIN BOTTLE MADE BY CLIFF STOLL!!! Im SO hyped to see this video!!! Hes my favorite mathematician!

[superLEGOer]

My friends and I visited Cliff's studio last month. We gave him a call and dropped by. His energy was just amazing!!

[Yrouel]

I LOVE that you got it from Cliff Stoll. I got one as well from him and I also got his book which I highly recommend by the way. This is a well deserved shoutout and I also encourage everyone to check him out

[janverzee]

Those Möbiusbands were used back in the day when factories had one steam machine that powered the entire machine park using overhead belts. The belts used to drive the machines had a Möbiusband to reduce wear and tear…

[tvtoms]

Ah Cuckoos Egg. I recently found and re-watched that story which was so fun. The photo of the hacker in that story looked like me of all things. And I don't even own any falcons.

[dirkkrohn]

I remember watching "The KGB, The Computer, and Me" growing up. It was one of my favorite episodes of NOVA.

[nowonshere]

WoW, thanks for mentioning Clifford Stoll, Adam! He's one of my heroes too & have read his book, The Cuckoo's Egg, which details the steps he made in catching Markus Hess (the hacker)... ;)

[michaelhiggins]

My undergraduate advisor was a topologist and he kept a glass Klein bottle in his office. I purchased a Cliff Stoll Klein bottle a few years ago and it sits on my bookshelf. Fun fact #1: if you zip up two Möbius strips along there edges, you get a Klein bottle. Fun Fact #2: if you cut the Möbius strip along the red line that Adam drew, then you get two interlocking Möbius strips! 🤯